SACRAMENTO, Calif. September 30, 2016 – Bart Wayne Volen, 54, of San Diego and Haiku, Hawaii, was sentenced by United States District Judge Troy L. Nunley, to eight years and six months in prison for defrauding the United Auburn Indian Community, conspiring to launder monetary instruments, and filing a false tax return, Acting United States […]
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Mammoth Lakes Doctor Pleads Guilty to Removing Archeological Resources
FRESNO, Calif. August 15, 2016 – Jonathan Cornelius Bourne, 59, of Mammoth Lakes, pleaded guilty today to unauthorized transportation of archeological resources and unauthorized excavation, removal, damage, or defacement of archeological resources, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. On September 17, 2015, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Bourne, charging him with […]
Man Indicted for Growing Marijuana on National Forest Land in Trinity County and Stabbing a Police Canine
SACRAMENTO, Calif. August 12, 2016 – A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today against Francisco Barcellos-Ramirez, 34, of Mexico, charging him with conspiring to manufacture and manufacturing marijuana, damaging public lands, and harming a police canine, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, between April 30, 2016, and […]
Six indicted for conspiring to grow marijuana in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest
SACRAMENTO, Calif. August 12, 2016 – A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment against Salvador Guzman-Juarez, 28, of Mexico; Dolores Castorena, 75, of Los Angeles; Pedro Nolasco-Sanchez, 36, of Mexico; Fidel Nolasco-Sanchez, 32, of Mexico; Zenon Nolasco-Sanchez, 32, of Mexico; and Juan Nolasco-Sanchez, 27, of Mexico, charging them for conspiracy to cultivate marijuana and […]