Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Multistate Coalition in Support of Medication Abortion at CVS and...
Watch Our City News Service, California: The Attorneys General of California, Oregon, and Washington, along with 21 other states, have welcomed the decision of...
Simi Valley Man Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining More...
Watch Our City News Service, Los Angeles: Manuel Asadurian, 66, of Simi Valley, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining...
Eastern District of California: Sacramento Sex Offender Pleads Guilty To Possessing Child Pornography
Watch Our City News Service, Sacramento: Today, Jason Michael Carlsen, 49, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography, according to U.S. Attorney...
California Man Pleads Guilty to Four Felonies, Including Conspiracy and Assaulting a Police Officer...
Watch Our City News Service, Los Angeles: Today, a California man pleaded guilty to four charges, including assaulting a Metropolitan Police Officer (MPD) with...
Do Not Let a Criminal Break Your Heart and Your Bank Account — FBI
Watch Our City News Service, Sacramento: Online dating has become a popular way for people to meet each other, but it can also be...
Attorney General Bonta: State and Local Entities Must Have Access to Corporate Ownership Information...
Watch Our City News Service, California: California Attorney General Rob Bonta has joined a coalition of 42 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Treasury...
On Valentine’s Day, Attorney General Bonta Warns Californians Against Romance Scams | State of...
Watch Our City News Service, California: California Attorney General Rob Bonta has issued a consumer alert warning citizens to be aware of romance scams...
Central District of California: Agoura Hills Real Estate Developer Agrees to Plead Guilty to...
Watch Our City News Service, Los Angeles: Mark Handel, 68, of Agoura Hills has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges for failing to...
Attorney General Bonta, Senator Dodd, and Senator Skinner Introduce Bill Prohibiting Hidden Fees in...
Watch Our City News Service, California: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside Senator Bill Dodd and Senator Nancy Skinner, has introduced Senate Bill 478...
Attorneys General Bonta and James Lead Multistate Coalition in Support of EPA’s Supplemental Proposal...
Watch Our City News Service, California: California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New York Attorney General Letitia James have led a multistate coalition in...
The Central District of California Sentenced Two Telemarketing Fraudsters In Absentia to Nine Years...
Watch Our City News Service, Los Angeles: Two members of a $2.1 million Riverside County-based, family-run telemarketing scam were sentenced in absentia today to...
Los Angeles Field Office Issues Warning Regarding Romance Scams Ahead of Valentine’s Day
Watch Our City News Service, Los Angeles: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is working to raise awareness about online romance scams, also called...
Southern District of California: Three San Diego Residents Sentenced for Conspiring to Kidnap a...
Watch Our City News Service, San Diego: Yesterday, Salam Razuki, Sylvia Gonzales and Elizabeth Juarez were sentenced in federal court for their role in...
Attorney General Rob Bonta Puts City of Huntington Beach on Notice That Its Proposed...
Watch Our City News Service, California: Attorney General Rob Bonta has notified the City of Huntington Beach that adoption of Zoning Text Amendment No....
Attorney General Bonta Leads Multistate Coalition in Support of Federal Overhaul of Student Loan...
Watch Our City News Service, California: California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office have joined a multistate coalition in a...
Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Multistate Coalition in Support of Increased Transparency from Federal Contractors...
Watch Our City News Service, California: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, and District of Columbia Attorney General Brian...
Northern District of California: Former Bank Vice President Sentenced to Fifteen Months in Prison...
Watch Our City News Service, San Francisco: Mounir Gad, a former Silicon Valley Bank vice president, was sentenced today to fifteen months in prison...
Northern District of California: Former Correctional Officer Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for...
Watch Our City News Service, San Francisco: Enrique Chavez was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for having abusive sexual contact with a...
Investigating La Habra Officer-Involved Shooting Under AB 1506
Watch Our City News Service, California: California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced today that the California Department of Justice is investigating and will independently...
Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Amicus Brief Defending Access to Mifepristone | State of...
Mifepristone is prescribed to patients who need critical, time-sensitive reproductive care, including for abortions and the treatment of miscarriages
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta...
