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BankInfoSecurity: Combating Pig Butchering Scams With a Unified Approach
Pig butchering scams - a combination of romance and investment scams - have left victims financially bankrupt. According to Erin West, a deputy district attorney in Santa Clara County, California, these scams are multi-faceted. Victims are lured through fake texts, social media messages or dating apps by someone pretending to be romantically interested in them. The scammers then convince the victims to make investments into crypto exchanges, draining their finances completely.
Univision Área de la Bahía: Pareja de padres hispanos enfrentan cargos tras hallazgo récord de fentanilo bajo la cuna de su bebé
Las autoridades incautaron más de 25,000 pastillas de fentanilo, las cuales se encontraban bajo la cuna del pequeño de 10 meses de edad. Asimismo, una libra y media de cocaína fue hallada al interior de una caja, justo al lado de la fórmula para el bebé. En la vivienda también encontraron un arma cargada, marihuana y $4,000 en efectivo. El menor está bajo el cuidado de su abuela y se emitió una orden de alejamiento contra la pareja de padres.
NBC Bay Area: San Jose couple charged after 25,000 fentanyl pills found under baby's crib
A drug task force seized roughly 25,000 fentanyl pills stashed in a backpack under a baby's crib in a San Jose couple's home, marking one of the largest fentanyl seizures in Santa Clara County history, the district attorney's office announced Thursday.
Mercury News: Former Santa Clara County sheriff candidate convicted of perjury
SAN JOSE — A fringe candidate who ran for Santa Clara County sheriff two years ago has been convicted of perjury for signing a sworn declaration falsely stating she had mandated law-enforcement experience and credentials to hold the office, then later defended herself by calling the requirement unconstitutional.
Los Angeles Times: Editorial: Of course the death penalty is racist. And it would be wrong even if it weren’t
Civil rights organizations and defense attorneys last month asked the California Supreme Court to invalidate the death penalty in this state for being irredeemably racist. Around the same time, Alameda County Dist. Atty. Pamela Price announced that a federal judge had ordered her to review 35 cases her office had handled over the last three decades after she discovered evidence that prosecutors systematically excluded Black and Jewish people from juries hearing capital cases.
Dan Abrams Live: Mr. Flip It's Multiple Fraud Scheme
Todd Hill, one of the stars of the HGTV show "Flip It to Win It," has been found guilty... of committing real estate and financial fraud against 11 people!
San Jose Spotlight: Domestic violence cases overwhelm Silicon Valley prosecutors
Santa Clara County is experiencing a surge of domestic violence cases, spreading county prosecutors thin and holding up court hearings at a time when a looming budget deficit will cut District Attorney resources.
NBC Bay Area: Santa Clara DA on fighting fentanyl
The battle continues in big cities, and the suburbs, when it comes to fentanyl. On Wednesday, Santa Clara County district attorney said he’s charging two roommates for murder after an 18-month-old girl died of an overdose. NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke to DA Jeff Rosen about this case and the latest on the fentanyl crisis.
Mercury News: Los Gatos: ‘Mr. Flip It’ headed to the big house after grand theft conviction
The ex-star of HGTV’s “Flip It to Win It” show was sentenced Tuesday to four years in jail and ordered to pay $9.4 million for committing real estate and financial fraud against 11 victims, prosecutors said.
ABC 7: Ex-HGTV star and Los Gatos house flipper sentenced in real estate fraud case
A former HGTV star and house flipper from Los Gatos has been sentenced to four years in Santa Clara County Jail.