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California readies 3,000 miles of network infrastructure to achieve broadband for public

May 22, 2022 By sdcnews

Sacramento, CA–Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California is one step closer to delivering affordable high-speed internet service to communities throughout the state, awarding new contracts that will supply the materials necessary for building 3,000 miles of broadband infrastructure. The California Department of Technology, as part of the state’s Middle-Mile Broadband Initiative, awarded contracts to two […]

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CA Public Utilities Commission provides more numbers for 209 area code

May 22, 2022 By sdcnews

San Francisco, CA–The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Thursday acted to ensure that phone numbers continue to be available to meet the demand in the geographic region served by the 209 area code by approving a second area code (called an overlay) that will provide additional numbering resources while minimizing customer inconvenience.  The new area […]

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Calexico East Port of Entry officers intercept over half a million dollars worth of meth

May 19, 2022 By sdcnews

By SDCN Editor Calexico, CA–A 19-year-old driver who applied for admission into the United States from Mexico was arrested on suspicion of smuggling narcotics into the state, federal authorities said.  On May 11, at approximately 3:24 p.m., the driver attempted to cross the U.S. in a 2015 black Nissan Versa. The Customs and Border Protection […]

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Former executive of pesticide manufacturing company pleads guilty to making, using a false document

May 17, 2022 By sdcnews

Mobile, AL – A former executive of a pesticide manufacturing company pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Mobile, Alabama, to one count of falsifying and using a document to obtain approval from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to manufacture a pesticide. According to court documents, Christopher James Davis, of Venice, CA is a product […]

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Customs and Border Protection find over 550 pounds of narcotics in squash shipment

May 17, 2022 By sdcnews

San Diego, CA–U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa cargo crossing in San Diego found more than 550 pounds of methamphetamine and almost three pounds of cocaine hidden in a shipment of squash on April 28, officials said. The incident occurred at about 7:45 p.m. when a 25-year-old Mexican driver applied for […]

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Man sentenced for stealing from PayPal accounts in wire fraud scheme

May 14, 2022 By sdcnews

A Texas man was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his conduct in connection with a scheme to buy 38,000 compromised PayPal account credentials from an illegal online marketplace, and then use those credentials to steal money from the rightful PayPal account owners.  In addition to […]

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Texas man sentenced for stealing from PayPal accounts in wire fraud scheme

May 12, 2022 By sdcnews

A Texas man was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his conduct in connection with a scheme to buy 38,000 compromised PayPal account credentials from an illegal online marketplace, and then use those credentials to steal money from the rightful PayPal account owners. Marcos Ponce, 37, […]

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Third person in ‘Grandparent Scam’ network pleads guilty to RICO conspiracy

May 10, 2022 By sdcnews

A third member of a network that operated and facilitated a large-scale “grandparent scam” pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy. According to charges announced in August 2021, Anajah Gifford, 23, of North Hollywood, California, was a member of a network of individuals who, through extortion and fraud, induced elderly Americans across the United States to pay […]

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CEO of Mining Capital Coin indicted in $62 million cryptocurrency fraud scheme

May 8, 2022 By sdcnews

An indictment was unsealed Thursday charging the CEO of Mining Capital Coin (MCC), a purported cryptocurrency mining and investment platform, for allegedly orchestrating a $62 million global investment fraud scheme. According to the indictment, Luiz Capuci Jr., 44, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, the CEO and founder of MCC, misled investors about MCC’s cryptocurrency mining […]

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Third member of Oath Keepers pleads guilty to a seditious conspiracy charge of U.S. Capitol breach

May 6, 2022 By sdcnews

A regional leader of the Oath Keepers pleaded guilty Wednesday to seditious conspiracy and obstruction of an official proceeding for his actions before, during, and after the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.  William Todd Wilson, 45, of Newton Grove, North Carolina, pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia to seditious conspiracy […]

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