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Mohammed Nuru to plead guilty, face prison over years of fraud, ‘continuous bribes’
Former San Francisco Department of Public Works director Mohammed Nuru agreed Friday to plead guilty to wire fraud in a federal investigation into public corruption.Read More
San Francisco to receive $1.7 million settlement in corruption case
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced the city has settled a civil lawsuit worth more than $1.7 million against Walter Wong — a business executive who pleaded guilty...Read More
City contract scrutiny draws attention to Golden Gate Park Ferris wheel operation
As a discussion by city officials around whether to keep a 150-foot tall Ferris wheel at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park continues to go in circles, two city supervisors...Read More
Breed calls for removal of long-time building department director
The San Francisco mayor is requesting that the Building Inspection Commission fire current Department of Building Inspection Director Tom Hui due to corruption allegations revealed at Tuesday’s Board of...Read More
Supes push forward on independent corruption investigation
San Francisco supervisors are not sitting back in the investigation of Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru over alleged public corruption charges. Supervisor Matt Haney introduced his motion Tuesday to...Read More
Vallejo consultant pleads guilty to bid rigging
A business consultant from Vallejo will be sentenced in federal court in San Francisco on Jan. 23 for conspiring in a bid-rigging scheme concerning the renovation of a building...Read More
Former DOJ lawyer sentenced for obstruction
A former U.S. Justice Department lawyer was sentenced in San Francisco Wednesday to two years and six months in prison for crimes related to stealing and trying to sell...Read More
Mayor Lee’s alleged voice played on tape in corruption trial
Operatives raising money for Mayor Ed Lee allegedly promised an undercover FBI agent posing as a developer "quality time" with the mayor.Read More
5 associates plead guilty to reduced charges
Five associates of convicted murderer and former Chinatown tong leader Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco this week to reduced charges of organized-crime...Read More
‘Shrimp Boy’ Chow to be sentenced in August
A federal judge in San Francisco set an Aug. 4 sentencing date Thursday for Chinatown tong leader Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow.Read More
8-year sentence sought for former state Sen. Leland Yee
Prosecutors urged a federal judge in San Francisco to send former state Sen. Leland Yee to prison for eight years for his political corruption conviction.Read More
Ed Lee insiders charged with corruption
Three former San Francisco City Hall insiders are facing corruption charges for allegedly taking contributions from undercover FBI agents.Read More
Silk Road agent pleads guilty to corruption
A former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent who investigated the Silk Road black market website pleaded guilty in federal court to three corruption charges.Read More
Both sides rest in police corruption trial
Prosecution and defense attorneys in the federal corruption trial of two San Francisco police officers rested their cases Tuesday.Read More
Trial begins for accused dirty cops
A prosecutor told jurors the trial of two San Francisco police officers is about "corruption with a badge."Read More
Pressure mounts on defiant Yee to resign
Yee Defense attorney Paul DeMeester told the media he plans to enter a plea of not guilty.Read More
Survey: Corruption up around the globe
One in four global respondents — including the United States — reported paying officials a bribe in the last 12 months.Read More