Category: California – Eastern District
Two Indicted for Drug and Firearm Offenses as Part of Operation PEACE in Vallejo | USAO-EDCA
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment today against Calvin James Smith, 33, and Marques Julius Johnson, 39, of Sacramento, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced….
Charges Announced for Credit Card Skimming Scheme that Targeted Fresno Gas Stations | USAO-EDCA
FRESNO, Calif. — Arman Mkhitaryan, 33, of Glendale, arraigned today on a 33-count indictment charging him with bank fraud and credit card fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According…
Health Net Federal Services Pays over $97M for Overstated Billings to the VA | USAO-EDCA
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Health Net Federal Services LLC has paid $97,237,391 to resolve duplicate and inflated claims submitted to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced….
Second Defendant in Retail Refund Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 12½ Years in Prison | USAO-EDCA
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A former resident of Union City was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to 12 years and seven months in prison for a conspiracy…
Fresno Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Illegal Firearm Possession | USAO-EDCA
FRESNO, Calif. — Joel Jose Rueda, 28, of Fresno, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to 37 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm after…
Fresno Man Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking and Illegal Firearm Possession | USAO-EDCA
FRESNO, Calif. — A two-count indictment was unsealed charging Nicholas Solis, 26, of Fresno, with possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute it and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a…
Felon Charged with Illegal Firearms Possession in Stanislaus County | USAO-EDCA
FRESNO, Calif. — A two-count indictment was unsealed today charging Raymond Matthew Vance, 29, of Fresno, with two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, Acting United…
Davis Man Pays $635,000 in Civil Settlement to Resolve Allegations of False Statements to Obtain Grant Frauds | USAO-EDCA
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Owen Hughes, the sole proprietor of Eon Research Corporation in Davis, agreed to pay the United States $635,000 to resolve allegations that he knowingly submitted false statements to…
Mexican National Sentenced for Conspiring to Assist Flight of Brother Charged with Murdering Police Officer | USAO-EDCA
FRESNO, Calif. — Conrado Virgen Mendoza, 37, a native and citizen of Mexico residing in Chowchilla, was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for conspiring with others to assist…
Arrests Made for Trafficking Fentanyl and Hundreds of Pounds of Methamphetamine out of Bakersfield | USAO-EDCA
FRESNO, Calif. — Eight people were arrested in Kern County today following a months-long investigation into a Bakersfield-based drug trafficking organization that attempted to smuggle hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine…
