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Judge hands down prison sentence for biopharmaceutical co-founders

JHL Biotech co-founders Racho Jordanov and Rose Lin were sentenced to just over a year in prison and three years…

2 years ago

Judge sentences former coach to 15 years in prison in sexual abuse case

A former basketball coach and high school campus supervisor pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexual abuse of a minor under age…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

Man to serve 50 years to life for killing boy, shooting at officer

A San Leandro man was sentenced Friday to 50 years to life in state prison for fatally shooting a 14-year-old…

4 years ago

Man gets prison time for scamming millions from would-be investors

A man has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for his part in an investment fraud scheme,…

5 years ago

Soledad prison yard fight, riot results in dozens injured

Dozens of inmates were injured in a prison riot in Soledad late Wednesday morning and guards fired nine rounds from…

5 years ago

Tool launches to help convicted felons restore voting rights

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla is assisting residents with criminal convictions by launching a new tool to let them…

6 years ago

San Quentin officer injured in attack

A San Quentin State Prison correctional officer was injured in an alleged attack by an inmate on Monday, officials with…

6 years ago

49ers’ Foster charged with trio of felonies

The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office has filed charges against 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster in relation to his February…

6 years ago

Star Wars action figure thief faces prison

A Georgia man pleaded guilty Monday morning to stealing more than $100,000 of Star Wars collectible items from a private…

7 years ago

Consultant sentenced to five years, 10 months in prison for possessing child porn

An Oakland man has been sentenced in federal court to five years and 10 months in prison for possessing hundreds…

7 years ago

SF man sentenced after underage Thailand sex

A man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to traveling to a foreign country to engage…

8 years ago

Mother, son get life for murdering landlord

A mother and son were sentenced Thursday for murdering their landlord in Capitola three years ago.

8 years ago

Uncle gets 202 years for sodomizing 4-year-old nieces

A 42-year-old man was sentenced Friday in a San Francisco courtroom to 202 years to life in prison for molesting…

8 years ago

ABAG embezzler gets pri­son for stealing millions

A former finance official with the Association of Bay Area Governments was sentenced in federal court in San Francisco Wednesday…

8 years ago

Dirt broker accused of dumping into SF Bay

A waste broker has been indicted on charges of illegally dumping polluted debris into wetlands of the San Francisco Bay.

8 years ago

Appeals Court divided in dismissing Jaycee Dugard lawsuit

A U.S. appeals court Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard against the federal government for failing…

8 years ago

Group seeks alternatives to building new SF jail

Members of a San Francisco work group tasked with coming up with alternatives to constructing a new jailhouse met for…

8 years ago

Plumber blames ‘roid rage’ for gym murder

A plumber pleaded no contest to second-degree murder for beating another man to death with a metal bar in a…

8 years ago

Officers commended for role in capturing suspect

Daly City's police chief gave a commendation Tuesday morning to two officers for their role in chasing down and ultimately…

8 years ago

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