Orinda Man Indicted In Alleged Bank Fraud Scam
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury indicted Alan Safahi on charges related to an alleged bank fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), Special Agent in Charge Kareem Carter. The indictment alleges that between June 2013 and September 2014, Safahi, 58, of Orinda, fraudulently entered…
Walnut Creek Man Indicted For Possession Of Child Pornography
From the Office of the District Attorney, Contra Costa County: Martinez, Calif. – Yesterday (Tuesday, Aug. 27), a grand jury indictment was unsealed against defendant William Cashell, a 44-year-old resident of Walnut Creek, and Johnson County, Kansas. He was indicted for two counts of possession of child pornography. Cashell appeared in Martinez, California for an arraignment…
Concord Man Found Guilty Of First Degree Residential Burglary
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – Last week, defendant Curtis Hill (59-year-old Concord resident) was convicted, by a Contra Costa County jury, of first degree residential burglary. On August 16, 2019, the jury returned findings that the Defendant had been convicted of three prior strike offenses – two prior residential robberies and…
Concord Man Gets 70 Years To Life For Molesting Child
Martinez, Calif. – Last Friday, Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Lewis Davis sentenced defendant John Benny Gomez of Concord to 70 years to life in state prison. Last year, a jury found defendant Gomez guilty of nine felonies, including the molestation of a female victim, Jane Doe, under the age of 10. The criminal conduct…
Former Seeno Construction Executive Found Guilty of Embezzlement, Filing False Tax Returns
Martinez, Calif. – This past Friday, a Contra Costa County jury found defendant Edward Miller of Walnut Creek, California guilty as charged of four felonies tied to his criminal schemes to embezzle money from his employer Seeno Construction, Inc. and its affiliated entities. Miller was the former Chief Risk Officer for the Seeno Companies at the…
County-Wide Child Exploitation Investigation Results In Local Arrests
Martinez, Calif. – Investigators with the Contra Costa County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force recently participated in Operation Broken Heart, a nationwide effort to investigate technology facilitated crimes against children, including those who receive and distribute child pornography. Throughout April and May, the team conducted investigations of subjects who distributed child pornography over the internet…
Modesto Man Gets 16 Years 8 Months In State Prison After Trafficking Women For Sex
Martinez, Calif. – On June 20, 2019, Timothy Townsel of Modesto, California was sentenced to 16 years 8 months in state prison for two felonies related to human trafficking of an adult and minor while a gang member. He was sentenced (Thursday) by the Honorable Judge David Goldstein in Department 6. Townsel is a member of…
Mother Of Man Killed By Danville Police Sues The Town, County, Deputy Who Opened Fire On Him
The mother of a 33-year-old Newark man shot and killed by Danville police at the end of a police pursuit in November of last year is suing the town, county and the deputy who opened fire on her son – alleging that Laudemer Arboleda’s civil rights were violated when he died in a hail of…
Concord Man Found Guilty Of Stalking, Threatening Victim In Walnut Creek Case
Martinez, Calif. – Last week, a Contra Costa County jury found defendant Jason Laughlin of Concord guilty of three misdemeanors, including making criminal threats and stalking the victim Jane Doe. During a 42-day period earlier this year, Laughlin called the victim over 1,300 times, left over 1,000 menacing voicemails and threatened to kill her. The case…
Estate Of Pleasant Hill Spokesman Killed In Lafayette Truck Accident Sues Driver, Truck Company, Contractors
The family of Martin Nelis, the 54-year-old resident Pleasant Hill man who was struck and killed by a commercial truck last year while bicycling on Reliez Valley Road during his lunch break, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the truck’s driver and several related companies. According to a press release issued through Business Wire,…