Why Did Feds Decide To DNA Swab Suspects In The Shrimp Boy/Leland Yee Corruption Case?

Why Did Feds Decide To DNA Swab Suspects In The Shrimp Boy/Leland Yee Corruption Case?

Federal prosecutors are DNA swabbing at least 12 of the 28 defendants entangled in the FBI’s probe into political corruption and organized crime that ensnared…

FBI Denies Claim They They Used Drones To Spy On Defendant In Senator Leland Yee Corruption Case

FBI Denies Claim They They Used Drones To Spy On Defendant In Senator Leland Yee Corruption Case

Update, 11/15/2014: The FBI is saying that the aerial video footage that Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow’s lawyers initially claimed was from a drone, was in fact…

Shrimp Boy: Mayor Lee “did something illegal and wants to hide it”

Shrimp Boy: Mayor Lee “did something illegal and wants to hide it”

A lawsuit filed Thursday against San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee by Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow and Alfred Scolari claims that Lee failed to disclose documents…

SF Sheriff’s Department Sergeant Under Investigation Over  Close Ties To Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow

SF Sheriff’s Department Sergeant Under Investigation Over Close Ties To Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow

A San Francisco Sheriff’s Department Sergeant is under investigation after claims that his close relationship with members of Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow’s camp resulted in…

Defense Attorneys In Leland Lee Corruption Case Line Up To Get Details On Undercover Fed’s Alleged Misconduct

Defense Attorneys In Leland Lee Corruption Case Line Up To Get Details On Undercover Fed’s Alleged Misconduct

Update: Today in federal court Judge Charles Breyer denied Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow’s second attempt to lift the the gag order preventing attorneys from discussing…

Why Was Undercover FBI Agent Pulled From Investigation That Brought Down Leland Yee?

Why Was Undercover FBI Agent Pulled From Investigation That Brought Down Leland Yee?

A federal judge is due to hear arguments in San Francisco on Sept. 24 on a former school board president’s bid for information about an…

Expanded Indictment Includes New Bribery Allegations Against Yee

Expanded Indictment Includes New Bribery Allegations Against Yee

A federal grand jury in San Francisco issued an expanded corruption and organized-crime indictment today that includes new racketeering charges against suspended state Sen. Leland…

As Rumors Of New Indictment Swirl, Lawyer Demands Documents Connecting SF Officials To Leland Yee Case

As Rumors Of New Indictment Swirl, Lawyer Demands Documents Connecting SF Officials To Leland Yee Case

Amidst rumors of a superseding indictment in the state Senator Leland Yee corruption case — within 24 hours, according to sources, and likely including RICO…

Sorry, Shrimp Boy: Raymond Chow “Possible Danger To The Community,” Is Denied Bail

Sorry, Shrimp Boy: Raymond Chow “Possible Danger To The Community,” Is Denied Bail

Alleged Chinatown gang leader Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow was denied bail in federal court in San Francisco this morning for charges detailed in a massive…

Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow Wants To Be Released On Bail

Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow Wants To Be Released On Bail

Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow, a Chinatown association leader accused of money laundering and plotting to sell stolen goods, asked a federal magistrate in San Francisco…

Contractor Responsible For Evidence In Leland Yee Corruption Case Burgled, Suspects Remain At Large

Contractor Responsible For Evidence In Leland Yee Corruption Case Burgled, Suspects Remain At Large

The federal contractor charged with holding and distributing the vast majority of evidence in the Sen. Leland Yee corruption trial — evidence now under a…

Judge Rules That “sensitive information” In Corruption Case That Brought Down SF Senator Must Be Kept Under Wraps

Judge Rules That “sensitive information” In Corruption Case That Brought Down SF Senator Must Be Kept Under Wraps

A federal judge in San Francisco issued a protective order today enabling 25 defendants and their lawyers in a corruption, money laundering and arms dealing…

Fundraiser For Shrimp Boy’s Legal Defense Draws Small, Close-Mouthed Crowd

Fundraiser For Shrimp Boy’s Legal Defense Draws Small, Close-Mouthed Crowd

Amidst the FBI questioning the city’s Board of Supervisors over ties to State Senator Leland Yee, and a widening investigation into the alleged criminal conspiracy…

Sports Agent Accused Of Participating In Murder-For-Hire Plot Has Been Denied Bail

Sports Agent Accused Of Participating In Murder-For-Hire Plot Has Been Denied Bail

A sports agent accused of joining a former school board president and his son in a murder-for-hire plot, guns sales and cocaine conspiracy was denied…

“A Danger To The Community”: Son Of Former SF School Board President Denied Bail In Murder-For-Hire Case

“A Danger To The Community”: Son Of Former SF School Board President Denied Bail In Murder-For-Hire Case

Although his father is free on bond while facing similar and heavier charges, the son of former San Francisco school board president Keith Jackson was…

There Might Be Even More Charges For Defendants In The Leland Yee/Shrimp Boy Case

There Might Be Even More Charges For Defendants In The Leland Yee/Shrimp Boy Case

The chief prosecutor in a 29-defendant corruption and organized crime case told a federal judge in San Francisco today that a majority of the defendants…

Current Board Of Supervisors Members Face FBI Questions Over Leland Yee Corruption Allegations

Current Board Of Supervisors Members Face FBI Questions Over Leland Yee Corruption Allegations

Members from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will be meeting with the FBI in the coming week as part of an investigation into alleged…

Shrimp Boy Pleads Not Guilty

Shrimp Boy Pleads Not Guilty

Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow, the leader of the Chinatown-based Chee Kung Tong organization, and four other defendants pleaded not guilty in federal court in San…

