U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California
-
A Merced, California man has pleaded guilty to charges of sexually abusing two minors under the age of 16 while employed as a civilian by the U.S. Army overseas.
-
Former Sanger Police Department officer J. DeShawn Torrence, 41, was sentenced to five consecutive life sentences by visiting U.S. District Judge Todd W. Robinson after being convicted of sexually assaulting four women while on duty.
-
Roosevelt Gulley III, a 41-year-old Sacramento resident, pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft related to a scheme targeting California’s unemployment insurance program during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an...
-
A federal jury has convicted Edward Cragg, 46, of Turlock, Stanislaus County, for receipt of child pornography.
-
Three people were arrested in connection with a scheme to defraud the California Employment Development Department (EDD) of unemployment insurance benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Eric Grant.
-
Parampreet Singh, a 59-year-old resident of Davis, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, heroin, opium, and ketamine.
-
Charles Billingsley Jr., a 55-year-old resident of Stockton, was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin.
-
U.S. Attorney Eric Grant and Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho have announced the appointment of Deputy District Attorney Brad Ng as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney.
-
A Fresno woman has been convicted in federal court for providing a firearm to her son, who is a convicted felon and documented gang member.
-
Justin Damonte Mitchell, 32, of Los Angeles, has pleaded guilty to charges related to a drug conspiracy based out of Kern Valley State Prison. U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced the plea on Tuesday.
-
A federal grand jury in Fresno has indicted former California Superior Court Judge Adolfo Corona, 66, on five counts related to sexual assault and obstruction of justice.
-
A federal grand jury has indicted Stanislav Yelizarov, 35, an inmate at the United States Penitentiary in Atwater, on charges of threatening the family of a federal official.
-
A Yolo County man has pleaded guilty and been sentenced for sexually assaulting a young woman during a commercial flight from Seattle to Sacramento.
-
Eric Grant has been sworn in as the Interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California.
-
Citrus Heights residents Deshawn Oshaea Campbell, 38, and Rochelle Pasley, 35, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta for their involvement in a $1 million unemployment insurance fraud scheme.
-
Walter Garcia-Ruiz, 37, of Stockton, has been sentenced to 12 years and seven months in federal prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy.
-
Miguel Obed Romero Reyes, a 26-year-old from Sinaloa, Mexico, was sentenced to three years and five months in prison for trafficking fentanyl.
-
Alejandra Susana Castillo, a 34-year-old resident of Tracy, California, has been sentenced to five years in prison for illegal firearms trafficking.
-
Defense contractor Aero Turbine Inc., based in Stockton, California, and private equity firm Gallant Capital Partners LLC of Los Angeles have agreed to pay $1.75 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act.
-
Jose Luis Aguilar Saucedo, a 26-year-old resident of Sacramento, has been sentenced to seven years and six months in federal prison for distributing fentanyl.