FRESNO — Cecilia Aquino, 32, of Fresno, was sentenced today to six years and three months in prison for submitting over $300,000 in fraudulent unemployment insurance claims and Small Business Administration (SBA) loan applications during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
According to court records, from June through November 2020, Aquino went on a crime spree where she submitted fraudulent unemployment insurance claims and loan applications in seven states using stolen identities.
Bakersfield Man Sentenced to Prison for Laser Strikes on Sheriff Helicopter
FRESNO. — Andrew Nathan Hernandez, 20, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today to four months in prison for knowingly aiming the laser pointer beam at a Kern County Sheriff’s helicopter, Air One, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
According to court documents, on Dec. 26, 2020, Hernandez struck the beam of a green laser at the Sheriff’s helicopter multiple times. Hernandez attended a street race in Hughes and White Lane in Bakersfield then.
Snapchat Gun Dealer Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
SACRAMENTO - Andrew Jace Larrabure-Tuma, 20, of Sacramento, was sentenced today to three years and four months in prison for unlawful dealing and manufacturing firearms, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
According to court documents, Tuma used Snapchat to advertise narcotics and guns for sale. Law enforcement used undercover officers and a confidential informant to buy guns from Tuma. Tuma was 19 and could not legally purchase a gun in the state of California. Instead, Tuma ordered kits from the internet, including from a company called Polymer 80, a licensed firearms manufacturer in Nevada, and manufactured his own firearms and then sold the guns.
Fresno County Couple Pleads Guilty to Hacking Database and Selling Info on the Dark Web
FRESNO - Former Navy couple, Marquis Hooper, 32, and Natasha Chalk, 39, of Selma, pleaded guilty today to a conspiracy where they hacked a database that contained personally identifiable information (PII) and sold it on the dark web for $160,000 in digital currency, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Hooper also pleaded guilty to underlying wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges.
According to court records, when Hooper was a chief petty officer and Chalk was a reservist in the Navy, Hooper opened an account with a private company that maintains a database containing PII for millions of people. The company restricts access to the database to businesses and government agencies that have a demonstrated, lawful need for the PII. Beginning in August 2018, Hooper opened an online account with the company by falsely representing that the Navy needed him to perform background checks on sailors. After Hooper opened his account, he added Chalk. The couple used Hooper’s access to the company’s database to obtain the PII of over 9,000 people. They then sold the PII on the dark web for $160,000.
Detectives Arrest Man for Homicide Following Fight at a Football Party
FRESNO - Homicide Detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office have arrested 43-year-old Gilbert Luis Diosdado of Clovis. He has been booked into the Fresno County Jail on one charge of murder. His bail is set at $1 million. Shortly before 4:30 pm on Saturday, January 14th, deputies responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon.
The location was a home on the 2700 block of N. Rolinda Ave. in Fresno. Deputies and firefighters with Cal Fire arrived and found a 30-year-old man named William Ronald Reynolds, who was suffering from life-threatening wounds to his head and neck. First responders began treating Reynolds. He was then transported to Community Regional Medical Center and taken into surgery. On Sunday, he died as a result of his injuries.
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