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| Jun. 9 |
San Bruno |
Man charged with bilking elderly woman 73-year-old Lake County man charged with bilking a 79-year-old out of her life savingsadvantage
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| May.27 |
San Carlos |
Former mayor to serve 45-day sentence Mike King has been ordered to serve a sentence for fraudulent billing, a punishment that had been postponed for 2 years
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| May.8 |
San Ramon |
Shooting of man linked to mortgage scam
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| May.7 |
San Jose |
Travel Agents Plead Guilty To Fraud
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| Apr.18 |
San Francisco |
Ex-prosecutor sentenced for defrauding Mark Avery is facing prison time after bilking May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust out of $52 million
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San Jose |
IRS asks for charges against ex-CFO
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PM to quit over payments scandal
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| Mar.31 |
East Oakland |
Bag of clothing causes bomb scare at mall
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| Mar.26 |
Livermore |
2 Women Arrested In Foreclosure Scam |
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| Mar.19 |
San Francisco |
Second former Brocade exec sentenced
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| Jan.16 |
San Francisco |
Ex-Brocade CEO Gets Prison Gregory Reyes, 45, was sentenced to a year and 9 months in prison and fined $15 million for misleading stockholders and federal regulators
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| Jan.9 |
San Jose |
Tow Truck Operator Faces Life
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| Dec.22 |
Corte Madera |
Fake credit card arrest at Juicy Couture
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| Nov.26 |
North San Jose |
Police searching for psychic on run
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Bonds' ex-girlfriend, friend to testify
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Bonds charged with perjury, obstruction
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San Rafael |
Man facing charges in forgery scheme
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| Oct.22 |
Colma |
Casino owner pleads guilty to tax evasion
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| Sep.21 |
San Francisco |
Ed Jew pleads not guilty to fraud charge A rookie city lawmaker accused of attempting to extort $80,000 from a group of fast-food business owners pleaded not guilty
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| Aug.18 |
Danville |
Man will join son in jail for tax evasion
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| Aug.15 |
San Jose |
4 Arrested For Car Insurance Fraud
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| Aug.1 |
San Francisco |
Supe Jew Ordered To Stand Trial
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| Jul.24 |
Pleasant Hill |
34 Charged In DVC Grade Scam| Students and former students at Diablo Valley College face felony charges in an alleged 'grades-for-cash scam' | |
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| Jul.12 |
Colma |
Former Mayor Sentenced For Corruption
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| Jun.23 |
Oakland |
Ex-CEO pleads guilty to tax evasion
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| Jun.14 |
SF City Hall |
Ed Jew Faces Removal From Office
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| Jun.12 |
Burlingame |
Ed Jew Posts $135,000 Bond
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San Jose |
Charges Dropped Against Ex-Mayor Judge Herlihy said Gonzales and his top aide Guerra improperly concealed their dealings with Norcal Waste Systems
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SF City Hall |
Arrest Warrant For Supe Jew For Perjury| A city supervisor under investigation by the FBI for allegedly extorting a bribe was charged by local prosecutors with lying about where he lived | | |
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| Jun.10 |
San Francisco |
FBI Supplied Cash Given To Jew In Probe
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| Apr.24 |
Apple |
Ex-execs in SEC sights In the fallout from the backdating scanda, the Commission is expected to sue one former Apple official and settle with another
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Oakland |
Dr. suspended for defrauding Medi-Cal |
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| Apr.21 |
Oakland |
Former DMV worker sentenced |
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| Apr.9 |
Oakland |
Man Admits To DMV Bribery Scheme |
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| Mar.7 |
San Francisco |
Brothel owner sentenced for laundering |
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| Jan.12 |
Apple |
Fed Probe Jobs' Stock-Options Grant| Federal investigators are actively probing the circumstances behind a grant to Apple CEO that carried a false Oct. 2001 date. The Wall Street ... | |
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| Dec.28 |
San Jose City Hall |
Former staffers of mayor charged Arreola, a former deputy chief of staff, and Kali-Rai, from the policy and budget office, were charged with grand theft
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| Dec.12 |
San Jose City Hall |
Former staffers of outgoing Mayor raided |
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| Dec.5 |
Oakland |
Dr. accused of giving drugs without exams |
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| Nov.19 |
Concord |
FBI Search For Dangerous Fraud Suspect |
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| Aug.25 |
San Francisco |
Former Ukraine PM jailed
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| Aug.11 |
San Jose |
Transcripts Unsealed In Mayor Case |
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| Aug.10 |
