By Sudhin Thanawala Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A dapper San Francisco Chinatown gangster known as “Shrimp Boy” whose conviction on murder and racketeering charges was part of a major federal organized crime investigation that also brought down a state senator was sentenced Aug. 4 to two life terms — one for killing a […]
New charge in San Francisco Chinatown case
AP Wire Service SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California state senator charged in a sweeping organized crime and public corruption case centered in San Francisco’s Chinatown faced a new charge Friday of racketeering.
Calif. Sen. Leland Yee accused of wire fraud and conspiracy
By Paul Elias Associated Press A California state senator who was lauded for his efforts to make government more transparent was arrested March 26 during a series of raids by the FBI in Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area, authorities said. Federal officials are accusing a California State Senator State Leland Yee of conspiracy […]