Oakland man gets federal prison for COVID-19 PPP loan fraud conspiracy
An Oakland man and five others have been sentenced to federal prison for defrauding the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program out of millions, according to federal prosecutors.
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An Oakland man and five others have been sentenced to federal prison for defrauding the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program out of millions, according to federal prosecutors.
Three men from Virginia are under arrest in San Mateo County after police said they took part in a roofing scam that defrauded elderly residents on the Peninsula.
A San Francisco man admitted earlier this week to stealing over $340,000 in funds that were intended to aid low-income families, federal prosecutors said.
A San Francisco-based nonprofit that provides services to the homeless has been suspended amid allegations of fraud and nepotism, officials announced Monday.
A former president of a San Jose elementary school enrichment program allegedly enriched herself by embezzling over $400,000 from the organization, police said Wednesday.
A caregiver to an elderly South Bay couple has been arrested on elder abuse charges after he allegedly used their debit card to steal thousands of dollars from the couple, deputies said Tuesday.
The New York attorney general filed the state's opposition to the company providing Donald Trump's $175 million bond, posted while his appeal is pending.
A Los Gatos man who starred in a real estate reality show was sentenced to jail and ordered to pay back nearly $10 million to his victims after admitting to real estate fraud, prosecutors said Tuesday.
A Vietnam court sentenced developer Truong My Lan to death for swindling billions from a bank, saying she "eroded people's trust" in the ruling Communist Party.
Three people from Romania were charged last week in Oakland with stealing Electronic Benefit Transfer account information to make fraudulent cash withdrawals throughout the state, including Northern California.
former Farmers Insurance agent in San Jose has been charged with fraud for allegedly submitting false information about clients to get them lower rates and bonuses for himself, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office said Monday.
Former President Donald Trump has until March 25 to obtain a bond to secure $464 million judgment against him as he appeals his New York civil fraud case.
Former Fremont City Manager Mark Danaj has pleaded guilty to felony fraud charges for misusing his city-issued credit card for personal expenses, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced Thursday.
An owner of a Fremont manufacturing company was sentenced to 10 months in prison last week for submitting false tax returns, federal prosecutors said.
An Alameda man was sentenced to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay nearly $1.5 million in restitution after he admitted to defrauding millions of dollars from at least 20 individuals, federal prosecutors said Monday.
A Florida man on Wednesday pleaded guilty to a kickback scheme involving the Bay Area-based company Williams-Sonoma, federal prosecutors said.
A woman accused of stealing money from two companies for which she oversaw the finances has pleaded guilty to embezzlement, the Alameda County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday.
Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer says a recommended sentence of 100 years in prison is "grotesque" and "barbaric."
Santa Rosa police posted bulletins on social media this week that include surveillance photos of several suspects wanted for shoplifting, identity theft, credit card fraud, and organized retail theft.
Former President Donald Trump, sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, and the Trump Organization were dealt severe penalties in a civil case alleging widespread fraud.
Judge's ruling in civil fraud case could make it hard for Trump to continue overseeing his sprawling business empire.
The judge Friday in former President Donald Trump's civil fraud case ordered Trump and his company to pay more than $350 million in penalties. The judge also barred Trump's real estate company from doing business in New York for three years. Robert Costa has the details.
Novato officers arrested a man who allegedly defrauded a senior resident in a phone scam, police said Wednesday.
Police in San Francisco announced Friday that they are searching for at three suspects after two elderly women said they were recently victimized in a blessing scam.
Fifteen people accused of running a massive statewide insurance scam that cost their victims about $40 million were sentenced Tuesday in what is regarded as the largest medical fraud case ever prosecuted in Santa Clara County, prosecutors said.