Attorney General Bonta Charges Organized Retail Theft Suspects with Theft of Approximately $1 Million...
Suspects stole from stores in Yolo, Monterey, Alameda, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, Orange, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Riverside counties
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Attorney General Bonta Announces Sentences for Rainbow Bright Defendants in Bay Area Human Trafficking...
Defendants trafficked Filipino immigrants using threats of arrest or deportations, confiscation of documents, and assault
SAN MATEO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that...
Attorney General Bonta Renews Call for Federal Action to Protect Workers Nationwide Against Extreme...
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition of attorneys general in a petition urging the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to...
Attorney General Bonta Announces $215 Million Settlement Against Healthcare Company Centene | State of...
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a settlement of more than $215 million against the Centene Corporation over allegations that the national healthcare company overcharged California’s Medi-Cal program by falsely reporting...
Attorney General Bonta Announces $15 Million Settlement Against Silicon Valley Startup Online Pharmacy for...
An investigation by the California Department of Justice found that The Pill Club defrauded Medi-Cal of millions of dollars in funding by dispensing and...
Eastern District of California | Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Tulare County Drug Distribution...
FRESNO, Calif. — Malachai Serrano, 31 of San Antonio, Texas, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine...
Eastern District of California | Fresno Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Prison...
FRESNO, Calif. — Brian Stoffel, 38, of Fresno, was sentenced today to five years and four months in prison for bank fraud and identity...
El Procurador General Bonta Asegura La Decisión de la Corte Contra una Cadena de...
OAKLAND – El Procurador General de California Rob Bonta emitió una declaración hoy sobre una sentencia por parte de La Corte Superior de Los...
Southern District of California | Human Smuggler Sentenced to 51 Months in Fatal Christmas...
For Further Information, Contact:Assistant U. S. Attorneys Paul Benjamin () 546-7579 and Larry Casper () 546-6734
SAN DIEGO – Human smuggler Kevin Antonio Quevedo-Moncada, whose...
Central District of California | Cerritos Man Who Admitted to Causing Fatal Fentanyl Overdose...
LOS ANGELES – A Cerritos drug trafficker was sentenced today to 270 months in federal prison today for narcotics and firearms offenses, including providing...
Central District of California | Reseda Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Pound Quantities of...
LOS ANGELES – A San Fernando Valley man pleaded guilty today to federal charges for selling a total of approximately 17 pounds of methamphetamine...
Attorney General Bonta Issues Statement in Response to Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision...
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement in response to a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit...
Southern District of California | Local Pimp Admits Sex Trafficking Women to Multiple States
For Further Information, Contact:Assistant U.S. Attorney Alicia Williams () 546-8917 or Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Orabona () 546-7951
SAN DIEGO, CA – A local man...
Attorney General Bonta Announces Court’s Denial of Room Rental App’s Attempt to Evade Accountability...
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with the Federal Trade Commission and five other state attorneys generals, successfully blocked an attempt by Roomster — a roommate- and...
Eastern District of California | Bakersfield Man Indicted for Being a Felon in Possession...
FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Lance Jakell Henderson, 26, of Bakersfield, charging him with being a...
Attorney General Bonta and U.S. Attorney Talbert Announce a Nearly $26 Million Settlement with...
Clinica Sierra Vista, which serves customers in Kern, Fresno, and Inyo Counties, voluntarily reported violations of Federal and California False Claims Acts
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Attorney General Bonta Secures Court Decision Against Los Angeles Retail Chain for Defrauding Customers...
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement on a judgment by the Los Angeles County Superior Court finding that Curacao, a retail store chain with 10...
Attorney General Bonta Issues Statement on Death of Selma Police Officer | State of...
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement on the death of Selma Police Officer Gonzalo Carrasco Jr., who died in the...
Central District of California | Grand Jury Charges Hairstylist and Actress for Alleged Multimillion-Dollar...
LOS ANGELES – A Fresno hairstylist and an actress have been charged in a 12‑count indictment alleging they defrauded a physician out of more...
