Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Monica M. Miller, who has abundant experience investigating violent crime and public corruption, has been tapped as the leader of the FBI’s Sacramento field office, the Sacramento Bee reports. Miller will replace Herb M. Brown, who departed last year to take a job with the Central California Intelligence Center. Miller was the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Northern California man accused of attempted murder in the shootings three U.S. Homeland Security agents with an assault rifle has been charged, the Sacramento Bee reports. Victor Flores, 20, was indicted Tuesday in connection with a May 3 shooting outside his home in Petaluma. At the time of the shootings, federal…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Creativity is one thing that never seems to be lacking when it comes to housing fraud, a pervasive problem. The latest: Five men have been charged in an FBI probe into bid rigging on foreclosed homes at public auction in northern California, a local ABC affiliate reported on Tuesday. A federal…
By Danny Fenster tickelthewire.com Some unlucky shoppers fell victim to a credit and debit card-skimming operation in Northern California at the unfortunately named Lucky supermarket in San Leandro recently. The market is the 24th in Northern California to be victimized by such a scheme, according to ABC News. More than 500 customers called Lucky about…
