Weighing Bees
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- Written by Andy Fell
- Category: California News
Davis, California - How do you weigh a bee? That’s the question that brought together insect specialists at the University of California, Davis, and two teams of UC Davis engineering students this year, to try and solve what turns out to be a tricky technical problem. But the consequences are important: ultimately, understanding how California’s native bumblebees respond to changes in the environment and the availability of flowers, and how we can protect these insects that are so vital to both agriculture and wild plants.
Redwood City Resident Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Produce Vendors Of Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Fruits And Vegetables
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San Jose, California - Remon Issa Daniel pleaded guilty in federal court late yesterday to three counts of wire fraud for his scheme to defraud produce vendors, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The plea follows charges Daniel pretended to be employed by reputable produce companies and ordered loads of fruits and vegetables on credit, when he knew he did not have the funds to pay for the loads and had no intention of paying for them.
Sacramento Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation Offense
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- Written by IVN
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Sacramento, California - Dean Lynn Christiansen, 70, of Sacramento, was sentenced today to eight years and one month in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for receiving child pornography, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. also ordered Christiansen to pay a $17,500 fine.
20 Men Arrested Following Prostitution Sting at Goleta Hotel
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- Category: California News
Goleta, Santa Barbara - Twenty people were arrested for prostitution related crimes following a reverse “John” sting conducted by Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Detectives with the Special Investigations Bureau and Santa Barbara Police Officers on July 7th and 8th at an undisclosed hotel in the City of Goleta.
Defense Contractor Employee Arrested for Selling Satellite Secrets to Undercover Agent Posing as Foreign Spy
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- Category: California News
Washington, DC - A Culver City, California, man was arrested yesterday on federal charges of economic espionage and violations of the Arms Export Control Act for his attempts to sell sensitive satellite information to a person he believed to be a foreign intelligence agent.
Defendants charged in large-scale Sierra National Forest marijuana grow appear in court
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- Category: California News
Fresno, California - One defendant was sentenced and a second pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to conspiring to cultivate marijuana in the Sierra National Forest in Madera County, following a multiagency probe that included U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
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