San Jose |
Judge won't throw out Brocade charges
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| Jul.21 |
San Jose |
Options probe snares 3 former execs |
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No indictment for Bonds
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| Jul.14 |
Barry Bonds |
Bonds may face tax evasion charges |
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Bonds' Possible Indictment
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
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| Jul.7 |
Carlos |
Ex-Mayor Gets 45 Days In Jail For Fraud |
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| Jun.23 |
San Jose City Hall |
Prosecutor Details Charges Against Mayor
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| Jun.22 |
San Jose City Hall |
Mayor Indicted For Bribery, Conspiracy Gonzales was indicted on six counts stemming from a probe involving a secretly-negotiated city garbage contract
| The contract cost taxpayers more than $11 million. Ron Gonzales, denied wrongdoing and rejected calls to step down. Mayor's aide, Joe Guerra, and garbage company Norcal Waste Systems also indicted
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FBI asked Bonds' ex not to talk to MLB
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| May.16 |
Cisco |
Ex manager settles trading case |
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| Apr.26 |
Hayward |
Unlicensed Doctor Gets Prison For Exams |
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Bonds may be subject of perjury probe
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| Feb.22 |
San Jose |
Scam Artists Prey On Real Estate Agent |
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Richmond |
Man Named In CHP Impersonation Case |
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| Feb.16 |
SF Mission |
Doctor Accused Of Giving Fake Vaccines Prosecutors: Stephen Turner is behind bars charged with giving phony vaccinations to newly arrived immigrants
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| Feb.13 |
Oakland |
Phony CHP Officer Pulls Over Drivers A man impersonating a CHP officer on East Bay freeways gets his victims to pull over, then robs them
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| Feb.11 |
Napa |
10 Arrested In Unlicensed Contractor Sting |
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| Jan.25 |
SF Downtown |
Feds Raid Antique Shops For Phony Goods |
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| Jan.5 |
SF Downtown |
Feds Raid Antique Stores The businesses are under investigation for allegedly hiring illegal immigrants, selling fake pieces
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| Dec.30 |
San Francisco |
Police: Stolen Violin Story A Hoax A passer-by saw the blue violin case. Sabina Rhee-Nakajima, 23, admitted making up the story
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| Dec.28 |
San Ramon |
Woman Accused Of Elderly Scam |
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| Dec.19 |
San Jose City Hall |
D.A. To Investigate City Garbage Deal The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office is investigating controversial contract with Norcal Waste Systems
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| Dec.17 |
SFO |
Counterfeit Tamiflu Seized
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| Dec.9 |
Petaluma |
Lumber pleaded guilty to tax evasion |
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| Oct.31 |
Hayward |
Former candidate arrested for voter fraud |
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| Oct.13 |
Palo Alto |
3 Face Katrina Scam Charges |
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| Sep.30 |
El Cerrito |
Police Foil Alleged 'Pigeon Drop' Scam |
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| Sep.9 |
San Jose |
Couple Pleads Guilty In Chili Finger Scam The Las Vegas couple, Anna Ayala, 39, and her husband Jaime Placencia, 43, pleaded guilty to all charges
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Oil-for-food chief 'took bribes'
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| Aug.4 |
San Francisco |
Bribery Arrest at Building Inspection Dept. FBI and DA Office raided Department of Building Inspection and arrested a manager Augustine Fallay
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| Jul.29 |
San Francisco |
Attorney Sentenced For Tax Evasion |
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| Jun.21 |
San Francisco |
Former school employee pleaded guilty |
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| Jun.14 |
San Jose City Hall |
Investigation Probes Mayor's Trash Deal The County report detailing alleged misrepresentation by Ron Gonzales in the signing of a contract
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| Jun.12 |
San Jose |
Ex-secretary at middle school arrested
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| Jun.10 |
San Francisco |
Prosecutor accused of corruption
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Russians cited in oil-for-food probe
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| May.13 |
San Jose |
Police Solve Case Of Missing Finger The finger a woman claimed she found in a bowl came from an acquaintance who lost it in an industrial accident
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| Apr.8 |
San Francisco |
Charges Against Housing Commissioner |
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| Mar.24 |
San Francisco |
Thousands Stolen in ATM Scam |
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| Mar.23 |
San Jose Downtown |
Human Finger Found in Fast Food Chili 
Map| Anna Ayala, 39, who ordered chili at a Wendy's found a cooked human finger complete with a long fingernail in her bowl. The diner claimed she spit out the well- cooked digit, notified restaurant workers and became sick to her stomach. Police went to Wendy's and dispatched health inspectors to the res... | |
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| Mar.6 |
Apple |