Central District of California | Grand Jury Charges Disbarred Plaintiffs’ Lawyer Tom Girardi with...
LOS ANGELES – Former plaintiffs’ personal injury lawyer Thomas Vincent Girardi has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly embezzling more than...
Attorney General Bonta, Governor Newsom, Senator Portantino Announce Legislation to Strengthen California’s Existing Concealed...
SB 2 protects public safety with uniform and effective licensing procedure throughout California
SACRAMENTO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, with Governor Newsom, Senator Anthony Portantino,...
Attorney General Bonta Pushes Back on Cynical Attempt to Erase Federal Workplace Safety Protections...
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in an amicus brief pushing back on a cynical...
California Man Arrested on Felony Charge For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach |...
WASHINGTON — A California man was arrested on charges, unsealed yesterday, stemming from his actions during the breach...
Attorney General Bonta: Property Owners Should Not Be Forced to Allow Guns on Their...
Defends NY rule that would require property owners’ consent for guns in homes, businesses, and private property
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as...
Central District of California | Utah Man Charged with Mail Fraud for Alleged $5.8...
RIVERSIDE, California – A Utah man was arraigned in federal court today on a grand jury indictment alleging that he participated in a long-running...
Eastern District of California | Pleasant Hill Man Sentenced to 6.5 Years in Prison...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ryan Guidry, 45, of Pleasant Hill, was sentenced today to six years and six months in prison and ordered to pay...
Attorney General Bonta Files Brief in Defense of California Laws Protecting Consumers from False...
OAKLAND – Attorney General Bonta filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in defense of California laws protecting consumers from false and misleading...
Attorney General Bonta Leads Multistate Comment Letter Supporting the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s...
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez led a multistate coalition in submitting comments in support of the Bureau of Land...
California Man Sentenced For Felony Charge Related To Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach...
Defendant Entered Senate Gallery, Took Selfies
WASHINGTON — A California man was sentenced today on a felony charge for...
Eastern District of California | Bakersfield Man Sentenced to Almost 4 Years in Prison...
FRESNO, Calif. — Katterin McCray, 25, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today to three years and 10 months in prison for being a felon in...
Ahead of Data Privacy Day, Attorney General Bonta Focuses on Mobile Applications’ Compliance with...
OAKLAND – Ahead of Data Privacy Day, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced an investigative sweep, sending letters to businesses with mobile apps that fail to comply...
Northern District of California | David J. Miller And Minnesota Independent Cooperative, Inc., Convicted...
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal jury convicted David Jess Miller and his company, Minnesota Independent Cooperative (“MIC”), of a wide array of charges relating...
Attorney General Bonta Warns Against Hiring Unlicensed Contractors in Aftermath of Winter Storms |...
Reminds Californians that price gouging restrictions remain in effect
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert warning Californians to beware of fake and unlicensed...
Eastern District of California | Fourth Hells Angels Motorcycle Club Member Indicted After Investigation...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Kenneth Caspers Jr., 55, of Vacaville, charging him with being a...
Central District of California | Pasadena Man Who Allegedly Adheres to Extremist Anti-Government Ideology...
LOS ANGELES – A Pasadena man who allegedly sympathizes with the anti-government extremist “Boogaloo” movement has been charged in a federal criminal complaint alleging...
U.S. Department of Justice Disrupts Hive Ransomware Variant
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a major disruption campaign against the Hive ransomware group on June 8, 2021. The operation was conducted...
California Department of Justice Investigating Altadena Officer-Involved Shooting Under AB 1506 | State of...
**The information provided below is based on preliminary details regarding an ongoing investigation, which may continue to evolve**
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Attorney General Bonta: Gun Violence Restraining Orders Can Save Lives | State of California...
California has strong laws to remove guns from dangerous individuals when red flags are present
LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued...
Attorney General Bonta: States Must Protect Places of Worship from Gun Violence | State...
Files brief urging court to maintain states’ authority to limit possession and use of firearms in certain sensitive public places
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob...
