FRESNO - Miguel Martinez, 39, a Mexican national residing in Bakersfield, was sentenced today to six years in prison for leading a $25 million fraud against the IRS, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
“Martinez sought to steal millions in taxpayer funds meant to provide services for us all,” said U.S. Attorney Talbert. “Today’s sentence is fitting for someone who embodies reckless disregard for the law. This office will continue our efforts to bring to justice those who would organize and lead such schemes.”
Federal Jury Finds Fresno Woman Tied to M30 King of Fresno Guilty of Trafficking Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Methamphetamine
FRESNO - On Friday, Sept. 27, after a four-day trial, a federal jury found Alma Lucia Garza, 23, of Fresno, guilty of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine as well as possession with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
According to the evidence presented at trial, Garza was a trusted assistant of the self-proclaimed M30 King of Fresno, Horacio Torrecillas Urias Jr. Between Nov. 2, 2021, and March 31, 2022, Garza conspired with Torrecillas Urias and others to obtain, directly from sources in Mexico, tens of thousands of counterfeit M30 fentanyl pills and large quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine. The conspiracy included the distribution of these illicit drugs to drug dealers inside and outside of California.
Commercial Burglary Results in Multiple Felony Arrests
MADERA - On Sunday, shortly before 5 a.m., the Madera County Sheriff's Office received a call for service for an alarm at Pedal Forward Bikes & Adventure, located in the 40000 block of Highway 41 in Oakhurst. The alarm company reported two males with their faces covered inside the store stealing bicycles and loading them into a white van. Sergeant Hernandez arrived within 5 minutes and confirmed a burglary had occurred, but the van was nowhere in sight.
Attempted Homicide of Corcoran Prison Officer Under Investigation
CORCORAN – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating an attack on a peace officer at California State Prison, Corcoran (COR), as an attempted homicide. On Sept. 3, 2024, at approximately 4:10 p.m., incarcerated person Bobby Dominguez allegedly reached through the bars of a shower door and attacked a correctional officer.
Staff immediately responded to assist the officer from the area, medical personnel were summoned, and 911 was activated. At 4:43 p.m., the officer was transported to an outside medical facility, where he was treated and released that evening. An inmate-manufactured weapon was found at the scene.
Texas Man Indicted for Sexual Exploitation of Kingsburg Children
FRESNO - A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today, charging Thomas Henry Lopez, 49, of Spring, Texas, with two counts of sexual exploitation of children, one count of distribution of a visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and one count of transfer of obscene material to a minor, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
According to court documents, between June 2024 and July 2024, Lopez contacted two minors in California through TikTok and then communicated with them through text messages and the encrypted application JusTalk. Lopez purported to be a 12-year-old male from Texas and requested that the victims create and then send to him still and video images of themselves engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
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