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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Kenneth Gould, a former Clovis-based certified public accountant, has been sentenced to one year in prison for embezzling over $800,000 from a bank.
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A federal grand jury has indicted Warren Soto Delfin, a 54-year-old resident of Fairfield, on charges related to the failure to pay over $2 million in employment taxes.
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U.S. District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff has sentenced Delonte Williams, a 37-year-old from Washington, D.C., to 33 months in prison for assault with a deadly weapon at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atwater.
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Henry Joseph Garcia, a 49-year-old resident of Fresno, has been indicted on charges related to drug trafficking and firearm possession.
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Gurjeet Bath, a resident of Fresno, has entered a guilty plea to one count of theft of government property.
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The United States government has secured a default judgment against Bakersfield residents Juvenal Salazar and Javier Salazar Sr., as well as Van Nuys resident Ricardo Covarrubias.
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Paul Hughes, a 42-year-old resident of Colfax, has been sentenced to 24 years and four months in prison for the sexual exploitation of a child.
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Edward Williams, a former Special Agent with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), has pleaded guilty to charges of theft of government property.
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Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) has reached an agreement to pay $204,284.42 in a settlement with the United States regarding damages from a 2021 wildfire.
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On May 19, 2025, a federal judge in Fresno, California sentenced three members of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang for their involvement in a racketeering conspiracy that included multiple murders and other crimes.
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Stephen D. Meis, a former medical doctor from Visalia, has pleaded guilty to introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce.
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Ricardo Sanchez, a 32-year-old resident of Stockton, was sentenced to four years and three months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Donis Ariel Maldonado, also known as Donis Maldonado Reyes or "Danny," has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison.
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A federal grand jury has indicted Michael Keith Rubino, 39, of Vacaville, on charges of producing child sexual abuse material.
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Matthew Piercey, a 48-year-old resident of Palo Cedro, has admitted guilt to charges including wire fraud, concealment money laundering, and witness tampering in connection with a $35 million investment fraud scheme.
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A federal grand jury has indicted Jafaar September Nyangoro, 52, from Franklin, Tennessee, and Peter Bah Acha, 45, from Berlin, Germany.
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A federal grand jury has indicted Preston Nelson-Kestner, 21, from Oakhurst on charges of stalking and distributing and possessing images of child sexual exploitation.
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Community Health System and its affiliate, Physician Network Advantage Inc., have agreed to pay $31.5 million to the United States to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act.
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Cristian Ceja, a 28-year-old resident of Turlock, has been sentenced to 15 years and eight months in prison for transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.
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After a two-day trial overseen by U.S. District Judge Dena Coggins, a jury has found Jeffrey Caldwell, 36, of Vallejo, guilty of being a felon in possession of ammunition.