Imperial Valley News Center
San Francisco Resident Ordered To Return Stolen Cryptocurrency And Cash To Victims Of Multi-Million Dollar Cryptocurrency Fraud
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San Jose, California - Jerry Ji Guo was sentenced for his role is a scheme to defraud his clients of cash and cryptocurrency in connection with an initial coin offering, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Craig D. Fair. Guo was ordered to pay $4,392,636.14 in restitution, and was sentenced to a term of six months in prison. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Beth Labson Freeman, U.S. District Judge.
Former L.A. City Councilman Mitch Englander Ordered to Serve 14 Months in Federal Prison
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Los Angeles, California - Former Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitchell Englander was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for his conduct surrounding his obstruction of a public corruption investigation into his acceptance of gifts – including $15,000 in cash – from a businessman during trips to Las Vegas and Palm Springs in 2017.
Commerce Bank Branch Manager Sentenced to Nearly 3½ Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Over $1 Million from Customer with Dementia
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Los Angeles, California - A former Comerica bank branch manager was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for stealing more than $1 million from an elderly customer with dementia, and then using it for her own personal benefit, including to finance her gambling.
California Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm as a Felon
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Sacramento, California - Robert James Hanna, 38, of Elk Grove, was sentenced to eight years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
Former PG&E Employee Sentenced to 22 Months in Prison for Fraud Conspiracy Involving $82.1M
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Sacramento, California - A former PG&E employee was sentenced last week to 22 months in prison and ordered to pay $1,476,295 in restitution for a conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and receiving kickback payments from a Stockton transportation company owned by his cousin, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
Airbag jeans give bikers a safer, new look
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Sweden - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that tens of thousands of lives are saved each year by airbags in their cars. But, what about the hapless motorcyclist who gets into an accident? Swedish inventor Moses Shahrivar has a patent pending for what he calls, airbag jeans; he already has airbag equipped vests that deploy and help prevent injuries to a cyclist's chest, back and neck in a crash.
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