Pleas Postponed In Corruption Case Due To legal Maneuvers Over Gag Order

Pleas Postponed In Corruption Case Due To legal Maneuvers Over Gag Order

A corruption case filed against three former San Francisco political insiders remains stalled while prosecutors and defense attorneys wrangle over a gag order that would…

Prosecutor Says “Shrimp Boy” Verdict is Fair

Prosecutor Says “Shrimp Boy” Verdict is Fair

Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow, the leader of a Chinatown fraternal association, was convicted by a federal jury in San Francisco today on all 162 organized-crime…

Prosector Claims Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow Was Ruthless Thug

Prosector Claims Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow Was Ruthless Thug

Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow, the leader of a Chinatown fraternal association, was described as a “ruthless, opportunistic, ego-driven thug” by a prosecutor during closing arguments…

“Shrimp Boy” Trial Recessed, To Resume Dec. 7

“Shrimp Boy” Trial Recessed, To Resume Dec. 7

The racketeering conspiracy and murder trial of Chinatown tong leader Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow was recessed in federal court in San Francisco today because of…

Agent Testifies That Despite Protests, Chow Never Gave Back Alleged Payoffs

Agent Testifies That Despite Protests, Chow Never Gave Back Alleged Payoffs

An undercover FBI agent insisted during cross-examination in federal court in San Francisco today that Chinatown tong leader Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow always accepted alleged…

Former Aide Testifies Against Raymond Chow

Former Aide Testifies Against Raymond Chow

A former aide to Chinatown tong leader Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow testified at Chow’s murder and racketeering trial in federal court in San Francisco Tuesday…

Prosecutors Will Not Seek Death Penalty Against Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow

Prosecutors Will Not Seek Death Penalty Against Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow

Federal prosecutors announced today they will not seek a death penalty against Chinatown fraternal association leader Raymond “Shrimp Boy” if he is convicted of causing…

Prosecutors Expect Grand Jury Indictment Adding Murder Solicitation Charges Against Chow

Prosecutors Expect Grand Jury Indictment Adding Murder Solicitation Charges Against Chow

A prosecutor told a federal judge in San Francisco today that government lawyers are planning to add new charges against Chinatown association leader Raymond “Shrimp…

Judge Orders Solo Conspiracy Trial for Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow in November

Judge Orders Solo Conspiracy Trial for Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow in November

A federal judge in San Francisco today ordered a solo racketeering conspiracy trial for Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow and kept the trial on track to…

Six Codefendants of Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow Plead Guilty to Organized Crime Charges

Six Codefendants of Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow Plead Guilty to Organized Crime Charges

Six defendants who were slated on go on trial with Chinatown association leader Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow on organized-crime charges next month unexpectedly pleaded guilty…

Judge Finds No Evidence Mayor Lee Committed Crime, Denies Motion by “Shrimp Boy” Lawyers

Judge Finds No Evidence Mayor Lee Committed Crime, Denies Motion by “Shrimp Boy” Lawyers

A federal judge denied a motion to dismiss criminal charges against alleged gang leader Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow today, finding the defense lacked evidence that…

Judge Declines to Seal Allegedly Confidential Documents Filed by Raymond Chow

Judge Declines to Seal Allegedly Confidential Documents Filed by Raymond Chow

A federal judge in San Francisco today turned down a prosecution request to seal documents in which racketeering defendant Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow disclosed excerpts…

Chow Claims Selective Prosecution; Lee, Breed Deny Allegations

Chow Claims Selective Prosecution; Lee, Breed Deny Allegations

Chinatown association leader Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow asked a federal court in San Francisco today to dismiss racketeering and organized-crime charges against him on the…

October 19 Trial Date Set For Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow, Seven Others

October 19 Trial Date Set For Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow, Seven Others

Chinatown association leader Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow and seven other people were given an Oct. 19 date in federal court in San Francisco today for…

Change of Plea Hearing for Yee, Jackson, Two Others Scheduled Wednesday

Change of Plea Hearing for Yee, Jackson, Two Others Scheduled Wednesday

Former state Sen. Leland Yee, who faces corruption and money-laundering charges, and three other men are scheduled for change of plea hearings in federal court…

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…

Chow Pleads Not Guilty to Revised Indictment

Chow Pleads Not Guilty to Revised Indictment

Chinatown association leader Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow pleaded not guilty in federal court in San Francisco today to racketeering conspiracy and other charges in a…

Yee Pleads Not Guilty to Revised Indictment With New Charges

Yee Pleads Not Guilty to Revised Indictment With New Charges

Former state Sen. Leland Yee pleaded not guilty in federal court in San Francisco today to a revised indictment that adds two money-laundering conspiracy counts…

US Judge Sets June Date for Corruption Trial of Yee and Jackson

US Judge Sets June Date for Corruption Trial of Yee and Jackson

Suspended state Sen. Leland Yee and political consultant Keith Jackson were given a June 1 date in federal court in San Francisco today for the…

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…

Prosecutors Dispute Keith Jackson’s Bid on Undercover Agents

Prosecutors Dispute Keith Jackson’s Bid on Undercover Agents

Federal prosecutors, alleging that former San Francisco school board president Keith Jackson is “far from an innocent lured into criminal conduct,” have asked a U.S….

Dentist Accused of Conspiring With Leland Yee to Traffic Firearms Dies

Dentist Accused of Conspiring With Leland Yee to Traffic Firearms Dies

A Daly City dentist accused of participating in a conspiracy with indicted state Sen. Leland Yee to import illegal weapons from the Philippines died early…

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…

Leland Yee, “Shrimp Boy” Trial Bogged Down by Evidence

Leland Yee, “Shrimp Boy” Trial Bogged Down by Evidence

The case against 29 defendants including suspended state Sen. Leland Yee and convicted Chinatown gang leader Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow will have to be split…

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…

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…

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…