FBI Archives - California Globe

CalPERS Investment Chief with ‘Long and Cozy Relationship with China’ Resigns

August 6, 2020 8:17 amAugust 7, 2020 3:45 pm

California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) said late Wednesday Yu Ben Meng resigned as its chief investment officer, Reuters reported. California Globe reported in February when House Armed Services Committee member Rep. Jim Banks (R-IND) sent California Governor Gavin Newsom...

FBI Arrests LA City Councilman Jose Huizar on Bribery and Racketeering Charges

June 23, 2020 2:13 pmJune 24, 2020 5:18 pm

‘Mr. Huizar was busy enjoying the fruits of his alleged corruption while his criminal enterprise sold the city to the highest bidder behind the backs of taxpayers.’ ~FBI Los Angeles Assistant Director Paul Delacourt On Tuesday, FBI Agents arrested Los...

President Trump Orders Federal Retirement Funds Invested in Chinese Equities to be Pulled

May 12, 2020 2:20 amMay 12, 2020 9:08 am

President Trump is moving to cut investment ties between U.S. federal retirement funds and Chinese equities, in a move that is tied to the handling of COVID 19, Fox News reported Monday evening. “National security adviser Robert O’Brien and National Economic Council Chair...

Man Who Derailed Train to Crash Into USNS Mercy Charged In Federal Court

April 2, 2020 2:10 pm

On Wednesday, train engineer Eduardo Moreno was charged with train wrecking at the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles over a Tuesday incident in which he tried to crash his freight train into the USNS Mercy. Moreno now faces up...

More Warnings of U.S. Dependence on Goods Produced in China, and CalPERS Investments in China’s Military

March 16, 2020 6:24 pmMarch 16, 2020 6:35 pm

Last month, California Globe reported about Rep. Jim Banks’ (R-IND) letter to sent California Governor Gavin Newsom, calling for the investigation of the CalPERS Chief Investment Officer Yu Ben Meng, for his “long and cozy relationship with China.” The California...

FBI Raid on San Luis Obispo County Government Center

March 12, 2020 6:38 amMarch 12, 2020 7:15 am

UPDATE below: The FBI served a search warrant on San Luis Obispo County officials Wednesday morning at the County Government Center. California Globe spoke to County Supervisor Lynn Compton, but Compton was in Sacramento at the time, and did not...

Former Los Angeles Councilman Indicted on Obstruction and Witness Tampering Charges

March 11, 2020 4:33 pm

Former Los Angeles Councilman Mitch Englander surrendered to the FBI on Monday, pleading not guilty to obstructing an investigation on himself during incidents in Las Vegas and Palm Springs in 2017. Englander had originally been indicted by a Federal Grand...