In Aftermath of Recent Mass Shootings, Attorney General Bonta Urges Vigilance Against Fraudulent Crowdfunding...
In-person assistance for people in Southern California is available through the City of Monterey Park and Los Angeles County
OAKLAND – As people in California...
Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Against Google for Monopolization of Ad Tech Markets |...
Lawsuit accuses Google of overt scheme to profit from unfair control of digital advertising platforms
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta, with the U.S. Department of Justice and eight states, filed...
Northern District of California | Former Energy Company Executive Sentenced To Five Years In...
SAN JOSE – Joey Stanton Dodson was sentenced today to five years in prison for defrauding investors of more than $15 million in connection...
Southern District of California | San Diego Resident Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison...
For Further Information, Contact:Assistant U. S. Attorney Adam Gordon () 546-6720
SAN DIEGO - Kaylar Junior Tawan Beltranlap, a 21-year-old San Diego resident, was sentenced...
Eastern District of California | Solano County Hells Angels Member Pleads Guilty to Firearms...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Michael Mahoney, 30, of Fairfield, pleaded guilty today to possessing a firearm with an obliterated or altered serial number and possessing...
FBI Confirms Lazarus Group Cyber Actors Responsible for Harmony’s Horizon Bridge Currency Theft —...
The FBI continues to combat malicious cyber activity, including the threat posed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to the U.S. and...
Attorney General Bonta Conditionally Approves Sale of Four Retirement Communities to Pacifica Companies LLC...
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today conditionally approved the sale of four continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) located in Northern and Southern California. The...
Retired FBI Executive Charged with Concealing $225,000 in Cash Received from Former Intelligence Officer...
Charles F. McGonigal, 54, a former FBI Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office, has been arrested on charges relating to...
Southern District of California | Organizer of Armed Jewelry Store Robbery Sentenced to 96...
For Further Information, Contact:Assistant U. S. Attorney Mario J. Peia () 546-9706
SAN DIEGO – A street gang member who led and organized an armed...
Eastern District of California | Mexican National Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Ammunition
FRESNO, Calif. — Mario Carranza, 38, of Mexico, was sentenced four years and three months in prison for being a felon in possession of...
Eastern District of California | Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl and Fentanyl-Related...
FRESNO, Calif. — Oscar Arturo Salomon Perez, aka Jesus Ramos, aka Jesus Rodriguez-Ramos, 48, a native and citizen of Mexican, pleaded guilty today to...
Eastern District of California | Owners of Mobile Phlebotomy Company Plead Guilty to $...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gabriella Santibanez, 58, and her sister Lisa Hazard, 54, both of Temecula, California, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to commit over $7...
Attorney General Bonta: California Financing Disclosure Laws Are Not Preempted by Federal Law |...
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today submitted a comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding the agency’s preliminary determination that the California...
Mississippi Man Sentenced For Assaulting Law Enforcement Officers During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach |...
Defendant Engaged in Multiple Confrontations, Launched a Wooden Handrail Into Officers Protecting the Building
WASHINGTON – A Mississippi man, who...
Western District of Washington | Seattle man who used stolen identities to seek nearly...
Seattle – A former Seattle resident who defrauded federal COVID-19 benefit programs of more than $1 million pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court...
Central District of California | Former Los Angeles City Politician José Huizar Pleads Guilty...
LOS ANGELES – Former Los Angeles City Councilmember José Huizar pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for using his powerful position at City...
Attorney General Bonta Conditionally Approves Sale of Windsor Residential Care Facility to Ararat Home...
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today conditionally approved the sale of the residential care facility for the elderly known as “Windsor” to Ararat...
Central District of California | Former Top Official in Orange County’s Democratic Party Agrees...
SANTA ANA, California – The former executive director of the Democratic Party of Orange County has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge...
Central District of California | Three Prison Inmates Found Guilty of Murder for Beating...
SANTA ANA, California – Three prison inmates have been found guilty of second-degree murder in the beating death of another inmate at the Federal...
FBI Offering $25,000 Rewards for Information in Series of Attacks Against Reproductive Health Service...
