San Jose, California - Ferdinand Pasion Arafiles, AKA Dennis Arafiles, appeared in court Thursday and was arraigned on charges he defrauded a Bay Area manufacturer and seller of networking equipment and services, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The appearance follows an indictment handed down by a federal grand jury on June 23, 2016, and unsealed earlier.

Santa Ana, California - Federal authorities and Huntington Beach Police officers Tuesday morning arrested 20 defendants indicted by a grand jury on charges of participating in a long-running telemarketing scheme that targeted small businesses and charities by selling them toner products for printers and photocopiers at grossly inflated prices.

Fresno, California - A federal grand jury returned an indictment Thursday charging six Mexican nationals for their role in a scheme to manufacture and sell counterfeit identity and immigration documents, following a probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Sacramento, California - To help protect forests and support the state’s climate goals, the California Energy Commission released a grant funding opportunity focused heavily on research and development projects that convert waste timber to energy.

Fresno, California - A Clovis woman has pleaded guilty to laundering proceeds from the sale of synthetic drugs, commonly known  as “spice,” following a probe by federal and state investigators as part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF).

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: