Three Charged in Arson Fraud Scheme Involving Seven Sacramento Area Commercial Buildings
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Sacramento, California - Three Sacramento-area men have been charged in a 60-count indictment for a scheme to commit multiple arsons for profit, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
Former Correctional Officer at Susanville Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes
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Sacramento, California - Jordan Kinglee, 23, of Susanville, pleaded guilty to honest services wire fraud for smuggling cellphones into prison, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
California Woman Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Multimillion Dollar Mortgage Fraud Scheme
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Sacramento, California - United States District Judge John A. Mendez sentenced Vera Kuzmenko, 46, of Loomis, to 14 years in prison for multiple counts of mail and wire fraud, witness tampering, and money laundering associated with her involvement in a mortgage fraud scheme that cost financial institutions over $16 million, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
Justice Department Files Antitrust Lawsuit to Stop L.A. Times Publisher from Acquiring Competing Newspapers
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Los Angeles, California - The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit Thursday seeking to block the acquisition by Tribune Publishing Company, publisher of the Los Angeles Times, of Freedom Communications Inc., publisher of the Register in Orange County, California, and the Press-Enterprise in Riverside County, California. Tribune was selected as purchaser of Freedom’s newspapers following a bankruptcy auction and will seek bankruptcy court approval of its acquisition on March 21. The department is seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent the sale to Tribune from proceeding.
Pennsylvania Man Charged with Hacking Apple and Google E-Mail Accounts Belonging to More Than 100 People, Mostly Celebrities
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Los Angeles, California - A Pennsylvania man was charged today with felony computer hacking related to a phishing scheme that gave him illegal access to over 100 Apple and Google e-mail accounts, including those belonging to members of the entertainment industry in Los Angeles.
Federal jury convicts Los Angeles-area man of credit card fraud for possessing card numbers stolen from gas station ‘skimmers’
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Los Angeles, California - A Los Angeles-area man has been convicted of possessing more than 1,400 credit card profiles stolen from consumers who used gas pumps with “skimmers” that illegally collected their credit card information.
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