California News

Three Admit Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping

San Diego, California - United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced that Antonio Zermeno Garcia entered a guilty plea in federal court in San Diego today to count one of an indictment charging him and co-defendants Luis Miguel Salas Rodriguez and Carlos Alberto Andrade-De La Cruz with conspiracy to commit kidnapping, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1201(c).

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Oakland Man Sentenced to 121 Months and Ordered to Pay $3.37 Million in Charity Fraud Scheme

Oakland, California - Keith Aaron Vann was sentenced yesterday to 121 months in prison and ordered to pay $3,377,089.64 in restitution for his role in a conspiracy to defraud three Arizona residents into donating millions of dollars to a phony charitable organization, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced.

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CBP Officers Stop Three Tractor-Trailers with Marijuana

Otay Mesa, California - Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa cargo processing facility stopped three tractor-trailers on Friday evening with a total of more than one ton of marijuana hidden inside.

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California woman receives 4-year prison term for role in driver's license fraud scheme

Fresno, California - A Fresno-area woman convicted of serving as the "recruiter" in a far-reaching scheme to sell California driver’s licenses to ineligible individuals was sentenced Monday to four years in prison, following a probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

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California Firm Foster Farms Recalls Ready-To-Eat Grilled Chicken Strips

Washington, DC - Foster Farms, a Porterville, California establishment, is recalling approximately 6,165 pounds of ready-to-eat grilled chicken breast strips that contain wheat and soy, known allergens, which are not declared on the product label, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

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Governor Brown Appoints Denny R. Forland to Butte County Superior Court

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Denny R. Forland to a judgeship in the Butte County Superior Court.

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Governor Brown Appoints Three to San Francisco County Superior Court

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Tracie L. Brown, Harry M. Dorfman and Rochelle C. East to judgeships in the San Francisco County Superior Court.

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Governor Brown Appoints Antonio A. Reyes to Tulare County Superior Court

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Antonio A. Reyes to a judgeship in the Tulare County Superior Court.

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