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Calabratta served on the Sacramento Superior Court By a 51 – 45 vote by the U.S. Senate, Daniel J. Calabratta was confirmed as U.S. District Judge for the Sacramento-based Eastern District of California. Calabratta filled the vacancy created when Judge John A. Mendez took senior status. Calbratta was first
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This case was the product of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations A Roseville man was sentenced today at U.S. District Court in Sacramento after being convicted of possessing and distributing child porogrpahy. Randy Edward Martin, 40, of Roseville, was sentenced today to eight years and one month. According
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Property manager, owner named in civil suit The U.S. Justice Department announced today that a Lassen County, California property owner, and manager are being sued on grounds of sexually harassing female tenants. Filed under the Fair Housing Act, the lawsuit alleges that Joel Nolen, the owner, and operator of
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One suspect has already been extradited from the U.K. The U.S. Department of Justice has unsealed an indictment against six Nigerian fraudsters on charges of targeting elderly victims. The suspect are identified as Ezennia Peter Neboh, 48, Kennedy Ikponmwosa, 51, and Prince Amos Okey Ezemma, 49, of Madrid,
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Crandee Gabino, 47, formerly of Rancho Cordova, was sentenced today to 23 years to life in state prison. Gabino pled guilty to four counts of child molestation and one count of aggravated child sexual assault. According to evidence, between September and November 2017, Gabino committed multiple acts of sexual abuse
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Jessie R. Benton skimmed Russian cash A Texas Republican operative who was convicted in November for soliciting and causing an illegal campaign contribution by a foreign national to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign was sentenced last week. Jesse R. Benton, 45, of Woodlands, Texas, was sentenced to 18 months
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Held without bail eligibility This has not been a good week for the city of Lodi and one of it’s council members, Shakir Khan. Aside from fraud, gambling, and money laundering charges he and his brother Zakir Khan face, Khan has reportedly resigned from his city council position after
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Was still elected even after being arrested in 2020 A current member of the Lodi City Council and his brother will be arraigned on several charges next week, according to the San Joaquin District Attorney’s office. Lodi City Councilmember Shakir Khan and his brother Zakir Khan face charges after
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Was on supervised release A Sacramento man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to possession of child pornography. Jason Michael Carlsen, 49, entered the plea at U.S. District Court in Sacramento. According to court documents, in July 2022 was found is possession of child pornography. At the time he possessed these
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Bills dies in the Assembly Public Safety Committee Even though a bill introduced in December by Assemblymember Joe Patterson (R – Rocklin) to address the fentanyl crisis failed to advance out of the California Assembly Public Safety committee yesterday, the first-term legislator introduced two new bills to address the problem. The
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Video contains distubing images Late this afternoon, the Elk Grove Police Department released body camera recordings of an officer[s]-involved shooting. The shooting took place on February 1, 2023, at approximately 4:55 p.m. The suspect is accused of a Rancho Cordova murder that occurred earlier that day.
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Victim was stabbed and run over by car A suspect in a Rancho Cordova homicide was shot yesterday afternoon by three Elk Grove Police officers. According to information provided by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s office and the Elk Grove Police Department, 22-year-old Devian Lewis allegedly stabbed and ran over