The FBI is seeking the public’s help to identify the individual(s) responsible for a series of attacks and threats targeting reproductive health service facilities...
$25,000 Reward Offered in Exchange for Information Leading to Identity of Suspects in Molotov...
The FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office is seeking the public’s help in order to identify the individuals responsible for the arson of a medical...
Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Coalition Supporting New York Gun Safety Law | State...
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced joining 15 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of states’ rights to...
Attorney General Bonta Issues Statement on Death of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Detective |...
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement on the death of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Detective Steven J. Lim,...
Attorney General Bonta Leads Multistate Comment Letter Supporting EPA Finding on Leaded Aviation Gas...
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta, leading a multistate coalition of 12 attorneys general, today submitted a comment letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supporting its...
Attorney General Bonta Supports USDA Proposal to Protect Competition in the Agriculture Industry |...
Calls for stronger protections against discrimination and retaliation for small rural farmers
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a multistate coalition, filed...
Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Amicus Brief Supporting Accountability for Gun Industry | State...
Multistate coalition argues that states have the power to curb dangerous industry practices
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition in a legal effort supporting states’ rights to enact...
Attorney General Bonta Announces Hiring of California Department of Justice’s First-Ever Chief Diversity and...
New position will lead DOJ’s ongoing efforts to build and maintain an organizational culture that promotes inclusivity and supports excellence in service
OAKLAND – California...
Northern District of California | Castro Valley Resident Pleads Guilty To Illegally Exporting American...
SAN FRANCISCO – Jonathan Yet Wing Soong pleaded guilty today to violating export control laws in connection with a scheme to secretly funnel sensitive...
Central District of California | Former CEO of Los Angeles-Based Anti-Poverty Nonprofit Agrees to...
LOS ANGELES – The former president and CEO of a Hollywood-based anti-poverty nonprofit agency has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges...
Northern District of California | Oakland Man Sentenced To 16 Months In Prison For...
OAKLAND - Thomas Henderson was sentenced today to 16 months in prison for making a false statement to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...
Eastern District of California | Bakersfield Man Sentenced to 3 Years and 10 Months...
FRESNO, Calif. — Duwayne Payton, 26, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today to three years and 10 months in prison for being a felon in...
Eastern District of California | Fresno Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Prison...
FRESNO, Calif. — Edward Page, 33, of Fresno, was sentenced today to five years and three months in prison for being a felon in...
Central District of California | Pomona Man Who Worked at Group Homes Sentenced to...
SANTA ANA, California – A certified nursing assistant who worked at a Southern California group home for severely disabled patients has been sentenced...
California Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison For Charges Related to Capitol Breach...
Defendant Posted Photo of Himself Inside Senate Parliamentarian’s Office
WASHINGTON - Erik Herrera, 35, of El Cajon, California, was...
Attorney General Bonta Issues Statement After California Court Upholds Ban on Marketing Guns to...
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement welcoming a decision by a California court in favor of a state law...
Attorney General Bonta Announces Settlement to Address Wildfire Ignition Risks and GHG Impacts from...
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a settlement that will address wildfire ignition risks and greenhouse gas impacts from the proposed Guenoc Valley development project. The Guenoc...
Eastern District of California | Former Fresno-Area Auto Dealer Sentenced to 4.5 Years in...
FRESNO, Calif. — Scott Radtke, 60, of Clovis, was sentenced on Thursday to four and a half years in prison for bank fraud and...
Eastern District of California | Folsom Man Arrested After Indictment for Child Exploitation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — William James Fitzgerald, 22, of Folsom, was arrested today after a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment against Fitzgerald charging...
Northern District of California | Former San Francisco Building Inspection Commission President Pleads Guilty...
SAN FRANCISCO –Rodrigo Santos pleaded guilty today in federal court to bank fraud, honest services fraud, evading taxes on more than $1.6 million of...
Central District of California | Former Adelanto Mayor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Wire...
SANTA ANA, California – The former mayor of Adelanto has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge for accepting more than...