San Diego, California - Leopoldo Aguilera, a former Wells Fargo personal banker, appeared in federal court Thursday in connection with charges that he used his position to launder millions of dollars for Mexico-based drug traffickers.

Sacramento, California - Cameron Fox, 35, of Rocklin, pleaded guilty Thursday to distributing child pornography, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.

Los Angeles, California - A member of the Pueblo Bishop Bloods street gang has been found guilty by a jury for the second time of racketeering offenses that included the slaying of a man in front of the victim’s 2-year-old son.

San Jose, California - Ariel Guizar-Cuellar pleaded guilty in federal court in San Jose Tuesday to sex trafficking of children and sexual exploitation of children, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The Honorable Beth Labson Freeman, U.S. District Judge, accepted the plea.

San Francisco, California - Jaray Simmons, Nakia Jones, and Siddiq Abdullah pleaded guilty Tuesday to their respective roles in a scheme to conduct home invasion robberies in California to obtain marijuana for resale on the East Coast, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett.  The guilty pleas were accepted by the Honorable Edward M. Chen, U.S. District Judge.

Washington, DC - Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo spoke with Panamanian President-Elect Laurentino Cortizo to congratulate him on his electoral victory May 5.  The Secretary expressed his appreciation of the U.S.-Panama relationship and his desire to see it grow stronger.