Monterey chef accused of fraud involving millions in COVID-19 relief funds
A Monterey chef was indicted Thursday for alleged fraud involving COVID relief funds, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
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A Monterey chef was indicted Thursday for alleged fraud involving COVID relief funds, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Former President Donald Trump disregarded limits imposed by the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial in New York and addressed the court during closing arguments.
A federal grand jury has indicted three people on fraud and other charges in connection with the collapse of a truck insurance company that was once headquartered in Livermore, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Authorities in the South Bay arrested a man Thursday on multiple felony charges in connection with a $1 million check fraud and identity theft scheme.
Families of those killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have made an offer to Alex Jones to pay only a fraction of the $1.5 billion in legal judgments they won against him.
A former San Francisco venture capitalist was convicted by a federal jury Thursday of various charges for defrauding investors over $18 million in investments, federal prosecutors said.
Lezla Gooden reports on low-income residents in the East Bay having their state benefits stolen from their accounts (11-6-2023)
Since July 2021, California has paid out more than $86 million in reimbursements for state benefits stolen from low-income residents receiving EBT cards.
A doctor in Oakland is facing up to 30 years in prison after being found guilty of accepting kickbacks for patient referrals, health care fraud, and false statements relating to health care, federal prosecutors said.
In a closing argument, a prosecutor told a New York jury to follow overwhelming evidence and the "pyramid of deceit" that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried constructed to conclude he's guilty of fraud charges.
New York Attorney General Letitia James intends to call Trump and his children to testify beginning this week.
A prosecutor has attacked the credibility of Sam Bankman-Fried's testimony at his fraud trial, confronting him over whether he was truthful during his public appearances after FTX filed for bankruptcy last year.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried testified at his New York trial on Friday, denying that he defrauded anyone but acknowledging that the innovative business he had hoped would move the cryptocurrency ecosystem forward ended up hurting customers instead.
A lawyer for Sam Bankman-Fried says the FTX founder plans to testify at his fraud trial.
Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen testified that his ex-boss personally authorized the fraudulent inflation of his net worth and property valuations.
Marin County Superior Court judge has denied a Novato woman's request to have her 2022 fraud-related convictions reduced from felonies to misdemeanors, the Marin County District Attorney's Office said.
A president of a Silicon Valley firm has been sentenced to federal prison after being convicted in a multi-million dollar scheme that involved fraudulent COVID-19 and allergy tests.
A Richmond man convicted of dozens of felony charges related to a fraudulent business scheme was sentenced to 17 years in prison Wednesday.
In emotional testimony, Sam Bankman-Fried's former girlfriend blamed the FTX co-founder for justifying illegal activity.
That figure is only a fraction of the actual harm, as most cases of fraud go unreported, according to FTC scam data analysis.
An Alameda man has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges related to cheating investors, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey has been indicted, accused of using his foreign affairs influence to help Egypt in return for bribes from the authoritarian regime.
A Vallejo woman faces charges alleging that she embezzled more than $250,000 from a nonprofit that was providing assistance to students in San Francisco, according to a joint announcement from federal authorities.
A federal grand jury in San Francisco has indicted a business owner for defrauding investors and a bank to the tune of over $9 million, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday.
San Mateo-based software company Fujisoft Inc. will pay over $1 million for lying to receive a pandemic-related federal relief loan intended for small businesses.
