Tag: Sacramento
Roosevelt Gulley, Wire Fraud, California 2026
⏱ 2 min read Roosevelt Gulley, 42, of Sacramento, California, was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for his role in a COVID-19 unemployment insurance fraud scheme. Gulley’s scheme involved stealing identities and siphoning COVID-19 relief funds, diverting critical resources intended to help struggling individuals and small businesses. The sentence was handed down on Monday…
Taisia Soloai Fauolo, Possession of Firearm, California 2025
⏱ 2 min read Taisia Soloai Fauolo, a 29-year-old Nevada felon with ties to Sacramento, was busted on October 21, 2025, after acting suspiciously during a law enforcement action in Sacramento. Fauolo was caught crouching behind a parked car and then running through a nearby apartment complex, prompting officers to detain him. A search of…
Francisco Mariano Orantes, Child Sex Abuse Material, California 2023
⏱ 2 min read Francisco Mariano Orantes, a 33-year-old Sacramento man, has pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting at least seven minor female victims over social media platforms like Snapchat and Instagram. Between 2023 and 2024, Orantes used his cellphones to impersonate a teenage girl, gaining the trust of his victims before coercing them into producing…
Keinyatey Deboros Chambers, Wire Fraud, California 2026
⏱ 2 min read Keinyatey Deboros Chambers, a 49-year-old Sacramento man, has been indicted for running a cannabis investment scheme that swindled over half a million dollars from victims he met at casinos, bars, and restaurants throughout California. Between December 2017 and March 2026, Chambers falsely claimed to be involved in the cannabis industry, promising…
Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Kickbacks to Docs, California 2026
⏱ 2 min read A California pharma giant coughed up $13.6 million to settle allegations it paid kickbacks to docs to peddle its antidepressant, Trintellix. Takeda Pharmaceuticals, U.S.A., Inc. allegedly bribed healthcare providers to prescribe Trintellix for major depressive disorder, violating the False Claims Act. Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate said the DOJ is…
Jose Miguel Hernandez, Methamphetamine Trafficking, California 2023
⏱ 2 min read A Sacramento gang member, Jose Miguel Hernandez, 27, has been sentenced to 18 years and four months in prison for his role in a massive methamphetamine trafficking operation in the Sacramento region. Hernandez, who pleaded guilty to the crime, was part of a violent street gang that distributed lethal drugs throughout…
Gabriel Cabrera, Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, California 2025
⏱ 2 min read A Sacramento man with a rap sheet as long as his temper, Gabriel Cabrera, is headed to prison for a long time – eight years to be exact. Cabrera, 23, was sentenced for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Parole agents found…
Jonathan Curl, Conspiracy to Transport Stolen Property, California 2026
⏱ 2 min read A brazen crew of thieves, led by Jonathan Curl, 36, of Sacramento, stole more than 700 rectifiers from Northern California’s telecommunications towers, shipping the loot to states like Illinois, Colorado, and Texas. Curl, working with co-conspirators Trevor Fountain, Stephan Evanovich, and Andrea Carter, used inside info to break into towers and…
Shahriar Loloee, Labor and Tax Crimes, California 2020
⏱ 2 min read Sacramento supermarket owner Shahriar “Sean” Loloee, 55, of Granite Bay, is going down for multiple federal fraud schemes, including labor and tax crimes. Loloee, a former Sacramento City Council member, used Viva Supermarket, a Sacramento-area supermarket chain, as a front for his crimes, which spanned from 2008 to 2020. He pleaded…
Joshua David Price, Child Exploitation, California 2011
⏱ 2 min read A 36-year-old Sacramento man is going down for 25 years after a sickening online sex caper that spanned two states and a minor’s trust. Joshua David Price began chatting with a 15-year-old girl online in 2011, then flew her to California and drove her to Oregon, where he filmed himself and…
