News and Press Releases
2012: Jan | Feb | Mar | April | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec
October 2012
October 16, 2012
Environmental Charges Filed For Marijuana Grow On Ecological Reserve
October 15, 2012
U.S. Attorney Announces Election Day 2012 Program
October 10, 2012
Owner Of Monterey Wine Services Charged In Eleven Count Indictment
October 9, 2012
Investor Fraud Summit In Walnut Creek Arms Consumers With Information To Protect Retirement Funds And Life Savings
October 5, 2012
Pittsburg Woman Pleads Guilty To Filing Tax Returns Using Stolen Identities
San Francisco Contractor Sentenced To Prison For Filing False Tax Return
October 3, 2012
San Francisco Investment Adviser Charged For Fraud And Money Laundering
September 2012
September 28, 2012
Chicago Area Developer Sentenced To 84 Months In Prison For Vesta Ponzi Scheme
September 26, 2012
Richmond Man Sentenced To 6 Years In Prison For Illegal Possession Of A Loaded Firearm
September 21, 2012
Rancho Santa Fe Man And Alleged Co-Conspirator Charged With A Scheme To Defraud Victims Out Of More Than $90 Million
September 18, 2012
Berkeley Man Charged With Theft Of Government Property And Tax Evasion
San Ramon Attorney Charged With Tax Evasion And Unlawfully Intercepting Communications
September 14, 2012
Federal, State And Local Officials Band Together To Combat Bullying
September 13, 2012
Mastermind Of Massive Ponzi Scheme Pleads Guilty To 18 Felonies
September 10, 2012
Bay Area Nurse Pleads Guilty To Misuse Of A Social Security Number, Bank Fraud, And Tax Evasion
September 7, 2012
20-Year Drug Fugitive Sentenced to 126 Months in Prison
August 2012
August 31, 2012
Former Modesto Resident Charged With Tax Fraud
August 30, 2012
Bank Fraud Defendants Sentenced To 60 And 70 Months
August 24, 2012
Former Manager Pleads Guilty In $1.8 Million Scheme To Defraud Kaiser Permanente
Former East Bay Resident Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To File False Claims With IRS
August 23, 2012
Former Richmond Police Officers Sentenced
August 22, 2012
San Jose Resident Barred From Preparing Federal Income Tax Returns
Pittsburg Residents Charged With Conspiracy To File False Claim, Including False Claims for First-Time Home Buyer’s Credit
United States Files Action to Seize and Destroy Contaminated Food From the San Francisco Herb & Natural Foods Company
August 9, 2010
President Of Oakland Roofing Company Sentenced To Prison For Tax Evasion Scheme
August 7, 2010
United States Joins Lawsuit Against San Francisco Area’s North East Medical Services
United States Files Suit Against The California Rural Indian Health Care Board Inc., For Alleged Violation Of The False Claims Act
August 3, 2010
Former Bookkeeper Of East Bay Real Estate Investment Company Charged In Embezzlement And Tax Evasion Scheme
August 2, 2010
CEO Of Sunnyvale’S Herguan University And University Of East-West Medicine Charged In 15-Count Indictment
Oakland Ecstasy Trafficker Sentenced To Seven Years In Jail
August 1, 2010
Alleged Member Of 500 Block/C Street Gang Charged With Attempted Murder Of Federal Agents
July 2012
July 30, 2012
Two Southern California Men Arrested For Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft
July 27, 2012
Justice Deparment Settles Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Related To Senior Housing In Santa Rosa, California
July 26, 2012
Chicago Man Arrested For Alleged Investment Fraud
San Jose Man Charged With Pretending To Be DEA Agent
July 25, 2012
Two Southern California Men Each Sentenced To 60 Months In Prison For Their Roles In A Nationwide Breach Of Credit And Debit Card Terminals At Michaels Stores Inc.
