The U.S. authorities have charged the co-founders of Bitwise for a fraud scheme involving swindling $100M from investors. In San Francisco, a prominent developer and three executives of a construction planning firm have been indicted for alleged bribery, involving bribing building inspection officials to obtain permits and expedite inspections. The corruption probe has ensnared officials and former city workers across the city. The complexity of building regulations in San Francisco has been cited as a factor enabling corruption. Additionally, a San Francisco woman has been accused of helping steal $15,000 in goods from a Bath & Body Works store. In other news, a police chase of suspected carjackers in Oakland ended with four people detained in Union City, and a member of SF’s sheriff oversight body was arrested and booked on sexual assault allegations.
SF Sheriff Watchdog Arrested on Suspicion of Sexual Assault. Read more by tapping the image below. ⬇️ https://t.co/Z6RHuZP8FC
An Oakland man was shot and injured while confronting thieves trying to steal his car early Saturday morning. https://t.co/2JyYtj3nR7
Ex-CEOs of a Fresno tech company tricked investors out of millions, feds allege. https://t.co/YANPHsKwRK
Vallejo police said two deadly crashes that happened when suspects were trying to flee from police are now being investigated as homicides. https://t.co/OC9nnFlchS
A member of SF’s sheriff oversight body was arrested this week and booked on sexual assault allegations: https://t.co/8fFXQw590R
BREAKING: San Francisco city commissioner jailed, accused of sexual assault https://t.co/uolMgJ5Z8A)
At least one person died in a traffic crash on Interstate Highway 205 in Tracy early Saturday morning, the California Highway Patrol said. https://t.co/syXLWt0Gp2
Six dead, 2 hospitalized in Houston horror smash: police https://t.co/XieEQpvEvR
'Shootout' on Alabama interstate following alleged stolen car confrontation leaves 4 injured: police https://t.co/k44lpKlwbG
Surveillance cameras captured a homeowner opening fire on would-be robbers who tried jumping him as he approached his front door, police say. https://t.co/u3i7fsnt9c
HAPPENING NOW: High Speed Chase in Oakland, California 🚨 https://t.co/xEb4RnMKBQ
San Francisco Woman Charged in Retail Thefts Topping $15K. Read more by tapping the image below. ⬇️ https://t.co/qbadf9prYM
A pet dog died and a pedestrian was injured in a felony hit-and-run Friday morning in San Mateo, police said. https://t.co/cWWeG4FEXA
Police in Vallejo are investigating a fatal shooting late Thursday night that left a man dead, according to authorities. https://t.co/VCHSRHghj0
San Francisco Corruption: Bribing Businessman Prison-Bound. Read more by tapping the image below. ⬇️ https://t.co/9Q49pCXxec
Bitwise founders federally charged in $100 million fraud scheme, began months earlier https://t.co/D6DWHxPzR1 https://t.co/jkyzQVOHJb
San Francisco Police Arrest Suspect in Tenderloin Fatal Stabbing. Read more by tapping the image below. ⬇️ https://t.co/uI8KSiTPL4
San Francisco Judges Denounce Tough-On-Crime Challengers. Read more by tapping the image below. ⬇️ https://t.co/4IRmGhM1sN
Three executives of a San Francisco-based construction planning firm were charged Thursday for allegedly bribing employees of the city's Department of Building Inspection, federal prosecutors said. https://t.co/inFcDy0S88
A police chase of a suspected carjacking vehicle through the East Bay led to a manhunt in Union City Friday afternoon ended with four people in custody. https://t.co/JYHbPSGHhb
.@oaklandpoliceca pursuit of suspected carjackers ends with 4 detained in #UnionCity https://t.co/Hbq7CYdvwC https://t.co/NzyVr20J46
Oakland police pursuit of suspected carjackers ends with 4 detained in Union City https://t.co/p9Z32QGMyv
An SF woman was accused of helping steal $15,000 in goods from Bath & Body Works. https://t.co/HEyBgJ2zWV
