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A Fresno business executive was arrested outside his office Monday morning for allegedly defrauding local farmers and ranchers of tens of millions of dollars.

Officials identified him as 58-year-old Ron Cook, owner of Corporate America Lending (CAL), the Fresno-based lending company that creates loans for agriculture workers and makes money by selling the interest.

Since 2023, the DOJ says he made $64 million through the scheme. by @cbs47fresno

Happy Halloween from CBS47! 👻🎃 by @cbs47fresno

The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office said that, as part of ‘Operation Boo,’ they were visiting registered sex offenders at their homes to verify their registration.

Officials said they checked in on 290 people as part of the Registrant Compliance Detail throughout the county.

With Halloween approaching, registrants are reminded of restrictions about Halloween related decorations and were advised to keep their homes far, to discourage children from approaching their homes. by @cbs47fresno

Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias addressed the public’s concerns Thursday following the arrest and subsequent clearing of city council candidate Naindeep Singh.

Arias called for an independent investigation into how the details of Singh’s arrest were made public.

“These concerns are particularly troubling since they involve questions about the City Attorney’s office, which is directly accountable to Fresno City Council,” Arias said.

More can be found at the link in our bio. by @cbs47fresno

A Fresno Police Officer is on administrative leave over allegations he abused the department’s Flock database, used another police database improperly and failed to activate his body camera during a traffic stop.

The accusations made by the police department were revealed in a new report from the city’s Office of Independent Review.

Police said the potential violations were discovered after it began an internal audit in August. by @cbs47fresno

A man was arrested for a fatal shooting in Visalia from 2022 moments after he was released from Corcoran State Prison Wednesday.

Officers said they had been looking for 51-year-old Michael Ruiz since March 31, 2022, the day that the fatal shooting of 57-year-old James Martin Fernandez.

Despite investigators best efforts the case went cold. But in March of this year, after being admitted to prison for a separate crime, detectives waited to rearrest him. by @cbs47fresno

Legendary actor Patrick Stewart, synonymous for many with “Star Trek” and known for his role in “X-Men” film franchise, has died at 86.

His death was announced in a social media post, and spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak confirmed that the stage great had died after “a brief and poignant journey” with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia.

More at the link in our bio. by @cbs47fresno

The CEO of the California High-Speed Rail has resigned, the project's authority board of directors confirmed Thursday during the final day of a two-day meeting in Anaheim.

Ian Choudri had led the authority since August 2024, when he was appointed to the position by the board of directors.

During his two years as CEO, it was filled with budget concerns and a variety of scandals.

In an audit, it stated that the High-Speed Rail Authority approved travel expenses for consulting firms that were considered "wasteful" and "unallowable," according to a September report, which described it as a pattern of noncompliance with regulations and contracts.

More can be found at the link in our bio. by @cbs47fresno

Local leaders are saying Dolores Huerta’s legacy will never be forgotten following the news of her death of Wednesday. She was 96 years old.

Dolores Clara Fernandez Huerta, a resident of Bakersfield since 1990 and Kern County since 1964, was born in 1930 in the remote coal-mining town of Dawson, New Mexico.

It was through Fred Ross that she met César Chávez, then the Community Service Organization’s executive director. She was 25. Together, in 1960, they created the Agricultural Workers Association, which in 1962 would become the United Farm Workers.

Three years later, the UFW fought its signature battle. Huerta and Chavez rallied behind Filipino labor organizer Larry Itliong in organizing the 1965 Grape Boycott, one of the most important labor strikes in American history. by @cbs47fresno

A woman who was seen on camera throwing a hot coffee at a Dutch Bros employee in Fresno earlier this month is wanted for battery, deputies said.

On Oct. 14, the woman was at the Dutch Bros on Clinton and Cedar avenues when she was arguing with an employee about her coffee order being wrong.

The employee tried to fix the issue, but that’s when the woman became more aggravated and threw a hot coffee at the employee. by @cbs47fresno

Officials have identified the man that was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Sunday in Hanford and said they have arrested the suspect.

Police named the victim as 70-year-old Ronald Torres, and the suspect as 26-year-old Bryan Gomez.

Officers said that Torres was crossing the street near Leland Way and 9 1/4 Avenue around 6:30 a.m., when he was hit. Gomez, who is an unlicensed driver, according to police, fled the scene. He briefly came back a few minutes later but then ultimately left.

Following an interview, Gomez was arrested. by @cbs47fresno

Fresno City Council Candidate for District 1, Naindeep Singh, held a press conference on Monday after he was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Fresno Police are accusing Singh of driving under the influence of a drug.

Singh said that "no such thing ever occurred. It will never occur."

He says that he and his attorney plan to review the test results when they become available.

Singh said he expects to be "fully exonerated." by @cbs47fresno