Darwin Villatoro pleaded guilty and was sentenced this week to 28 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute heroin, possessing with intent to distribute heroin in a school zone, and possessing with intent to distribute cocaine base, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson … [Read more...] about How much do you get for selling ‘H’ in a school zone — only 28 months
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Chinese citizen sentenced in espionage case
Hao Zhang was sentenced this week to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $476,835 in restitution following his conviction at trial on charges of economic espionage, theft of trade secrets, and conspiring to commit both offenses, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson … [Read more...] about Chinese citizen sentenced in espionage case
Oakland residents charged with illegally exporting night vision rifle scopes to the Sultanate of Oman
SAN FRANCISCO – Fares Abdo Al Eyani and Saba Mohsen Dhaifallah have been charged in a criminal complaint with attempting to ship export-controlled night vision rifle scopes from the United States to the Sultanate of Oman. The announcement was made by United States Attorney for the Northern … [Read more...] about Oakland residents charged with illegally exporting night vision rifle scopes to the Sultanate of Oman
Five charged in customs fraud scheme
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted Dale Behm; Yong Heng Liang, also known as Colin Liang; Joshua Stanka; Joshua Clark; and Michael Choy with conspiracy, wire fraud, and related charges related to an … [Read more...] about Five charged in customs fraud scheme
Former chief security officer for Uber charged with obstruction of justice
SAN FRANCISCO – A criminal complaint was filed today (Aug. 20) in federal court charging Joseph Sullivan with obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony in connection with the attempted cover-up of the 2016 hack of Uber Technologies Incorporated, announced United States Attorney … [Read more...] about Former chief security officer for Uber charged with obstruction of justice
Otters almost went extinct
Elenore Meherin and Larry Clinton/Sausalito Historical Society Pioneering female journalist Elenore Meherin was featured in the San Francisco Call-Bulletin in the 1920s. After taking a five-year break to be with her family, she began contributing personality profiles and historic columns to the … [Read more...] about Otters almost went extinct
Two charged with meth conversion lab in San Jose
SAN FRANCISCO – A complaint was unsealed today in San Jose alleging that Mario Orozco and Teodoro Ayon-Ramos distributed methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux. Both defendants were … [Read more...] about Two charged with meth conversion lab in San Jose
Big screw-up by state undercounts COVID-19 cases, counties now flying blind
Marinscope Update: California Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly said the glitch has been fixed, but there remains a backlog of 250,000 to 300,000 cases to be processed. "Those are test results," he said. "We don’t know how many are positive or how many are negative." This may be the … [Read more...] about Big screw-up by state undercounts COVID-19 cases, counties now flying blind
Ex-Uber executive headed to jail for 18 months — took Google secrets
Anthony Scott Levandowski pleaded guilty and was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for trade secret theft related to Google’s self-driving car program, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and John F. Bennett, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. … [Read more...] about Ex-Uber executive headed to jail for 18 months — took Google secrets
Felon charged with illegal possession of ammo
Dustin Vaughn Dean Laster made an initial appearance today in federal court on a criminal complaint for being a felon in possession of ammunition, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. Laster made his initial … [Read more...] about Felon charged with illegal possession of ammo