Sacramento, California - Agricultural officials and citrus farmers continue to work with California residents and other stakeholders to control the spread of the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), a citrus pest of grave concern because it can spread a devastating disease that is fatal to citrus trees - huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening. 

San Francisco, California - A federal jury in San Francisco convicted Kwok Cheung Chow, aka Raymond Chow, aka “Ha Jai,” aka “Shrimp Boy,” Friday of racketeering, murder, money laundering, and conspiracy charges, announced Acting United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch, FBI Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge Michael Batdorf.  In completing its verdict form, the jury found Chow guilty of every one of the 162 charges leveled against him.

San Francisco, California - Rodney Vincent Ortiz and Vincent Rudy Ortiz were arraigned in federal court today for their alleged involvement in the March 21, 2015, drug related shooting and murder on the Hoopa Indian Reservation in Humboldt County, California, announced Acting United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Federal Bureau of Investigation, Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson.

Fresno, California - Tony Huy Havens, 42, of Modesto, was sentenced Monday by United States District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill to three years and five months in prison for his role in two mortgage fraud schemes, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.

Fresno, California - Three defendants have been sentenced by United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii for a conspiracy to distribute heroin, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.

Fresno, California - Shelley Corkins, aka Shelley Kimbrell, 39, of Fresno, was sentenced Monday by Senior United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii to two years and three months in prison for three counts of wire fraud in connection with a scheme to embezzle more than $585,000 from the law firm that formerly employed her, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.