A man on trial in Fresno has admitted to causing the death of a homeless man last year. However, Frank Ruben Castillo, 49, says he did not intend to kill Johnny Salvio when he beat and kicked him while was sleeping on the ground. Pictures showed to the jury by Prosecutor Sam Dalesandro during opening statements revealed…
A Fresno man was recently sentenced for his actions in a student loan fraud scheme. Keith Lazell Woolridge, 41, was convicted in July of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft in furtherance of the scheme. He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Anthony W. Ishii to serve three and a half…
A federal jury recently convicted a Sacramento, California man for his role in a massive Ponzi scheme. James G. Berghius, 41, was convicted on four counts of mail fraud, four counts of wire fraud, and one count of money laundering in furtherance of a Ponzi scheme he had been operating. According to a press release from…
A judge in Fresno recently suspended criminal proceedings against a mentally ill man who is charged with killing his grandmother. It is the second time this year that Fresno County Superior Court Judge Alvin Harrell III suspended proceedings against Travis Fendley, 23, who attempted suicide in October by trying to cut his own throat. It was also…
Hammerschmidt Law Corporation wants you to be aware of the new California laws that stand to affect you. On January 1st, 2014 dozens of new laws take effect – impacting labor, economy, the environment and many more aspects of our community. We’ve collected just a few laws that may potentially touch your life: TEEN DRIVER/DISTRACTED…
A man from Fresno was recently sentenced to California state prison for attacking an elderly woman in 2011. Jamar Mayo, 21, was sentenced to 14 years to life for burglarizing an elderly woman’s home and kidnapping and beating her. According to Judge Alvin Harrell III, Mayo “committed a crime with a high degree of cruelty, viciousness…
A man from Fresno has been sentence to eight years for the killing of two people while he was driving under the influence (DUI). The man, Kenneth David Almeda, 48, pleaded no contest in Fesno County Superior Court. He was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence causing injury and hit and…
A business owner in Visalia was recently convicted of worker’s compensation insurance premium fraud. Douglas Lambert, 48, was found guilty of underreporting employee payroll to Clarendon National, his insurance carrier, and was ordered to pay restitution of over $110,300 to the carrier and to the State of California. Lambert pleaded guilty to one count of insurance…
Law Question: Two weeks ago, I pressed charges against two boys who raped me. One of them were my boyfriend’s brother. Before it happened, I sent a text to one of the guys leading on something about sex. It was never set in stone. If it shows up in court, it’ll look terrible in my defense…
A man from Elk Grove, California, was recently sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to commit mortgage fraud. Sean Patrick Gjerde, 37, received two and a half years for the fraud conspiracy as well as for making false statements in loan applications. Gjerde pleaded guilty to the charges in December of last year. According to a…
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