Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring September 2015 as "National Preparedness Month" in the State of California.

Sacramento, California - As the September 19 and September 26 general deer hunting season openers approach, hunters across the state are gearing up to head out in search of deer in many of the most popular hunting areas. Deer seasons are already underway for archery and in zones A and B4.

Oakland, California - Ebrahim Shabudin was sentenced today to 97 months in prison for his role in a securities fraud scheme and other corporate fraud offenses stemming from the failure of United Commercial Bank, announced U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Inspector General, Acting Inspector General Fred W. Gibson, Jr.; Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Christy Goldsmith Romero; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Office of the Inspector General, Inspector General Mark Bialek; and FBI Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson.

Los Angeles, California - An attorney who allegedly took several million dollars in investment capital from clients and used the funds for personal expenses and luxury items was indicted today by a federal grand jury.

Fresno, California - Former bank manager Sylvia Ochoa, 33, and Shanne Leavell, 23, both of Orange Cove, were arrested today for an embezzlement scheme that defrauded the Bank of America of over $600,000, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.

San Francisco, California - NEC TOKIN Corp. will plead guilty and pay a $13.8 million criminal fine for conspiring with competitors between 2002 and 2013 to fix prices for electrolytic capacitors sold to customers in the United States and elsewhere.