A woman has stepped forward with allegations that she was sexually assaulted while anesthetized by a man who is alleged to have run an illegal dermatology clinic in the Mission district.
Prosecutors said Carlos Guzmangarza, 49, of San Francisco, impersonated a legally practicing Bay Area physician’s assistant named Carlos Guzman while operating an illegal dermatology practice, called Derma Clinic, in the 2500 block of Mission Street. Read More
The parents of a young Philadelphia Phillies fan who was struck and critically injured by a drunken driver after a game against the Giants last summer said Wednesday their son has been locked in a prison of pain since the incident. Read More
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón disagrees with a legal brief in which his office argued that marijuana sales are illegal, and he said Wednesday that prosecuting marijuana cases will not be a priority for his administration.
The brief, filed this month in the case of a woman arrested on suspicion of possessing and attempting to sell cannabis products, argued that any sale of marijuana is illegal under state law. Read More
Cole Hardware has pleaded guilty to two felony counts in connection with a scheme by crooked city employees to defraud San Francisco of hundreds of thousands of dollars between 2003 and 2007.The plea last week was part of a settlement with the District Attorney’s Office that calls for the retailer to pay more than $51,000 in restitution to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. Read More
A career criminal who allegedly possessed a Mission district murder victim's ATM card will be arraigned on a theft charge in a San Francisco courtroom Thursday afternoon, prosecutors said.
Roland E. Pouncy, 42, of San Francisco, has been charged with one count of receiving stolen property in connection to the mysterious killing of Richard Sprague, 47, of San Francisco. He has not been charged with murder, though police have not said whether he remains a suspect in the homicide. Read More
The woman accused of swindling would-be renters in San Francisco out of money in a Craigslist scam will have a new place to reside: state prison.
Rachael Marie Smith was sentenced Friday to two years in state prison for taking money from 18 renters she found on Craigslist, according to the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office. Read More
Allegations of voter manipulation by an independent committee working on behalf of Mayor Ed Lee are being investigated by the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office.
Office spokeswoman Stephanie Ong Stillman said the investigation was prompted by information sent Friday by the Department of Elections.
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The investigation comes just days after videos circulated by members of Sen. Read More
California’s grand experiment with its criminal justice system is going to tax the most experienced law enforcement officials.
That’s why San Francisco is fortunate to have a person with almost — unequaled credentials leading The City down the road to “realignment,” the state’s plan for counties to jail tens of thousands of perceived low-risk inmates who would have previously been sent to state prison. Read More
The District Attorney’s Office is appealing a judge’s ruling ordering it to release a memorandum by a former consultant that reportedly criticized the Police Department’s DNA testing lab. Read More
District Attorney George Gascón announced Friday indictments of seven alleged gang members accused of gunning down a German tourist in 2010 and explained why he pursued indictments through the secretive and lengthy Grand Jury process. Read More
