U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California
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Rochelle Pasley, a 34-year-old resident of Citrus Heights, has entered a guilty plea to charges related to her involvement in a scheme to defraud the California Employment Development Department (EDD) out of over $1 million.
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Louis Donald Mendonsa, a 62-year-old resident of Sacramento, has been sentenced to 24 years and four months in prison.
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Two investigations by the Vallejo Public Safety Partnership have led to the arrest and federal charges against eight individuals for gun and drug offenses.
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Lakota Tehya Wakley, a 21-year-old resident of Clovis, has entered a guilty plea to charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl.
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Paul New, a 57-year-old resident of Fresno, has been sentenced to three years in prison for his involvement in a series of pipe-bombings targeting vehicles and property.
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Andrew Adler, a 31-year-old from Greenwich, Connecticut, has admitted guilt in a scheme to defraud investors of $20 million.
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Jordan Anthony Hughes, a 24-year-old resident of Sacramento, has entered a guilty plea to charges related to the production of child sexual abuse materials.
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A federal grand jury has indicted Akash Kumar Singh, a 48-year-old resident of Sacramento, on charges related to bank fraud and money laundering.
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A federal grand jury has indicted David Garcia, a 32-year-old resident of Fresno, for possessing a firearm as a felon.
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A federal grand jury has indicted Ricardo Gutierrez, a 27-year-old from Red Bluff, on charges of sexual exploitation of a child and distribution of visual depictions involving minors in sexually explicit conduct.
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Michael Andrew Scott, a 38-year-old resident of Fair Oaks, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for fraud related to medical device sales.
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Health Net Federal Services Inc. (HNFS) and its parent company, Centene Corporation, have agreed to pay over $11 million to settle allegations of false certification regarding federal contractor cybersecurity requirements.
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Following a four-week trial in Fresno, California, three members of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang were convicted of racketeering activities.
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A federal grand jury has indicted Daryl Vinson, a 65-year-old resident of Fresno, on charges of assault and abusive sexual contact involving a minor.
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Alberto Gonzalez Salgado, a 45-year-old resident of Sacramento, has been sentenced to 13 years and one month in prison.
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Pedro Cerna Arias, a 62-year-old Mexican national living in Milpitas, has been sentenced to five years and ten months in prison. U.S. District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta handed down the sentence for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent...
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An indictment has been unsealed in Fresno, California, charging Jesus Magana Mellin, also known as "Compadre," a 34-year-old resident of Merced, with multiple drug trafficking offenses.
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An indictment has been unsealed against Tung Pham, a 59-year-old resident of San Jose, California.
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Tabitha Leigh Markle, a 53-year-old resident of Sacramento, has admitted guilt to charges of mail fraud and aggravated identity theft related to a scheme that defrauded the unemployment insurance benefit program during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dario Mata-Manzo, a 33-year-old Mexican national residing in Fresno, has been sentenced to eight years and eight months in prison for distributing methamphetamine.