Former Carmel Real Estate Developer Pleads Guilty To $16 Million Golf Course Investment Fraud Scheme
July 20, 2012
Alleged Members Of Oakland Acorn Gang Indicted For Murder And Attempted Murder In Aid Of Racketeering
Three Defendants Charged In False Refund Scheme
July 19, 2012
Oakley Resident Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Role In Widespread Conspiracy To File False Claims
July 13, 2012
Four U.S. District Court Judges In California Dismiss Lawsuits Filed On Behalf Of Marijuana Dispensaries
Forty Individuals Charged With Drug Trafficking, Identity Theft, And Firearms Possession In Oakland
July 12, 2012
United States Settles False Claims Act Allegations Against Six Clients Of A Billing Mananger
Justice Department Reaches Settlement With Wells Fargo Resulting In More Than $175 Million In Relief For Homeowners To Resolve Fair Lending Claims
July 3, 2012
Former Department of Defense Employees Plead Guilty to Unlawfully Procuring U.S. Citizenship
Northern District Of California To Receive $7.8 Million As Part Of Nationwide Intiative
June 2012
June 29, 2012
Napa Doctor Charged With Health Care Fraud, Tax Fraud
June 26, 2012
Los Gatos Developer Indicted For Bank Fraud
Berkeley Resident Sentenced In Marijuana Cultivation Conspiracy
Las Vegas Resident Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Criminal Copyright Infringement
June 22, 2012
Five Defendants Plead Guilty In Mortgage Fraud Case
Former San Rafael Resident Charged With Tax Fraud
Former San Mateo County Employees Charged With Stealing From Deceased Peoples' Estates
June 21, 2012
San Francisco Man Sentenced To 78 Months In Prison For Orchestrating Multimillion Dollar Fraud Scheme
Richmond Man Convicted By Federal Jury Of Illegal Firearm Possession
Four Bay Area Residents Charged In Gift Card Scam
Federal Jury Finds International Hedge Fund Founder Guilty Of Investment Fraud
June 19, 2012
Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Six Months For Creating And Selling Cookie-Stuffing Program
June 18, 2012
Former Resident Of San Leandro Charged With 41 Counts Of Tax Fraud
East Bay Man Sentenced To Five And One-Half Years In Prison For Multimillion Dollar Investment Fraud Scheme
June 7, 2012
Richmond Woman Charged With Social Security Fraud, Identity Theft, And Tax Crimes
Oakley Resident Sentenced To 41 Months In Prison For Conspiring To File False Tax Returns
Former Ceo Of Pegasus Wireless Sentenced To 21 Years For His Role In Securities Fraud Scheme
June 4, 2012
San Francisco Contractor Pleads Guilty To Filing False Income Tax Return
June 1, 2012
Former San Jose Return Preparer Sentenced To Twenty-Seven Months In Prison For Tax Fraud
May 2012
May 30, 2012
Founders Of S3 Partners Charged In $21 Million Real Estate Investment Fraud Scheme
May 29, 2012
Joint Operation Results In Federal Charges Against More Than Sixty Individuals
May 24, 2012
Hayward Man Sentenced To 37 Months In Prison
May 23, 2012
Hayward Man Charged With 45 Counts Of Tax Fraud
Woman Who Stole From Charity Sentenced To 78 Months
May 16, 2012
Jury Convicts Sunnyvale Attorney of Investment Fraud
Santa Clara Painter Sentenced For Filing False Tax Return
May 15, 2012
Mongols Mortorcycle Gang Member Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murdering President Of San Francisco Hells Angels
May 11, 2012
San Ramon Man Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion
Residential Care Home Owners, Real Estate Agents Sentenced In $20 Million Mortgage Loan Fraud Scheme
May 9, 2012
Former Silicon Valley Engineer Convicted Of Stealing Trade Secrets
Grand Jury Indicts San Jose Woman For Trafficking In Counterfeit Chanel And Louis Vuitton Handbags Imported From China, Hong Kong And Korea
May 8, 2012
Judge Orders $10.2 Million In Restitution To Be Paid By Former Owners Of Nationwide Retail Chain Cigarettes Cheaper!
May 7, 2012
Palo Alto Engineer Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Defraud Computer Equipment Manufacturer
May 3, 2012
Joint Operation Results In 13 Arrests
May 2, 2012
James Mcconville Sentenced To 93 Months For Mortgage Fraud Scheme At Height Of Financial Crisis
April 2012
April 30, 2010
Co-Founder And Former Ceo Of Technology Company Sentenced To 22 Years In Prison For $30 Million Fraud Scheme
April 26, 2010
El Balazo Restaurant Owners Sentenced For Fraudulent Misuse Of Social Security Numbers, Employing Illegal Aliens And Tax Fraud
April 23, 2010
San Francisco Man Sentenced To Prison For Running Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme
April 20, 2010
East Bay Residents Charged With Filing False Claims With IRS
Mexican National Sentenced To 200 Months In Four Pound Methamphetamine Deal
April 19, 2010
Sex Trafficker Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison
April 18, 2010
Napa Doctor Charged With Tax Fraud
April 6, 2010
Former Postal Service Manager Pleads Guilty To Fraud And Corruption Charges
April 5, 2010
Santa Rosa Hells Angels Leader Sentenced To Prison In Mortgage Fraud Scheme
April 4, 2010
Principals of Bay Area Internet Services Company Charged with Mail Fraud, Conspiracy, and Money Laundering
Father And Daughter Sentenced For Lying To SEC
April 2, 2010
Former Monterey Businessman Sentenced To 97 Months For Real Estate Investment Fraud
March 2012
March 30, 2012
Federal Judge Sentences San Jose Man To Twenty Years In Prison For Possessing Methamphetamine For Distribution
Former President And Ceo Of Billionaire Catt Entertainment Pleads Guilty To Stealing From Victims’ Investment Funds
East Bay Man Pleads Guilty To Multimillion Dollar Investment Fraud Scheme
March 29, 2012
Owner Of Japanese Restaurant Found Guilty Of Tax Crimes
March 28, 2012
San Francisco Founder Of Arts Non-Profit Sentenced To 72 Months In Prison For Possession Of Child Pornography
March 26, 2012
Former San Francisco Giants Employee Sentenced To 21 Months
March 22, 2012
Pittsburg Man Sentenced To 24 Months In Wide Spread Conspiracy To File False Claims
March 20, 2012
Two Southern California Men Plead Guilty For Their Roles In A Nationwide Breach Of Credit And Debit Card Terminals At Michaels Stores Inc.
