Joseph Sullivan of Palo Alto also was ordered to pay a $50,000 fine for hiding information from Uber executives and the Federal Trade Commission.

Prosecutors said the suspect misappropriated and diverted more than $7.3 million of investor funds for his own personal benefit, which included paying credit card debts; making cash withdrawals; paying for travel, luxury automobile and jewelry purchases; and paying utilities bills.

Approximately 500 company-owned and franchised locations nationwide, 68 in California and 10 in Bay Area, including San Jose and Fremont.

The lawsuit alleges that Google leverages control over online advertising, driving out competition and receiving profits that far exceed what could be made in a competitive market.

Former HeadSpin CEO Manish Lachwani admitted he presented false revenue information to investors, from whom the company raised more than $100 million.

John Arthur Getreu escaped justice for over 40 years before Santa Clara County Sheriff’s detectives used DNA evidence to track him down.

Dhirendra Prasad, 55, of Mountain Home, also was ordered to pay more than $19 million in restitution to his former employer and the IRS.

When the project is completed in 2029, VTA riders will be able to get on light rail at the Eastridge Transit Center and connect directly with BART at Milpitas Station.

SB 634 would make the task of housing unhoused and low-income residents on vacant land easier for California cities.

Victims were robbed at gunpoint while sitting in their cars.

Daniel Widyanto Condronimpino, 34, of Palm Beach, Fla., is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a pedestrian tunnel that connects California and Alma avenues in Palo Alto on April 9.

The 42nd annual local festival was scheduled to take place May 27-28 in downtown Morgan Hill, but the nonprofit Mardi Gras organization that produces the Mushroom Festival still plans to host an entertaining summer fundraising event.

The federal grant targets unsheltered and rural homelessness in San Jose and Santa Clara County.

The mayor said the new temporary housing units for unhoused residents will be built “at a fraction of the cost and a fraction of the construction time of building long-term permanent housing.”

After being contacted by the District Attorney’s Office, Granite Rock installed water treatment systems along Coyote Creek and agreed to five years training, testing and oversight conditions.   

Annie Corbett, the owner of Corbett Homes, pleaded guilty and was sentenced Wednesday to spend 12 months and a day in prison for wire fraud and failure to pay employment taxes.

Corbett pleaded guilty to the charges on Sept.15. She was the owner, CEO and president of Corbett Group Homes, Inc.