The founders and co-CEOs of failed tech company Bitwise have been charged for a $100 million fraud scheme following a federal investigation. https://t.co/3DPj6n2TGy
Two people were injured in a shooting in San Francisco's Bayview District on Thursday afternoon, according to police. https://t.co/4L2x3i1iy0
A San Francisco woman has been arrested and arraigned on more than a dozen charges in connection with a series of commercial burglaries, including the theft of more than $15,000 in goods from a Bath & Body Works store. https://t.co/nnqwNV9UUF
1/ District Attorney @BrookeJenkinsSF announced today that Carmelita Barela of San Francisco has been charged in connection with a series of retail thefts from Bath & Body Works located in Westfield Mall. @SFPD took Ms. Barela into custody without incident on 11/6/23. https://t.co/Rkw4pK4qTi
San Francisco Drug Users Forced To Hold Product, Cash and Guns. Read more by tapping the image below. ⬇️ https://t.co/emRvfk9BT1
Berkeley police stopped three retail heists Wednesday, arresting seven suspects and recovering more than $7,000 worth of merchandise. https://t.co/jbd2qTUOyZ
San Francisco Health, Housing Workers Say They Don't Feel Safe. Read more by tapping the image below. ⬇️ https://t.co/VQzxI0JUkr
Bitwise distances itself from fraud charges levelled at firm of same name https://t.co/yFbMsFlb0b
#DEVELOPING: A driver was taken to a hospital following a shooting and crash along a Richmond parkway, police say. https://t.co/9d4akiBixc
Oakland police are investigating a motorcycle crash that left one person dead and others injured on Wednesday afternoon. https://t.co/nwITBvHOgt
The San Francisco corruption scandal took yet another turn Thursday with the indictment of a major city developer for allegedly bribing three former city building inspection officials to obtain permits and expedite inspections. https://t.co/V5y9m5cLuo
San Francisco’s unusually complex web of building regulations opens the door to corruption. Yet another building inspector-related bribery case. https://t.co/wROr3I8T1t
UPDATE: Prominent S.F. developer and two others charged with alleged bribery in widening corruption scandal https://t.co/1kEbmZ6gYQ
San Francisco Corruption: Bribing Businessman Prison-Bound. Read more by tapping the image below. ⬇️ https://t.co/tQnaSGgjLn
San Francisco Police Arrest Suspect in Fatal Stabbing. Read more by tapping the image below. ⬇️ https://t.co/tKrSCxpMKx
CEOs of crashed tech upstart Bitwise accused of swindling $100M from investors https://t.co/HPP6GXp7MV
Our @mdbarba has been following this case from early on and wrote weeks ago that this was likely to happen. Today, the charges came: Prominent San Francisco Developer Paid Bribes to Building Inspection Employees, Feds Say https://t.co/aBMDSD8vN3 via @sfstandard
JUST IN: Three San Francisco execs have been charged by the feds w/bribery, part of the sprawling corruption probe that has ensnared officials & former city workers across the city. Siavash “Sia” Tahbazof, 72 is alleged to have bribed DBI plan-checkers. https://t.co/6S431Sq35g
San Francisco Corruption: Feds Charge Prominent Developer. Read more by tapping the image below. ⬇️ https://t.co/9dIEdXOqtC
BREAKING: S.F. corruption scandal: Prominent developer and two others indicted for alleged bribery https://t.co/1kEbmZ6gYQ
BREAKING: The U.S. Attorney's Office has charged Sia Tahbazof for allegedly conspiring to bribe former DBI inspector Bernie Curran and plan checkers Cyril Yu and Rudy Pada. https://t.co/xE7PyPYFzO
Police have named a suspect in a deadly shooting at a Pittsburg home Tuesday night. https://t.co/4luhqzPHDu
US authorities charge Bitwise co-founders for fraud scheme https://t.co/jDGHxWRz69 https://t.co/hIYo2IlsWI
Dude falls off stolen car while swerving through the streets of Oakland, California https://t.co/XmEdQKLyYh