SACRAMENTO, Calif. September 24, 2018 – Larry Allen Todt, 66, formerly of Malibu, was sentenced to over seven years in prison and ordered to pay over $3,000,000 in restitution for his role in a fraudulent mortgage elimination scheme, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. On December 6, 2017, Todt was convicted following trial on one […]
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Nevada County man found in possession of 1,283 pounds of marijuana is charged in interstate marijuana trafficking conspiracy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. March 22, 2018 – A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Jose Gregorio Luna, 33, of Nevada City, charging him with conspiracy to distribute marijuana, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and manufacturing marijuana, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. According to court documents, Luna operated an interstate marijuana trafficking […]
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KMART Corporation pays $525,000 to settle false claims act allegations of improper Medi-Cal billings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. March 9, 2018 – Kmart Corporation has paid $525,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act when it knowingly submitted claims for reimbursement to California’s Medi‑Cal program that were not supported by applicable diagnosis and documentation requirements, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced yesterday. Kmart is an Illinois corporation […]
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Dark web gun trafficker from Grass Valley indicted for unlawful dealing in firearms and possession of unregistered firearms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. March 1, 2018 – A federal grand jury returned a nine-count indictment today against Michael Paul Grisham Smith, 44, of Grass Valley, charging him with unlawful dealing and manufacturing in firearms and unlawful possession of unregistered firearms, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. According to court documents, Smith contacted a firearms vendor on […]
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Physician practicing in Grass Valley and Yuba City sentenced to over 4 years in prison for illegal prescription practice
SACRAMENTO, Calif. February 22, 2018 – A formerly licensed physician, Nicholas J. Capos Jr., 67, of Yuba City, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to four years and four months in prison for selling prescriptions of controlled substances such as oxycodone and methadone, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. “By […]
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Soper-Wheeler Company To Pay $1.7 Million In Settlement For Plumas National Forest Fire
SACRAMENTO, Calif. February 3, 2017 – Soper-Wheeler Company LLC has agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the United States for damages resulting from a 2009 wildfire that burned 307 acres of national forest land, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced today. The fire, known as the “Silver Fire,” ignited on September […]
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U.S. Attorney Names District Election Officer to Oversee the Handling of Complaints of Election Fraud and Voting Rights Abuses
SACRAMENTO, Calif. October 27, 2016 – Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced that Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin C. Khasigian will serve as the District Election Officer (DEO) for the upcoming November 8, 2016, general elections for the Eastern District of California. The DEO is responsible for overseeing complaints of election fraud and voting rights […]
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Man who defrauded United Auburn Indian Community sentenced to 8.5 years in prison
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]