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Legal

12 Mar

Clovis man pleads guilty in $24M scheme; puts up baseball cards as restitution

published on March 12, 2018 - 12:49 PM

A Clovis man pleaded guilty today to federal charges relating to a real estate investment Ponzi scheme worth $24 million.

06 Mar

Fresno man who inspired 3 strikes law gets life sentence

published on March 6, 2018 - 10:55 AM

(AP) — A career criminal who inspired California’s Three Strikes law was sentenced to life in prison on Monday in

28 Feb

Kingsburg health district responds to grand jury report

published on February 28, 2018 - 1:26 PM

The Kingsburg Tri-County Health Care District has issued a response to recommendations made in a Fresno County grand jury report

15 Feb

Madera County settles Brown Act lawsuit with ACLU

published on February 15, 2018 - 9:27 AM

Madera County and the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California have settled a lawsuit regarding the Brown Act, California’s

09 Feb

McCormick Barstow partners form new women-owned law firm

published on February 9, 2018 - 5:00 AM

Four partners with Fresno law firm McCormick Barstow have struck out on their own to form a new boutique firm

05 Feb

Sanger winery to pay $330K penalty in 2012 fatal ammonia incident

published on February 5, 2018 - 1:53 PM

The federal government has reached an agreement with a Sanger winery over a 2012 incident when an ammonia release led

30 Jan

Fresno government contractor charged in $2.6M scheme

published on January 30, 2018 - 2:01 PM

A Fresno-based government contractor has been charged in a $2.6 million scheme to defraud subcontractors. Chester L. Neal Jr., 43,

11 Jan

San Joaquin College of Law acquires senior center for library

published on January 11, 2018 - 10:04 AM

San Joaquin College of Law (SJCL) has entered a lease-purchase agreement to move its library into the Clovis Senior Center,

09 Jan

Fresno HR exec pleads guilty in $1.5M embezzlement

published on January 9, 2018 - 9:13 AM

(AP) — A former Fresno human resources executive has pleaded guilty to embezzling $1.5 million from her employer, an international

04 Jan

Fraud suspect described as ‘21st century cattle rustler’

published on January 4, 2018 - 4:04 PM

An Exeter man is facing up to 26 years in prison for what Tulare County’s sheriff described as “a 21st-century,