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Bay Area Defendants Plead Guilty to Bank Robberies in the Eastern District of California and the East Bay
On March 13, 2025, co-defendant Yasmin Charisse Millett, 22, pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery. According to court ...
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Wildlife Trafficker Sentenced for Smuggling Baby Spider Monkeys, Ordered to Pay San Diego Zoo Quarantine Cost
Sarmad Ghaled Dafar of Houston, Texas was sentenced in federal court on Friday to four months in custody and 180 days home ...
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Sixth Member of Salinas-Based “Murder Squad” Pleads Guilty to Role in 2017 Killing Spree
April 21, 2025 – SAN JOSE, CA – Andrew Alvarado, a member of a Salinas-based Norteño criminal street gang, pleaded guilty ...
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Ventura Man Charged by Federal Grand Jury with Alleged Fraudulent Claims Concerning Helicopter Parts
A Ventura County man was arrested last Tuesday on a 10-count federal grand jury indictment alleging his company and he defrauded customers by misleading them as to the nature of helicopter parts, ...
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Sixteen Charged in Takedown of Drug Trafficking Network Throughout San Diego County, DOJ Reports
April 21, 2025 – SAN DIEGO, CA – Four indictments were unsealed in federal court charging 16 individuals throughout San Diego County with distributing large quantities of methamphetamine, fentanyl and ...
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Oakland Woman Who Managed Drug Delivery Service Catering to Students and Young Professionals to Serve Over 4 Years in Prison
Oakland Woman Who Managed On-Demand Drug Delivery Service Catering to Students and Young Professionals to Serve Over 4 Years in Prison ...
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Executive V.P. of Insurance Brokerage Pleads Guilty in $133M Affordable Care Act Fraud Scheme
A Florida executive pleaded guilty on Friday for his role in a scheme to submit fraudulent applications to enroll consumers in Affordable Care Act insurance plans (ACA plans) that were fully ...