Firefighters responding to reports of a bonfire at Pescadero State Beach on July 24, 2020, found a man’s charred remains in the flames. More than six years later, San Mateo County investigators still don’t know who he was, and they’ve released previously…
InComm Financial Services, the company behind the widely sold Vanilla prepaid gift cards, has agreed to create a restitution fund for California consumers who lost money to card-draining scams, resolving a lawsuit brought by San Francisco. Eligible residents now have…
According to the California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, the 103 criminal cases target IHSS providers accused of siphoning taxpayer dollars meant for in-home care of elderly and disabled Californians. In a post on X, Rob Bonta framed…
A 15-year-old girl was groped in Palo Alto's Homer Tunnel in May 2016, and police searched for a man who grabbed her as she walked through the passage, according to the Times-Standard. In the 2016 incident, the girl said the man approached…
Speier said she supports vulnerable communities but believes the public has a right to know the information behind those numbers, the paper's report notes. Her colleague, Supervisor Noelia Corzo, described the inquiry as a step toward amending the county's existing…
A 30-year-old Redwood City man who managed the Jack in the Box on Woodside Road has pleaded no contest to felony embezzlement after prosecutors said he siphoned off more than $232,000 in restaurant income to feed a gambling addiction. Juan Vanegas…
The scheme relied on fear and the appearance of official authority. Callers told victims they faced criminal charges and instructed them to hand over cash for safekeeping. Liu himself served as a money launderer for other conspirators, prosecutors say, collecting…
A sign on the U.S. Department of Justice headquarters on April 30, 2025, in Washington, DC. The CEO of a California tech company has been found guilty of using her former business partner’s patented design to bilk investors out of millions of dollars, officials…
The Strip is seen from above in Las Vegas on Feb. 24, 2026. A 26-year-old Delano man was sentenced to nearly eight years in federal prison on Monday for his part in running a $10 million real estate scam that used fake real…
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