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Cash, Drugs, Ammo Seized in Multi-Year Investigation Targeting Sinaloa Cartel, 3 Charged
Charges were filed Tuesday in federal court against three Mexican nationals who allegedly trafficked drugs for the Sinaloa Cartel, resulting in what agents believe to be the largest single-day seizure of cash, drugs and ammunition in San Diego history.
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Lemon Grove Man Convicted of Shining Laser at SDPD Chopper During Protest
A Lemon Grove man who aimed a laser pointer at a San Diego police helicopter during a police protest this summer is facing a maximum possible sentence of five years in prison following his conviction by a federal jury, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Thursday.
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Vista Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Child Porn
A Vista man who possessed child pornography and also secretly recorded an underage girl showering at his home via hidden camera was sentenced Friday to seven years in federal prison. Following his release from custody, Jeffrey John Lenhof, 41, will also be on supervised release for 10 years, during which he will be required to comply with conditions that include…
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Biologist Sentenced for Stealing $237K From San Diego Zoo: US Attorney
A former biologist who admitted in March that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from the San Diego Zoo was sentenced to prison in federal court on Wednesday.
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Ex-SDSO Capt. Tipped Off Cousin Prior to Pot Shop Raid: Indictment
A former San Diego County Sheriff’s captain was indicted for violating drug laws by alerting owners, including his cousin, of an illegal marijuana dispensary that law enforcement was planning to search, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Friday.
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Startup Founder Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $1.5M from San Diego Company
The former CEO of a San Diego startup faces up to two decades imprisonment and at least $250,000 in fines for embezzling $1.5 million from his own company, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Las Vegas resident Jeffrey Fildey, 56, who started the e-forms company GoFormz Inc. in 2012, pleaded guilty Wednesday to wire fraud. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said for…
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Calexico Officials Accused of Accepting $35K Bribe for Cannabis Store Permit
Two Calexico city officials were charged with accepting cash bribes in exchange for the quick issuance of a cannabis dispensary permit, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of California announced.
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Former Biologist Admits to Stealing Thousands From San Diego Zoo: US Attorney
A former biologist admitted to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the San Diego Zoo, the Office of the U.S. Attorney announced Thursday.
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San Diego Eye Doctors Pay $950K to Settle Medicare Billing Fraud Allegations
Two San Diego ophthalmologists have paid hundreds of thousands to the United States to settle allegations that they knowingly submitted false claims to Medicare, the U.S Attorney’s Office announced on Jan. 2.
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FBI Outlines ‘Critical Role' of San Diegan in Overseas Terrorist Group
The FBI indicted a former San Diego resident with charges of terrorism after nearly a decade of alleged crimes that landed him on the department’s Most Wanted Terrorists list.
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FBI Most Wanted Terrorist Was Raised in San Diego
The man is believed to be the highest ranking U.S. citizen fighting in a terrorist organization overseas. NBC 7’s Bridget Naso has more.
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‘Jersey Shore' Star Mike ‘The Situation' Sorrentino Faces New Charges in Tax Fraud Case: Prosecutors
A former “Jersey Shore” star and his brother are facing new charges in a federal tax evasion case.
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Ex-SDSO Capt. Arrested on Gun Trafficking Charges, Jeweler and SDSO Lt Plead Guilty
Five people including a San Diego County Sheriff’s captain, an SDSO lieutenant and a known San Diego jeweler were indicted Friday for the operation of an illegal firearm trafficking business, which was at times run from the SDSO substation in Rancho San Diego, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced
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Man Charged in $300M Ponzi Scheme With Veterans, Investors
South Carolina authorities have charged a man from southern California with conspiracy to engage in mail and wire fraud after prosecutors say he defrauded about 2,600 people, including many veterans.
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14 People Charged in ‘Biggest Fraud of Its Kind' in Southern California: US Attorney
More than a dozen people were changed in a massive counterfeit phone scheme, which the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California called the “biggest fraud of its kind.”
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Former Navy Warehouse Manager Stole Over $2.5M Worth of Manufacture Items From US Navy: US Attorney
A manager stole more than $2.5 million worth of goods in under one year from a U.S. Navy warehouse where he worked, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday.
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Man Who Intentionally Drove Into Raytheon Building Sentenced
Daniel Hector Mackinnon, previously known as Daniel Patrick Shelley, drove a Toyota Prius with mismatched license plates into a Raytheon building in Kearny Mesa and then set it on fire at about 2:30 a.m on April 24.
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PB Man Admits to Selling Deadly Dose of Fentanyl to Man Who Thought He Was Buying Cocaine
A Pacific Beach resident pleaded guilty to supplying a lethal dose of fentanyl powder to three people who thought they were buying cocaine on Labor Day weekend last year.
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Online Drug Dealer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Overdose Death of La Jolla Man
An online drug dealer who sold fentanyl-laced pills that caused the death of a La Jolla man in 2018 was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday.