Northern California Man Indicted for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl and Illegal Firearm Possession, DOJ Reports Last Updated: Sunday, 25 April 2021 10:37
April 25, 2021 - SACRAMENTO, Calif. A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment last Thursday against Austreberto Santamaria-Valencia, 25, of Red Bluff, charging him with possession
with intent to distribute fentanyl and being a felon in possession of a firearm, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
According to court documents, on Feb. 6, law enforcement officers responded to a report of a suspected overdose by a motel guest in Red Bluff. When officers entered the room, they found Santamaria-Valencia sitting in a chair, unconscious but breathing. On the bed near him, officers saw multiple plastic bags containing what appeared to be blue pills, of the type sold as counterfeit oxycodone pills, but which often contain fentanyl. Officers were able to wake Santamaria-Valencia. In respons
California Home Health Care and Hospice Agencies Owner Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Medicare Details Written by Imperial Valley News
Sacramento, California - Liana Karapetyan, 41, of El Dorado Hills, pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and one count of conspiracy to pay and receive health care kickbacks, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
According to court documents, Karapetyan and another individual owned and controlled home health care and hospice agencies in the greater Sacramento area: ANG Health Care Inc., Excel Home Healthcare Inc., and Excel Hospice Inc. On behalf of the agencies, Karapetyan and another individual certified to Medicare that they would not pay kickbacks in exchange for Medicare beneficiary referrals to the agencies.
Residents of Davis, Sacramento and Roseville Indicted for International Drug Trafficking Details Written by Justice Department
Sacramento, California - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment Thursday against Parampreet Singh, 55, of Davis; Ranvir Singh, 38, of Sacramento; and Amandeep Multani, 33, of Roseville, charging them with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute at least 5 kilograms of cocaine, at least 1 kilogram of a mixture containing heroin, opium, and ketamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
According to court documents, no later than August 2020, an investigation began into a drug trafficking organization that was based in Sacramento and extended to the greater Toronto Area in Canada. Parampreet Singh, Ranvir Singh and Multani allegedly were facilitating the trafficking of cocaine, heroin, opium, and ketamine across international borders. Between October 2020 and March 2021, the defe
Davis man, two others indicted in federal drug-trafficking case
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A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment Thursday against Parampreet Singh, 55, of Davis; Ranvir Singh, 38, of Sacramento; and Amandeep Multani, 33, of Roseville, charging them with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute at least five kilograms of cocaine, and at least one kilogram of a mixture containing heroin, opium and ketamine, acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
According to court documents, no later than August 2020, an investigation began into a drug trafficking organization that was based in Sacramento and extended to the greater Toronto area in Canada. Parampreet Singh, Ranvir Singh and Multani allegedly were facilitating the trafficking of cocaine, heroin, opium and ketamine across international borders.
California Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Unemployment Benefits Details Written by IVN
Sacramento, California - Andrea M. Gervais, 44, of Roseville, pleaded guilty Monday to theft of government money in a scheme involving 97 fraudulent Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) claims in the names of persons other than her own, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
According to court documents, at least 10 of 97 fraudulent PUA claims were processed for payment, and nearly $200,000 in unemployment insurance and PUA benefits were paid out to Gervais’s Roseville address in the form of Bank of America debit cards. The potential value of all fraudulent 97 claims associated with the scheme exceeded $2 million.