Barry Gilton, A San Francisco resident, has been charged, along with his girlfriend, Lupe Mercado, with the alleged murder of Calvin Sneed. According to police reports, Sneed was pimping Gilton’s daughter, whose name has not been revealed, and this is being considered as the motive for the crime. Sneed Dies in Drive-by Shooting In the… Read More
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SF Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Girlfriend
Jose Edgar Raya has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly attacked his girlfriend with a sharp object. He is currently being remanded in Santa Cruz County Jail after Watsonville police arrested him on Tuesday. Police React to Domestic Disturbance Call On June 12, the Watsonville police were informed about a domestic disturbance incident… Read More
Edwin Ramos Sentenced to Three Life Terms for SF Triple Murder
Charles Haines, Supreme Court Judge, sentenced Edwin Ramos to three successive life sentences on three charges of first degree murder. Judge Haines added that Ramos will not receive a possibility of parole for the murder of a father and his two sons almost three years ago. Ramos to Serve 182 Years Ramos, 25, shot Mathew… Read More
Auditors Accused of Negligence in Embezzlement Case
When Rita Crundwell, former comptroller of the City of Dixon, was charged with embezzling over $53 million from the treasury in the small town in north west Illinois, the city was shocked. Now, it has decided to take action against city auditors for not noticing that millions were missing from its coffers. The embezzlement, which… Read More
Thomas Langenbach Arrested for Embezzlement
Thomas Langenbach, a tech executive from Silicon Valley, has been accused of stealing Lego bricks from Bay Area’s Target stores. He was arrested for embezzling Legos worth thousands. According to authorities, he placed fake bar codes on several Lego sets, which he purchased for a discounted price. For instance, after swapping the tags, he… Read More
18 Year Old from San Francisco Arrested for Stealing Bicycles
Friday, police arrested an 18 year old from San Francisco for stealing bicycles and parts of vehicles. Close to 115 bicycles were found by the authorities after they followed a tip. This lead the Ingleside police to the house of Irving Sanchez, who was residing on Charter Oak Avenue. Recovered from the residence of the… Read More
Insider Trading Case – Rajaratnam May Have Exaggerated About Sources
Lawyers for Rajat Gupta, an Indian American businessman, stated that Raj Rajaratnam, the hedge fund executive who was convicted with a few traders from Galleon Group were bragging and exaggerating about the sources who provided inside information. One of the lawyers who made this statement was Gary Naftalis, who suggested this during a cross-exam conducted… Read More
Three Arrested for Scamming Elderly Chinese Women
Three women, accused of scamming elderly Chinese women in major cities in the US, like San Francisco, have been arrested. According to prosecutors and police, the scams have been going on for the past few months. The three accused are Huifei Lin, Caiqiong Chen and Lirong Lin. Some of the charges made against them… Read More
Former Executive at Yahoo! to Plead Guilty on Insider Trading Charges
Robert Kwok, a former executive at Yahoo! conceded to plead guilty on insider trading charges made against him by federal prosecutors. The information was used by a fund manager, Reema Shah, to trade on company information that was to be kept secret. According to the Attorney’s Office, Manhattan, the two pleaded guilty at a federal… Read More
Brother of Homicide Suspect Pleads Guilty on Drug Possession Charges
Brian Luc, brother of a man suspected of killing five in San Francisco, pleaded guilty to charges on possession of drugs. Alex Bastian, spokesman for the office of the district attorney in San Francisco stated that Brian possessed cocaine, which he intended to sell. Brothers Arrested on the Same Day Luc was arrested on the… Read More