Local pleads not guilty in $292m fraud scheme

A local man pleaded not guilty to charges that he helped his brother-in-law and titan Democratic fundraiser defraud three major American banks of nearly $300 million.

Daimler subsidiaries plead guilty to bribery

Two units of Daimler pleaded guilty to violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, as part of an agreement with prosecutors to resolve allegations that the German carmaker paid bribes to foreign officials.

Guilty plea expected in embezzlement case

A Chico man is expected to plead guilty in federal court April 16, to embezzlement charges alleging that he stole nearly $700,000 from a Catholic charity.