DUI Driver Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison For San Ramon Crash
The wife of an Alameda County sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to seven years in prison after she was convicted of vehicular manslaughter following the 2016 collision that killed a 3-year-old boy. Yarenit Malihan had pleaded guilty in the case to vehicular manslaughter with multiple victim enhancements. She was sentenced Friday in Contra Costa County…
Former Walnut Creek Resident Convicted Of Commercial Bribery In Housing Scam Targeting Russian Immigrants
A former Walnut Creek resident has been convicted of commercial bribery after subletting affordable apartments at market prices and extracting payments from immigrants eager to find local housing. Aziz Artykov, 50, a former resident of the Avalon Bay Walnut Creek Apartments, was found guilty of bribing a former Avalon Bay employee in charge of Avalon’s…
Former Oakland Fire Captain – And Lafayette Resident – Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Child Pornography
From the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office: On Tuesday December 5th, 2017, Richard Chew, a 58-year-old resident of Lafayette, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography. As a result of his guilty plea, Chew was sentenced to 150 days in jail, three years of probation and was ordered to register as…
Rogue Contractor Extradited Back To California; Alleged Victims Await Court Appearance
A renegade contractor-landscaper who allegedly bilked victims from Lamorinda to San Jose out of tens of thousands of dollars has been returned to California after his arrest in Medford, Oregon last month. Authorities in Medford said Adan Contreras-Rivas was engaged in a fraudulent landscaping enterprise when he was arrested in their city last month. Allegations that…
Former Walnut Creek Law Partner With “Spending Problem” Disbarred After Diverting $605,000 – To Himself
Additional information about a Walnut Creek attorney suspected of stealing more than $600,000 from his law firm came to light Friday after a state court released documents revealing that Kenneth Jones had been disbarred. Court documents maintain that Jones, a former partner with the Walnut Creek firm of Bowles & Verna, LLP, had admitted diverting money…