Los Angeles, California - A federal jury found a Los Angeles doctor and patient recruiter guilty Friday for their roles in a $33 million Medicare fraud scheme in which Medicare was billed for clinic, home health, hospice services and durable medical equipment that patients did not need or did not receive.

Los Angeles, California - A Los Angeles, California-based dentist was sentenced to 40 months in prison Thursday for his role in a $3.8 million health care fraud scheme in which he billed numerous dental insurance carriers for crowns and fillings that were never provided to patients.

Sacramento, California - Governor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement regarding the death of CAL FIRE Captain Stacy Hamilton:

Sacramento, California - The California Department of Food and Agriculture is celebrating its 100thanniversary as a state agency in 2019. Throughout the year this blog will feature a number of items to commemorate this milestone.

Los Angeles, California - A member of the Big Hazard street gang was sentenced Monday to 156 months in federal prison for orchestrating and executing the nighttime firebombing of African-American families at the Ramona Gardens Housing Development in Boyle Heights in 2014 in order to force the residents out of their homes.

Sacramento, California -  The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has selected 217 projects for award, totaling approximately $12.48 million in grant requests, through its Healthy Soils Program. This program encourages farmers and ranchers to implement practices that reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases, sequesters carbon in soils and improves soil health.