San Ramon Firms Found At Heart Of Insurance, Tax Fraud Scheme
From the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office: Martinez, Calif. – Selina Singh, 57, and Kabir Singh, 30, both of San Ramon, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit insurance premium fraud and related felonies Tuesday. Both defendants also admitted an aggravated white collar crime enhancement for a loss exceeding $500,000 through a pattern of criminal…
Francis Robert “Bob” Fritzky Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Moraga Community Foundation
Moraga resident Francis Robert Fritzky told a United States District Court Judge that he looted more than $250,000 from the Moraga Community Foundation’s coffers while serving as its treasurer from June, 2016 to July, 2019. Fritzky, currently free and reportedly still living in Moraga, had initially entered a plea of not guilty to two counts…
Martinez Couple Plead Not Guilty To Misdemeanor Hate Crime, Other Charges Linked To BLM Paint Over Incident
Two Martinez residents accused of attempting to paint out a city-approved Black Lives Matter slogan on a downtown street pleaded not guilty to hate crime and other misdemeanor charges filed against them after they were videotaped in the act. Residents Nichole Anderson, 42, and David, Nelson, 53, were charged with three misdemeanors including a hate…
DA Diana Becton Establishes Reimagine Youth Justice Task Force
Martinez, Calif. – Today, Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton issued the following statement regarding the status of Contra Costa County’s Juvenile Hall and the Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility. “These are historic times and we have an opportunity and a responsibility to re-imagine our justice system so that our youth have a greater…
State Supreme Court Affirms Lafayette Trial Court Victory
From the City of Lafayette: LAFAYETTE, CALIF., July 23, 2020—The California Supreme Court has denied a Petition for Review filed by a small group of Lafayette residents who had alleged that the City Council improperly held closed session meetings and violated the California Constitution. The Supreme Court’s denial of the petition affirms the First District…
Martinez Man Charged With Weapon, Other Offenses After Confrontation At BLM Painting
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office charged Joseph Osuna (30-year-old Martinez resident) with three criminal counts, including two felonies, for his alleged action of the unlawful possession of a firearm by a prohibited person on Sunday, July 5. Osuna drove by a Black Lives…
Two Martinez Residents Charged With Hate Crime For Defacing Black Lives Matter Mural
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – Today, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office charged Nichole Anderson (42-years old Martinez resident) and David Nelson (53-years-old Martinez resident) with three misdemeanor counts, including a hate crime, for their alleged actions on Saturday, July 4, when defendant Anderson covered up a Black Lives Matter…
Pleasant Hill Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Producing Child Pornography
OAKLAND – Daniel Joseph Feliciano was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for producing child pornography, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Tatum King. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Jeffrey S. White, U.S. District Judge. Feliciano, 30, of Pleasant Hill, pleaded…
The Reckoning: DeAngelo Pleads Guilty To 13 Murders, 13 Kidnappings And Dozens Of Additional Uncharged Crimes
“Golden State Killer” to be Sentenced to Life Without the Possibility of Parole SACRAMENTO, CA – Joseph James DeAngelo Jr., 74, pleaded guilty today to 13 felony counts of first-degree murder and 13 felony counts of kidnapping to commit robbery during a 13-year multi-county crime spree that terrorized much of California during the 1970s and…
Clayton Resident Charged With Arranging To Meet A Minor For Sex
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – On Thursday May 21, 2020, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office charged 40-year-old Clayton resident Daniel Steven Paul with multiple violations including attempted lewd acts with a minor, unlawful communications with a minor and arranging to meet a minor for sex. In early May, investigators…