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TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY SETTLES ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION BROUGHT BY CALIFORNIA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS

San Francisco, CA – San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced today that her office, together with the District Attorneys of Contra Costa, San Mateo, San Luis Obispo, Yolo, and Placer Counties, reached a $1.275 million dollar settlement in an environmental enforcement action against WaveDivision Holdings, LLC, which operates under the name Astound Broadband.  “My […]

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WOMAN AND CITY EMPLOYEE CHARGED IN CONNECTION TO SECTION 8 AND CHILDCARE FRAUD SCHEME

San Francisco, CA – Today, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced that Maggie Pasigan, 49, and Daisy Avalos, 47, both of San Francisco, were charged for defrauding various public benefits providers of over $500,000.  They were both arraigned on March 13, 2025, and each pleaded not guilty.  Ms. Pasigan and Ms. Avalos are each charged […]

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FORMER DBI INSPECTOR CONVICTED OF VIOLATING CONFLICT OF INTEREST LAWS

San Francisco, CA – Today, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced that Van Zeng (36), a former employee of the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, has been convicted after a trial by jury of two misdemeanor counts of having a financial conflict of interest in a government decision in violation of section 3.206(a) […]

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ELEVEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION TO $4 MILLION BENEFIT FRAUD SCHEMES

San Francisco, CA –Today, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced significant criminal charges against eleven defendants in three separate criminal cases involving large-scale welfare and benefits fraud. The total loss amount across all three cases is alleged to be in excess of $4 million. “I would like to thank the US Department of Agriculture, […]

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US FOODS CHEF’STORE RESOLVES ALLEGATIONS OF PRICE OVERCHARGES

San Francisco, CA – San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced today that Smart Foodservice Stores LLC, doing business as US Foods CHEF’STORE, will pay $251,293.27 to settle allegations that the wholesale grocery chain was charging prices that were higher than the lowest advertised or posted price. “California customers should never be charged more than […]

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CALIFORNIA AUTONATION DEALERSHIPS SETTLE CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY SIX DISTRICT ATTORNEYS

San Francisco, CA – Today, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced that a network of car dealerships owned, through subsidiaries, by AutoNation, Inc., one of the country’s largest automobile sellers, has been ordered to pay a total of $650,000 to resolve a consumer protection action related to the sale of used vehicles. “California consumers […]

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FORMER SF SAFE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHARGED WITH DOZENS OF FELONIES ARISING OUT OF HER MISUSE OF PUBLIC FUNDS

San Francisco, CA – The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office announced today the arrest of Kyra Worthy (49) of Richmond, the former executive director of the nonprofit SF SAFE, on 34 felony charges related to misappropriation of public money, submitting fraudulent invoices to a City department, theft from SF SAFE, wage theft from its employees […]

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FORMER CITY EMPLOYEE CHARGED WITH 62 FELONY COUNTS FOR STEALING OVER $600,000 FROM WORKER’S COMPENSATION FUND

San Francisco, CA – District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced today the arrest of Stanley Ellicott (38) of Oakland, a former high-level City manager, on 62 felony charges involving the theft of more than $627,000 directly from the Department of Human Resources’ Division of Workers’ Compensation, the very department where he worked.   “The charges announced today reflect […]

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TESLA, INC. SETTLES ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION BROUGHT BY CALIFORNIA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS

Electric car company illegally disposed of hazardous waste at its service centers, energy centers, and its Fremont factory.

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DISTRICT ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES CHARGES FILED AGAINST CURRENT CITY EMPLOYEE FOR MISAPPROPRIATION OF PUBLIC MONEY, AIDING AND ABETTING A FINANCIAL CONFLICT OF INTERESTAND RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY

Gerald Rowe convicted after trial by jury and co-defendant, Angel Anderson, separately pleaded guilty to first-degree murder by way of torture and poison; Rowe facing life in state prison without the possibility of parole and Anderson to be sentenced to 25-years-to-life in state prison.