A California woman who pleaded guilty to several fraud-related charges after being accused of being the ringleader of a large Medicare scam was sentenced to eight years in a federal prison in addition to paying millions to Medi-Cal and Medicare on Aug. 18.
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A resident of Modesto has been indicted on charges related to an alleged real estate scam; prosecutors claim that the man stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in a variety of transactions over the course of approximately six years.
The former chief executive of the California Public Employees' Retirement System, or CalPERS, pleaded guilty to bribery and fraud charges on July 11.
According to reports, a pair of men were detained and are to be prosecuted by the California Department of Justice in relation to allegations that they participated in a beverage container recycling fraud scheme.
A well-known assistant football coach for a California high school was scheduled to begin his 10-month sentence during the week of June 18 after he was found guilty of grand theft by embezzlement. According to the report, he was sentenced to electronic monitoring instead of a 10-month jail sentence.
A former employee at the University of California, Berkeley, is facing felony charges after she was accused of stealing money from the university.
White collar crimes are often viewed by the public as less serious than violent crimes, but these types of crimes are often aggressively prosecuted by the federal government, making proper defense representation crucial.
The United States Department of Justice is cracking down on health care fraud in the country. A recent DOJ investigation has led to two doctors and six other individuals facing health care fraud charges that could result in very serious consequences.
The widely-publicized corruption scandal in a small California city has led to a lengthy prison sentence for the former city manager at the center of the scheme. Robert Rizzo, the former city manager of Bell, California, was sentence to 12 years in state prison for his role in a public corruption scheme. He was also ordered to pay $8.8 million in restitution.
A chief financial officer for a company in California has been charged with embezzlement and could face serious penalties if he is convicted. The allegations of embezzlement don't involve the company he works for but if he is convicted, his job could be in jeopardy as well as his future career opportunities.
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