Attorney General Rob Bonta – San Jose Inside https://www.sanjoseinside.com A look inside San Jose politics and culture Fri, 14 Jun 2024 17:57:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.12 Former Owner of East San Jose Sushi Restaurant Gets Prison Term for Multi-million-dollar Covid-19 Fraud Scheme https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/former-owner-of-east-san-jose-sushi-restaurant-gets-prison-term-for-multi-million-dollar-covid-19-fraud-scheme/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/former-owner-of-east-san-jose-sushi-restaurant-gets-prison-term-for-multi-million-dollar-covid-19-fraud-scheme/#respond Fri, 14 Jun 2024 17:55:36 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201209259 David Tai Leung, of Sacramento, part-owner of Tomi Sushi and Seafood Buffet in the Eastridge Mall in San Jose, admitted in federal court that he spent $3.36 million of Covid relief business loan money on personal expenses. He had previously confessed in state court to multiple felony wage theft and tax evasion charges.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/former-owner-of-east-san-jose-sushi-restaurant-gets-prison-term-for-multi-million-dollar-covid-19-fraud-scheme/feed/ 0 State, Lenders Seek to Recover $170 Million from Homekey Housing Developers https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/state-lenders-seek-to-recover-170-million-from-homekey-housing-developers/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/state-lenders-seek-to-recover-170-million-from-homekey-housing-developers/#comments Fri, 19 Jan 2024 21:06:22 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201208240 Shangri-La Construction took loans against state-funded housing projects, moved money into other bank accounts and left projects unfinished.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/state-lenders-seek-to-recover-170-million-from-homekey-housing-developers/feed/ 2 2023: California Closes Prisons, Transforms Others https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/2023-california-closes-prisons-and-transforms-others/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/2023-california-closes-prisons-and-transforms-others/#comments Fri, 29 Dec 2023 15:15:55 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201208087 As the state shutters prisons, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to turn San Quentin into a model for rehabilitation. Attorney General Rob Bonta is trying to catch up on police shooting investigations.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/2023-california-closes-prisons-and-transforms-others/feed/ 5 Meta Accused by CA and Other States of Luring Children to Instagram, Facebook https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/meta-accused-by-ca-and-other-states-of-luring-children-to-instagram-facebook/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/meta-accused-by-ca-and-other-states-of-luring-children-to-instagram-facebook/#comments Wed, 25 Oct 2023 17:57:43 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201207379 Meta was accused of knowingly using features on Instagram and Facebook to hook children to its platforms, even as the company said its social media sites were safe for young people.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/meta-accused-by-ca-and-other-states-of-luring-children-to-instagram-facebook/feed/ 1 California Sues Giant Oil Companies, Citing Decades of Deception https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/california-sues-giant-oil-companies-citing-decades-of-deception/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/california-sues-giant-oil-companies-citing-decades-of-deception/#respond Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:07:27 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201206545 Launching one of the most prominent climate lawsuits in the nation, the state claims Exxon, Shell, BP and others misled the public and seeks creation of a special fund to pay for recovery.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/business/california-sues-giant-oil-companies-citing-decades-of-deception/feed/ 0 Kaiser Agrees to $49M Settlement, Admits Illegal Disposal of Medical Waste, Patient Records https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/kaiser-agrees-to-49m-settlement-admits-illegal-disposal-of-medical-waste-patient-records/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/kaiser-agrees-to-49m-settlement-admits-illegal-disposal-of-medical-waste-patient-records/#respond Sat, 09 Sep 2023 04:20:47 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201206357 Attorney General Rob Bonta said undercover inspections of unsecured dumpsters at 16 different Kaiser facilities found sanitizers, medical tubes with body fluids, pharmaceuticals and over 10,000 paper patient records.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/kaiser-agrees-to-49m-settlement-admits-illegal-disposal-of-medical-waste-patient-records/feed/ 0 AG Bonta Goes After Silicon Valley Landlord for Raising Rents https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/ag-bonta-goes-after-silicon-valley-landlord-for-raising-rents/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/ag-bonta-goes-after-silicon-valley-landlord-for-raising-rents/#comments Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:11:03 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201204794 Tenants complained about rent increases averaging 151% from Green Valley Corp., a Swenson Builders Company. Now, 20 of them will get a refund under a state rent control law.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/ag-bonta-goes-after-silicon-valley-landlord-for-raising-rents/feed/ 2 State Can’t Say Why Records of Some Police Shootings of Unarmed People Are Missing https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/state-cant-say-why-records-of-some-police-shootings-of-unarmed-people-are-missing/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/state-cant-say-why-records-of-some-police-shootings-of-unarmed-people-are-missing/#respond Wed, 01 Feb 2023 21:11:37 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201202384 California Department of Justice can’t say how many cases it chose not to investigate during the past 18 months under a new state law, which aimed to ensure state oversight of police shootings.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/state-cant-say-why-records-of-some-police-shootings-of-unarmed-people-are-missing/feed/ 0 New Online Portal Allows CA Rape Victims to Track Evidence https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/new-online-portal-allows-ca-rape-victims-to-track-evidence/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/new-online-portal-allows-ca-rape-victims-to-track-evidence/#respond Thu, 03 Nov 2022 17:10:01 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201200203 The new sexual assault evidence kit portal is the result of the passage of Senate Bill 215 in 2021.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/new-online-portal-allows-ca-rape-victims-to-track-evidence/feed/ 0 Primary Turnout Reaches 36%, Santa Clara County and State Races Set for November https://www.sanjoseinside.com/primary-election-2022/primary-turnout-reaches-36-santa-clara-county-and-state-races-set-for-november/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/primary-election-2022/primary-turnout-reaches-36-santa-clara-county-and-state-races-set-for-november/#respond Wed, 15 Jun 2022 06:30:28 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201195701 The contests for mayor of San Jose, Santa Clara County sheriff, all four of the contested San Jose City Council races and the one contested county supervisor race will have runoff elections in November with the top two finishers.

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