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Roosevelt Gulley III, 41, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

A federal jury convicted a Stanislaus County man today for receipt of child pornography. 

A federal grand jury returned a 13-count indictment today against James Kenney, 45, and Kevin Leacy, 31, of West Sacramento, charging them with various drug trafficking offenses.

Monique Marie Gonzales Grado, 32, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Parampreet Singh, 59, of Davis, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, heroin, opium, and ketamine.

Alberto Ojeda Lopez, 69, of Mexico, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute heroin.

In a coordinated arrest by several law enforcement agencies, three defendants were arrested today for their roles in a Covid-fraud scheme targeting the California Employment Development Department.

A federal grand jury in Fresno brought two indictments for drug trafficking and one for illegal gun possession.

Charles Billingsley Jr., 55, of Stockton, was sentenced today to 15 years and eight months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin.

U.S. Attorney Eric Grant and Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho announced today the appointment of Deputy District Attorney Brad Ng to be a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney to prosecute cases in federal court relating to transnational drug organizations with ties to the Sacramento region.

Hewer Berlany Santos, 30, of Los Angeles, was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for assaulting a federal officer.

A Visalia construction company CEO was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint alleging that he fraudulently obtained more than $4 million in taxpayer-funded COVID-19 relief funds and federally guaranteed small business loans.