U.S. Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey – San Jose Inside

FTC Civil Suit Accuses Adobe, Two Execs of Illegal Actions on Subscriptions

Barry Holtzclaw — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 19:14:59 +0000

The FTC says that for years, Adobe used fine print and inconspicuous hyperlinks to hide a hefty early termination fee to retain subscribers and boost profits.

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San Jose Resident Gets 5-year Prison Term for Possession Of Child Pornography

San Jose Inside — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 20:33:39 +0000

The images and videos seized by the FBI showed depictions that Included prepubescent minors and minors engaged in sadistic or masochistic conduct.

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Scott Shaw Gets Two Years in Prison for Acts Against San Jose State Female Athletes

San Jose Inside — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 17:48:17 +0000

San Jose State trainer Scott Shaw was sentenced Tuesday to serve 24 months in federal prison for unlawfully touching female student athletes under the guise of providing medical treatment.

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SJ Engineer Accused by Feds of Exploding Bombs at PG&E Sites in San Jose

Barry Holtzclaw — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:41:48 +0000

Before his arrest in March, Peter Karasev was allegedly making and trying out homemade explosives, as well as producing methamphetamine in his home.

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Three Silicon Valley Tech Managers Charged by Feds in Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme

San Jose Inside — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 18:19:21 +0000

FBI says the plot to divert millions in software license fees from an unidentified San Jose company went on for years before being detected.

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San Jose Doctor Convicted Of Twelve Counts Of Illegally Prescribing Opioids

San Jose Inside — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 19:06:37 +0000

Donald Siao continued to prescribe opioids to one man after he repeatedly claimed the opioids were lost or stolen, after he had been flagged by his prior medical provider for drug-seeking behavior, and after the man's mother fatally overdosed on opioids.

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Con Man Who Bilked Investors of $1.6M Sentenced to 49 Months in Federal Prison

San Jose Inside — Fri, 26 May 2023 17:19:32 +0000

Jonathan Vu Hoang, formerly of San Jose, admitted he created a bogus investment company and defrauded multiple investors by falsely promising them he would invest their money.

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Feds Arrest East Bay Man for $39M Ponzi Scheme with Warriors, Lakers Tickets

San Jose Inside — Fri, 05 May 2023 17:14:29 +0000

Prosecutors said the suspect misappropriated and diverted more than $7.3 million of investor funds for his own personal benefit, which included paying credit card debts; making cash withdrawals; paying for travel, luxury automobile and jewelry purchases; and paying utilities bills.

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Silicon Valley Start-Up Founder Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud

San Jose Inside — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:36:14 +0000

Former HeadSpin CEO Manish Lachwani admitted he presented false revenue information to investors, from whom the company raised more than $100 million.

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Former Apple Employee, in Plea Deal, Gets Three Years in Prison for Conspiring with Vendors to Steal $17M

San Jose Inside — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 18:39:44 +0000

Dhirendra Prasad, 55, of Mountain Home, also was ordered to pay more than $19 million in restitution to his former employer and the IRS.

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