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Former State Legislator from Alabama, Terry Spicer, pleaded guilty at the Alabama District Court to a single count of criminal information. He is being charged with bribery under federal law for accepting cash and other gifts of value from Jarrod Massey and Ronnie Gilley, a lobbyist and businessman respectively. He accepted the bribes in return… Read More

Richard Dalton (65) and Marie Dalton (60) were the creators of a $17 million Ponzi scheme. The couple was originally arrested in September on a single charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud and transporting stolen goods interstate. However, they are now standing trial for money laundering, fraud and conspiring to defraud the… Read More

Robin M. O’Connor (42) of American Canyon, formerly held the position of payroll manager for the San Francisco Giants baseball team. O’Connor pleaded guilty in Federal court (San Francisco) to wire fraud. Circumstances of the Crime O’Connor admitted to diverting pay which was meant for her fellow employees and some of the players. She created… Read More

A prominent San Francisco attorney was recently sentenced to one year of jail time for billing his school district, health insurance company and former law firm fraudulently for $400,000 worth of expenses allegedly incurred by caring for his autistic son. Details of the Case Jonathan S. Dickstein (44) and his spouse, Barclay J. Lynn (44)… Read More

Niesha Taylor (27), a resident of San Francisco, has been sentenced to 9 months of jail time for pretending to be a victim of the San Bruno natural gas pipeline explosion. According to the prosecuting attorney, Niesha was trying to receive free benefits which were intended for victims of the explosion. She was also placed… Read More

Stephen Durland (57) of Greensboro, North Carolina, was sentenced by the San Francisco federal court to two years and nine months of prison time for his part in a fraud scheme which occurred when he was CFO of Pegasus Wireless Corp. The company was then based in Fremont. The fraudulent scheme took the form of… Read More

Gangs which operate on a national level, like the Crips and Bloods, are turning more to financial white collar crime. Some of these crimes are: credit card fraud, mortgage fraud and identity theft. According to the FBI’s National Gang Threat Assessment, the gangs are finding these crimes more profitable than more traditional gang crimes like… Read More

Two officials, who were formerly employed at the United Commercial Bank in San Francisco before the institution failed, were charged with securities fraud by the grand jury, aided by a San Francisco CA criminal defense lawyer. The two former executives pleaded not guilty to charges of fraud, despite allegations that the bank tampered with financial… Read More

The mayoral race in San Francisco has been subject to shocking allegations of voter fraud. The district attorney, George Gascon, has begun an investigation on the accusations. There is an increasing demand for federal authorities to take over the investigation. What are the Allegations? Current Mayor, Ed Lee, who is standing for a full term… Read More

The former CEO of Bricsnet, a San Francisco software company, was sentenced to more than 5 years in jail. He was also ordered to pay the company restitution which amounts to more than $1.5 million. Details of the Case According to FBI prosecutors, Ethan Farid Jinian was sentenced to 64 months of prison time after… Read More