March 19, 2012
Two Oakland Men Indicted On Federal Charges Including Carjacking And Robbery
March 14, 2012
Ceo Of Pleasanton Based HT Oil Pleads Guilty To Filing False Tax Return
March 13, 2012
Former Employee Of Texas Internet Company Sentenced To Fifteen Months For Scheme To Defraud Cisco Of Computer Networking Equipment
March 9, 2012
Former Richmond Cops Plead Guilty To Obstructing Justice
Former Cal State East Bay Assistant Professor Sentenced To 450 Months In Prison For Aggravated Sexual Abuse Of Child
Fremont Woman Sentenced To 22 Months In Prison For Stealing From Clients’ Investment Accounts
March 8, 2012
First Two Operation Garlic Press Defendants Sentenced
March 6, 2012
Former San Jose Resident Sentenced To Prison For 30 Months For Tax Evasion
March 2, 2012
Two Men Convicted Of Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances Over The Internet
Walnut Creek Man Sentenced To 85 Months In Prison For Committing A Crime Of Violence While Failing To Register As A Sex Offender
Unlicensed Oakland Tax Preparer Sentenced To 18 Months
Oakland Woman Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud, Multiple Counts Of Access Device Fraud
Former DuPont Scientist Pleads Guilty To Economic Espionage
March 1, 2012
Humboldt County Marijuana Grower Indicted For Murder
Youth Counselor Sentenced To 29 Years In Prison For Producing Child Pornography
February 2012
February 29, 2012
Two Indicted In $129 Million Ponzi Scheme Case
February 28, 2012
Former President Of Organic Fertilizer Company Pleads Guilty To Fraud In Connection With Selling Synthetic Fertilizer To Organic Farms
February 27, 2012
Vesta Strategies Majority Owner Pleads Guilty To $25 Million Ponzi-Scheme
February 23, 2012
Mongols Motorcycle Gang Member Convicted Of Murdering President Of San Francisco Hells Angels
February 22, 2012
Owner Of Mountain View Payroll Service Charged With 29 Counts Of Tax Evasion
February 21, 2012
State Prisoner Convicted Of Delivering A Threatening Communication To A Federal Judge
February 16, 2012
MS-13 Gang Leader In San Francisco Sentenced To Life In Prison
U.S. Shipping Company Convicted Of False Statements Related To Oil Pollution On High Seas
Alaska Resident Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Sexually Abusing His Minor Step-Daughter Nearly Two Decades Ago
February 10, 2012
Five Defendants Arrested For Medicare Fraud Scheme
February 9, 2012
Saratoga Attorney Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison For Investment Fraud Scheme
Former Owner Of Cigarettes Cheaper! Sentenced To Five Years For Bank Fraud
February 8, 2012
Twenty-six Arrested In Multi-Agency Operation Targeting Narcotics Trafficking In Bay Area
U.S. and Chinese Defendants Charged with Economic Espionage and Theft of Trade Secrets In Connection with Conspiracy to Sell Trade Secrets to Chinese Companies
February 7, 2012
Residential Care Home Owners And Real Estate Agents Plead Guilty In $20 Million Mortgage Loan Fraud Scheme
February 6, 2012
Marin Man Sentenced To 96 Months For Possession Of Child Pornography
February 1, 2012
Former Alamo Post Office Employee Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Embezzling Money, Passing Counterfeit Bills
January 2012
January 27, 2012
Former Oregon Resident Charged with Committing Stubhub Ticket Fraud
January 26, 2012
High-level West Coast Drug Trafficking Ring Dismantled
January 24, 2012
East Bay Marijuana Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Jail
January 19, 2012
Former President of Registered Investment Adviser Firm Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud
Federal Jury Convicts Oakland Man of Distributing Cocaine and Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine
January 18, 2012
Former Hells Angels President Sentenced to More than Five Years in Prison in Multi-million Dollar Mortgage Fraud, Money Laundering Scheme
January 17, 2012
Federal Jury Convicts San Jose Man of Possessing Methamphetamine for Distribution
January 12, 2012
Sex Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy
January 11, 2012
Galt Resident Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns
January 9, 2012
Former Chief Technology Officer of San Jose Video Arcade Gaming Software Company Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud
January 3, 2012
Maersk Line to Pay Us $31.9 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations for Inflated Shipping Costs to Military in Afghanistan and Iraq
