Sacramento, California - United States District Judge William B. Shubb sentenced Joe L. Regalado, 41, of Stockton, to one and one half years in prison for trafficking in counterfeit goods, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.

Fresno, California - Thomas Bettis, 54, of Tehachapi, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii to 15 years in prison for receiving and distributing child pornography, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.

Los Angeles, California - A Glendale man pleaded guilty today to federal money laundering and tax charges related to a scheme in which he helped launder $1.1 million generated by a health care fraud scheme.

Oakland, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will attend the memorial service for Hayward Police Department Sergeant Scott Lunger tomorrow in Oakland.

San Diego, California - Animal-rights activists Joseph Buddenberg and Nicole Kissane were arrested by the FBI today and charged with terrorizing the fur industry during cross-country road trips in which they released thousands of mink from farms around the country and vandalized various properties.

Los Angeles, California - Attorney General Kamala D. Harris and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) have signed a cooperative agreement to crack down on employer wage theft and other illegal labor practices. The Memorandum of Understanding signed by both agencies will facilitate the sharing of information and enhance enforcement of labor violations.