Ex-employee pleaded guilty to swindling |
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| Feb.10 |
South SF |
Body-shop owners arrested in sting |
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| Dec.18 |
San Jose |
Chinese man gets 2 years for fraud |
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| Oct.16 |
Moraga |
Pledge scam at St. Mary's College
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| Oct.14 |
San Francisco |
Lawyer convicted of bilking clients |
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| Sep.30 |
San Jose |
Tax attorney guilty of evading taxes |
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| Sep.7 |
San Jose City Hall |
Calls for Investigation in Cisco Scandal |
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| Aug.25 |
Walnut Creek |
Real estate scam bilked investors |
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| Jun.16 |
San Francisco |
Ex-Network Associates CFO charged |
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Sharon won't face bribery charges
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| Jun.3 |
San Francisco |
Ex-Ukrainian prime minister convicted Pavlo Lazarenko was found guilty on money laundering, wire fraud and extortion charges
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| May.26 |
San Francisco |
Closing arguments in case of Ukrainian PM |
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| May.25 |
San Jose City Hall |
Allegations against city councilman |
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| May.17 |
Cisco |
Possible Theft of Source Code |
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| Mar.29 |
San Jose |
Store owners charged with tax evasion |
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| Feb.18 |
Oakland |
Schools Still Paid Former Employees |
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| Feb.3 |
San Francisco |
Ex-Monsignor O'Shea sentenced, released |
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Ex-Prime Minister guilty of corruption
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| Nov.3 |
Hercules |
Scheme to defraud city |
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Khodorkovsky held on fraud charge
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| Jul.31 |
San Francisco |
Lawyer indicted of stealing from poor |
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| Jul.14 |
San Ramon |
Fraud charges brought against CEO |
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| Jul.2 |
San Francisco |
Fired housing official pleads guilty |
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| Jun.12 |
Menlo Park |
Medical Company Admits Cover Up
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San Jose |
Ex-Network Associates veep pleads guilty |
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Outfielder beaned in head with phone
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| Feb.14 |
San Francisco |
Ex-executive charged with insider trading |
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| Jan.17 |
SFSU |
Arrest warrants for 20 in bookstore scam |
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| Jan.8 |
Berkeley |
Mayor fined $100 for newspaper trashing |
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| Dec.20 |
Cisco |
Ex-executive gets 6.5 years for fraud |
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| Dec.4 |
San Jose |
Executive sentenced to 11 years for fraud |
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| Nov.9 |
Sausalito |
Arraigned on fraudulent insurance claims |
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| Nov.8 |
San Jose |
HPL boss pleads guilty to wire fraud |
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| Nov.1 |
SF City Hall |
Planning commission ex-president charged |
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| Oct.29 |
San Francisco |
State and city sue towing company |
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| Sep.28 |
Rohnert Park |
Woman suspected of stealing mail |
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| Sep.11 |
San Francisco |
Critical Path ex-executive sentenced |
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| Sep.6 |
Napa |
Minister indicted in ponzi scheme |
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San Francisco |
NextCard under investigation, CEO resigns |
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| Sep.4 |
San Francisco |
Investm. adviser accused of stealing $5m |
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| Jul.23 |
San Jose |
CEO Missing After Acct. Investigation |
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Bush wants new laws on corporate abuse
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| Jul.4 |
Dublin |
Former CEO admits securities fraud |
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| May.10 |
SF City Hall |
FBI Searches Offices of Assessor |
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| Feb.25 |
Antioch |
Millionaire guilty on making false reports |
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Trader missing after $750m fraud
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| Feb.5 |
Santa Clara |
Nvidia workers admit insider trading |
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| Nov.22 |
East Palo Alto |
Fake petitions may sent by principal |
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| Jun.15 |
San Francisco |
Notorious Criminal Under Arrest |
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Insufficient evidence to prosecute Clinton
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| May.11 |
eBay |
Art Sale Canceled |
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| Apr.28 |
San Francisco |
City official, 4 execs indicted
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| Apr.25 |
San Mateo |
Phantom Foster Children |
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| Mar.16 |
SF City Hall |
Full Probe Of Bribe Charge Promised |
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