1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (412+ words) A heartbreaking situation for Bay Area pet owners is being exploited by scammers who target distraught families searching for their missing animals. The scammers pretend to be from veterinary hospitals and attempt to convince people to shell out thousands of…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (106+ words) Santa Clara County filed a civil lawsuit Monday against Meta, accusing the social media company of targeting users with misleading and fraudulent advertisements. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of all California residents, alleges the Menlo Park-based company tolerated and profited…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (156+ words) A former San Francisco leader is facing felony charges. The district attorney’s office said the former city employee worked with the head of a large nonprofit to divert millions in public funds. A former San Francisco leader is facing felony…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (293+ words) The longtime head of a San Francisco nonprofit – who ran a city-sponsored homeless encampment in the midst of the pandemic – now faces nine embezzlement related charges, including multiple counts related to the alleged misappropriation of more than $2.5 million in public…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (269+ words) A former school principal in the East Bay was charged with multiple felonies alleging embezzlement and other financial crimes, the Alameda County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday. Former East Bay principal charged with alleged embezzlement, wage theft, tax evasion A…...

8+ mon, 11+ hour ago   (209+ words) Authorities said Monday they've returned the majority of a Pleasant Hill woman's life savings that were stolen in a cryptocurrency investment scheme nearly four years ago. In March 2022, the 70-year-old victim lost $350,000 in the scam, after an online suspect convinced…...

9+ mon, 2+ day ago   (206+ words) Padilla-Gómez fue acusado de cuatro cargos de abuso sexual agravado, asalto a un niño menor de 14 años. A woman was sentenced to more than two years to prison for embezzling over $1.6 million from a charity organization that helps young people,…...

9+ mon, 4+ day ago   (304+ words) A close up shot of a pair of handcuffs on a table. A Contra Costa health care CEO who is being charged with alleged fraud was arrested in San Francisco while trying to board a flight to Africa, the U.S. Department…...

10+ mon, 2+ hour ago   (576+ words) A former top aide to California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been indicted on federal charges alleging her involvement in a scheme to steal campaign money from former federal Health Secretary Xavier Becerra. Dana Williamson was arrested and was scheduled to…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (217+ words) A San Jose event planner has been charged with stealing thousands of dollars from families who hired him to help plan their daughters' quinceañeras, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office announced Thursday. Juan Martin Gaspar, also known as Juan…...