SACRAMENTO, Calif. January 31, 2019 – U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Butte County Sheriff Kory L. Honea announced that a federal grand jury returned a three-count superseding indictment today against Guillermo Jose Leon Ramirez, 41, of Oroville; Justin James Garcia, 44, of Oroville; and William Lee Vollendroff, 43, of Palermo, charging them with conspiracy […]
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Member of Nevada City-based conspiracy sentenced to 10 years in prison for multi-million dollar bank and title fraud scheme
SACRAMENTO, Calif. August 17, 2018 – George B. Larsen, 56, formerly of San Rafael, was sentenced to 10 years and one month in prison and ordered to pay $1,759,100 in restitution for his role in a fraudulent mortgage elimination scheme, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. On December 6,2017, Larsen was convicted following trial on […]
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Dark web gun trafficker from Nevada County pleads guilty to unlawful dealing in firearms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. June 22, 2018 – Michael Paul Grisham Smith, 44, of Grass Valley, pleaded guilty today to unlawful dealing and manufacturing in firearms, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. According to court documents, Smith contacted a firearms vendor on the dark web seeking to sell AR-15-style “ghost” guns that have no serial number. The […]
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Two members of a Nevada City-based conspiracy convicted in multi-million dollar bank and title fraud scheme
SACRAMENTO, Calif. December 6, 2017 – Earlier today, a federal jury found two men guilty in a bank fraud scheme that sought to fraudulently eliminate home mortgages and then profit on the subsequent home sales, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. George B. Larsen, 56, formerly of San Rafael, was found guilty of conspiracy and four […]