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SACRAMENTO  -  The founder and former CEO of a chain of Central Valley rural health clinics will sell 13 properties, remitting proceeds to the United States and the state of California, to resolve allegations that she submitted millions of dollars in false claims to Medi‑Cal, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced today.

The Civil and Criminal Divisions of the U.S. Attorney’s Office conducted parallel investigations of Sandra Haar, the founder and chief executive officer of Horisons Unlimited. As a result of the criminal investigation, on Aug. 13, 2018, Haar pleaded guilty to defrauding Medi-Cal and on Nov. 4, 2019, was sentenced to five years in prison.

MADERA - On Monday, November 11th, Madera Police responded to a deceased person in the Fresno River-bed near the area of Cleveland Avenue and Raymond Road. The Madera County Coroner has identified the deceased male as 38-year-old Lasaro Macedo.

An autopsy was conducted and ruled that Macedo died as a result of injuries he sustained during a dog attack. Macedo was observed to have obvious bite marks to his legs, arms, and face, police said.

SACRAMENTO -  Jason Solomon, 44, of Stockton, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley to nine years in prison for distributing child pornography, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. According to court documents, in July 2016, Solomon used social media to send images of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct to a then-15-year-old girl.

Law enforcement later became aware of Solomon’s sexually explicit chats with the 15-year-old victim. In January 2018, federal agents found Solomon possessing additional images of child pornography, some of which depict the sexual molestation of infants.

CHOWCHILLA – Last Friday evening at approximately 8:40 pm, officers from the Chowchilla Police Department responded to a report of a traffic collision at North 5th Street/Ventura Avenue. Upon arrival, officers observed two vehicles involved in a motor vehicle collision, a Chevy truck and a Suzuki Forenza.

Several of the subjects in the Suzuki sustained moderate to severe injuries. One of the passengers, a female juvenile, later succumbed to the injuries she sustained from the traffic collision.

MADERA. – The Madera Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on November 9^th, 2019, at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 7:00 pm to 2:00 am  

DUI Checkpoints like this one are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests. Officers will be looking for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment, with officers checking drivers for proper licensing.

MADERA – Another Madera County Administrator has been arrested for driving under the influence. In the most recent case, Madera County Chief Administrative Officer Eric Fleming was pulled over and cited following a night out on July 3, 2019, by the Fresno City Police Department.

Fleming announced via email Thursday afternoon to the Madera County Board of Supervisors and Madera County Council Regina Garza after learning of a pending story about the arrest in the Madera Tribune to be published this weekend.