Imperial Valley News Center
Former CalPERS CEO Sentenced To 54 Months’ Imprisonment For Role In Corruption Conspiracy
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San Francisco, California - Fred Buenrostro, the former Chief Executive Officer of the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS) was sentenced today to 54 months in prison for corruption and fraud charges stemming from a conspiracy to trade official acts for cash and benefits, announced U.S. Attorney Brian J. Stretch, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett, U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) Inspector in Charge Rafael Nuñez, and U.S. Secret Service (USSS) Special Agent in Charge David Thomas.
FBI Agent’s Stolen Weapon Recovered
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San Francisco, California - A weapon that was stolen from an FBI agent’s vehicle on Pierce Street in San Francisco over last weekend has been recovered.
JSG Capital Investments’ Officers Charged With Wire Fraud
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San Diego, California - On May 24, 2016, a federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted both Jaswant Singh Gill, also known as Jason Gill, the Chief Executive Officer of JSG Capital Investments LLC in San Diego (“JSG Capital”), and Javier Carlos Rios, the Strategic Relationship Manager at JSG Capital, with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Brian Stretch and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett.
Former Caltrans Employee Sentenced to 6.5 Years in Prison for Bid Rigging and Contracting Fraud
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Sacramento, California - Clint Gregory, 53, of Sacramento, was sentenced Thursday by United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to six and a half years in prison for a mail fraud scheme involving bid rigging in connection with contracts issued by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Police Department Detective Pleads Guilty to Bribery, Drug Trafficking, and Filing a False Tax Return
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Fresno, California - Damacio Diaz, 44, of McFarland, formerly a detective with the Bakersfield Police Department, pled guilty Tuesday to bribery, possession and attempted possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, and making and subscribing a false income tax return, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
CEO of Mortgage Brokerage Engaged in Equity-Skimming Scheme Sentenced to Federal Prison
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Los Angeles, California - The chief executive officer and owner of a Westwood-based mortgage brokerage company that falsely promised to help distressed homeowners avoid foreclosure – but instead stole the equity in the homes and served as the homeowners’ impostor landlord – was sentenced Wednesday afternoon to 94 months in federal prison.
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