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Construction firm owner admits to firing injured employees, faces nine months in jail
The owner of a Bay Area construction firm admitted to committing felony workers’ compensation insurance fraud after years of firing employees when they requested medical treatment for work-related injuries,...Read More
Second Recology executive charged in San Francisco bribery scandal
If convicted of bribery, John Francis Porter could face up to 10 years in prison.Read More
New charges in Nuru scandal accuse former Recology manager of bribery, money laundering
A former manager for San Francisco’s garbage collection agency Recology has been charged with bribery and money laundering for allegations of assisting embattled former Department of Public Works director...Read More
Judge gives 16-year sentence for fentanyl conspiracy conviction
A 43-year-old San Francisco man was sentenced on Friday in federal court to 200 months in prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Kia...Read More
Former assemblyman pleads guilty to BART coffee shop scam
A former state assemblyman pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco Wednesday to money laundering in connection with an investment scheme related to plans for coffee shops at...Read More
Michigan man pleads guilty to $1M ’empty box’ Apple fraud scheme
A 25-year-old Michigan man pleaded guilty in federal court in San Jose Monday to a so-called “empty box” refund scheme that defrauded Cupertino-based Apple Inc. of $1 million. Van-Seyla...Read More
‘Shrimp Boy’: I took money as sign of respect
Chinatown tong leader Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow insisted on his second day on the stand in federal court in San Francisco today that he gave up crime after 2003Read More
‘Shrimp Boy’ spills details of criminal past
Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow told a federal jury in San Francisco that although he previously committed a raft of crimes, he vowed to stop.Read More
Dirty Silk Road agent gets six years
A former U.S. Secret Service agent who stole $820,000 worth of bitcoin from the Silk Road online black market while investigating it was sentenced in federal court.Read More
Lead FBI agent testifies against ‘Shrimp Boy’ Chow
The lead undercover FBI agent in the investigation of Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow testified in federal court in San Francisco Tuesday that he paid Chow for introducing him to...Read More
Lawyers paint conflicting visions of Raymond ‘Shrimp Boy’ Chow
A federal jury in San Francisco heard conflicting portrayals of Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow during opening statements of his racketeering trial Monday.Read More
Hedge fund honcho stole millions
A former hedge fund manager from Larkspur has been convicted in federal court in San Francisco of 22 felonies.Read More
New ICE agent takes charge in Bay Area
Officials announced Monday the appointment of a new special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations office in San Francisco.Read More
Marijuana industry labor organizer indicted
An Oakland labor official working to organize the medical marijuana industry was indicted by a federal grand juryRead More
Judge orders solo trial for ‘Shrimp Boy’ Chow
A federal judge in San Francisco Tuesday ordered a solo racketeering conspiracy trial for Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow to begin Nov. 2.Read More
Dirty ‘Silk Road’ agent admits stealing bitcoin
A former Secret Service agent who stole $820,000 worth of bitcoin from the Silk Road online black market while investigating it pleaded guilty in federal court.Read More
Trio arrested after insider trading indictment
A San Francisco investment banking analyst and two of his friends were arrested for acquiring more than $600,000 on the stock market in an insider trading scheme.Read More
Judge declines to seal ‘Shrimp Boy’ filings
A federal judge turned down a prosecution request to seal documents in which racketeering defendant Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow disclosed excerpts of FBI wiretap applications.Read More
Prosecutors: Chow filing violated gag order
Federal prosecutors have asked a U.S. judge in San Francisco to seal documents in which defense attorneys for Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow claim prosecutors unfairly targeted him.Read More