Many Separate Trials Expected In Criminal Case That Resulted In Arrest Of Leland Yee, Shrimp Boy, And 27 Others

Many Separate Trials Expected In Criminal Case That Resulted In Arrest Of Leland Yee, Shrimp Boy, And 27 Others

The trial judge presiding over the criminal case of suspended state Sen. Leland Yee and 28 other defendants said at the first full-scale hearing on…

Shrimp Boy’s Supporters Speak Out At Defense Team Press Event

Shrimp Boy’s Supporters Speak Out At Defense Team Press Event

Shortly before news of federal prosecutors broadening their investigation broke yesterday evening — with more indictments pending, including racketeering charges — admitted gangster Raymond “Shrimp Boy”…

Suspended State Senator Leland Yee, Others Plead Not Guilty

Suspended State Senator Leland Yee, Others Plead Not Guilty

Suspended state Sen. Leland Yee pleaded not guilty in federal court in San Francisco today to seven public corruption charges and one arms-trafficking charge lodged…

Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow’s New Legal Team Includes World-Famous Civil Rights Lawyer J. Tony Serra

Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow’s New Legal Team Includes World-Famous Civil Rights Lawyer J. Tony Serra

The notorious Chinatown gangster Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow has decided to hire a new legal team — the third such change since his arrest in…

Grand Jury Returns Indictment For Leland Yee, Shrimp Boy, And 27 Others

Grand Jury Returns Indictment For Leland Yee, Shrimp Boy, And 27 Others

State Sen. Leland Yee, Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow and 27 other defendants have been indicted by a federal grand jury in San Francisco on charges…

Mother Of Yee Scandal’s Arrested Political Consultant Stakes Mobile Home On Son’s Bail

Mother Of Yee Scandal’s Arrested Political Consultant Stakes Mobile Home On Son’s Bail

Former San Francisco school board president Keith Jackson, who faces public corruption, gun and drug charges, was released on bail of $250,000 from an Oakland…

Leland Yee Drops Lawyer, Meanwhile Former Federal Prosector Takes Up Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow Defense

Leland Yee Drops Lawyer, Meanwhile Former Federal Prosector Takes Up Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow Defense

Suspended state Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco/San Mateo, has chosen a new lawyer to defend him against federal public corruption and gun trafficking charges. Yee’s…

Defense For Leland Yee Consultant Keith “One Man Crime Wave” Jackson Accuses FBI Of “trolling in the city”

Defense For Leland Yee Consultant Keith “One Man Crime Wave” Jackson Accuses FBI Of “trolling in the city”

Despite a prosecutor’s claim that former San Francisco school board president Keith Jackson is “one-man crime wave,” a federal magistrate agreed today to release him…

Leland Yee Plans Not Guilty Plea, As “Shrimp Boy” Chow Remains Lawyerless

Leland Yee Plans Not Guilty Plea, As “Shrimp Boy” Chow Remains Lawyerless

Suspended State Sen. Leland Yee appeared briefly in federal court in San Francisco today and was told that his bail will remain at $500,000 while…

Gov. Brown Calls On Arrested, Suspended Senator Leland Yee To Resign

Gov. Brown Calls On Arrested, Suspended Senator Leland Yee To Resign

California Gov. Jerry Brown today called on state Sen. Leland Yee, who faces federal corruption and gun trafficking charges, and two other senators to resign…

“Leave please”: State Senate Agrees To Suspend Leland Yee

“Leave please”: State Senate Agrees To Suspend Leland Yee

The state Senate passed a resolution this morning to suspend state Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco/San Mateo, after a federal criminal complaint was unsealed Wednesday…

State Senator Introduces Resolution To Suspend Leland Yee

State Senator Introduces Resolution To Suspend Leland Yee

A Republican state senator introduced a resolution Thursday calling for the suspension of Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco/San Mateo, following his arrest on fraud and…

US Senators Call On Leland Yee To Step Down

US Senators Call On Leland Yee To Step Down

U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer, and Dianne Feinstein called on state Sen. Leland Yee today to step down from the state Senate immediately following his arrest…

Arrested State Senator Leland Yee Withdraws Candidacy For Secretary Of State

Arrested State Senator Leland Yee Withdraws Candidacy For Secretary Of State

State Sen. Leland Yee is withdrawing his candidacy for California Secretary of State, his attorney announced today. Yee informed Secretary of State Debra Bowen shortly…

Senator Leland Yee Released On $500,000 Bond, Is Stripped Of Passport And Told Not To Leave California

Senator Leland Yee Released On $500,000 Bond, Is Stripped Of Passport And Told Not To Leave California

State Sen. Leland Yee was arraigned in U.S. District Court today on charges of weapons trafficking and scheming to defraud citizens as part of an…

In Response To “Shocking and surreal” Charges, Senate President Tells Leland Yee To Resign Or Face Suspension

In Response To “Shocking and surreal” Charges, Senate President Tells Leland Yee To Resign Or Face Suspension

6:02 PM: State Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg today called on state Sen. Leland Yee to resign following his arrest and indictment on federal…

Drugs, Money, And Murder: Federal Authorities Unseal Criminal Complaint Against Senator Leland Yee, 25 Others

Drugs, Money, And Murder: Federal Authorities Unseal Criminal Complaint Against Senator Leland Yee, 25 Others

4:08 PM: Federal authorities have unsealed a criminal complaint in San Francisco today alleging charges including drug trafficking, gun running, money laundering and murder for…