San Diego, CA–A federal grand jury returned an indictment Friday charging a resident of India with multiple crimes for his alleged role in a massive criminal conspiracy involving the cryptocurrency company he founded, BitConnect. The indictment alleges that Satishkumar Kurjibhai Kumbhani, 36, and his co-conspirators defrauded global investors of over $2 billion—believed to be the […]
Archives for February 2022
Burning fuel sets fire to two vehicles in Vista
By Gina Yarbrough Vista, CA–Two vehicles suffered damages Saturday after fuel in plastic containment burst into flames in the bed of a truck in Vista, fire officials said. Vista fire crews and Sheriff’s deputies received a report around 3:39 p.m. of the vehicle fires near the 7-Eleven convenience store on North Santa Fe Avenue and […]
Feds seize meth disguised as onions
Otay Mesa, CA–U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa commercial facility discovered almost 1,200 small packages of methamphetamine hidden within a shipment of onions on February 20. Officers encountered a 46-year-old driver of a tractor-trailer around 1 p.m. with a shipment manifested as onions. During the inspection, an officer referred the driver […]
Man riding e-bike dies in traffic collision in Solana Beach
By Gina Yarbrough Solana Beach, CA–A 65-year-old man riding his newly purchased electric bicycle for the first time was killed Saturday afternoon when he lost control and was fatally struck by a vehicle in Solana Beach. The bicyclist was riding northbound on Highway 101 from Lomas Santa Fe in the designated bicycle lane. As he […]
Former director of finance for the La Jolla Music Society admits to embezzlement
San Diego, CA–A former director of finance for the La Jolla Music Society pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud, admitting that while employed as the director of finance for the La Jolla Music Society, he embezzled more than $650,000 over a 10-year period. In a hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Major, 52-year-old […]
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds completion of Calexico West Port of Entry
San Francisco, CA–The Biden Administration and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) said Friday that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden will enable the completion of the Calexico West Land Port of Entry (LPOE) modernization and expansion project, strengthening supply chains, creating jobs, and enhancing security and trade. “America’s land ports are vital […]
CalVet brings home fifth Abraham Lincoln Pillar of Excellence Award
Sacramento, CA–The California Department of Veterans Affairs received an Abraham Lincoln Pillar of Excellence Award from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for its Justice Involved Veterans Initiative. CalVet Secretary Vito Imbasciani MD accepted the award from VA Secretary Denis McDonough during the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs (NASDVA) Midwinter Conference […]
Gov. Newsom winds down COVID-19 executive orders in California
Sacramento, CA–Continuing the state’s phased rollback of executive orders implemented in response to the pandemic, Governor Gavin Newsom Friday took action to lift all but 5 percent of COVID-19 related executive order provisions while maintaining critical measures that support the state’s ongoing response and recovery efforts. The remaining provisions include maintaining California’s nation-leading testing and […]
Authorities search for woman who allegedly abducted her daughter from school
By SDCN Editor Spring Valley, CA–San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public’s help in locating a missing six-year-old girl who was allegedly taken from Kempton Elementary School in Spring Valley by her biological mother on February 22. The girl, Joylin Gutierrez was reportedly taken from Kempton Elementary School around 1:15 p.m. in the […]
Three former Minneapolis police officers convicted of federal civil rights violations for death of George Floyd
St. Paul, MN–Following a trial that lasted nearly five weeks, a federal jury in St. Paul, Minnesota, found three former Minneapolis Police Department officers guilty of federal civil rights offenses arising out of the death of George Perry Floyd Jr. on May 25, 2020. Former Minneapolis Police Department Officers Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng […]
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