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☀️ Good morning! It’s Wednesday, July 17. This is Rob and it’s (probably) not going to hit 100 degrees today in Fresno! The National Weather Service calls for a high today of 98. That’s practically jacket weather in the Central Valley! But it’s a short break as triple-digit heat returns the following day. Fresno should see temperatures climb back over 105 by early next week.

👮The first episode of our new podcast Fresnolandia dropped Friday! Cohosts Jordan Mattox and Dani Bergstrom talk about the fallout from outgoing Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama’s affair with another police officer’s wife with Fresnoland’s government accountability reporter, Omar Rashad. We dive into the weeds on the political connections in the media coverage surrounding the controversial investigation. Be sure to sign up wherever you get your podcasts!

🏛️ Today, the disgraced CEOs of Bitwise Industries are expected to formally plead guilty to federal charges in connection with the failed tech company’s collapse last year. Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin Jr. reached a deal with federal prosecutors and now await approval from a federal court judge. Fresnoland’s Julianna Morano reported that part of that deal includes an agreement for the former CEOs to repay about $115 million. Checkout the full story below and stay with Fresnoland today for the latest updates from the courthouse.

Credit: Credit: Julianna Morano / Fresnoland

Ex-Bitwise CEOs expected to plead guilty today in Fresno

Former Bitwise CEOs are expected plead guilty today to one count of conspiring to commit wire fraud and one count of wire fraud each before U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd in federal court. Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin Jr. – the disgraced CEOs of Fresno’s fallen tech company – […]

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🔥Fresnoland’s new podcast is out!

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<p>☀️ Good morning! It’s Wednesday, July 17. This is Rob and it’s (probably) not going to hit 100 degrees today in Fresno! <a href="https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=36.731654&amp;lon=-119.785856">The National Weather Service</a> calls for a high today of 98. That’s practically jacket weather in the Central Valley! But it’s a short break as triple-digit heat returns the following day. Fresno should see temperatures climb back over 105 by early next week.</p>
<p>👮The first episode of our <a href="https://fresnoland.org/2024/07/16/fresnolandia-podcast-the-paco-debacle/">new podcast Fresnolandia</a> dropped Friday! Cohosts Jordan Mattox and Dani Bergstrom <a href="https://fresnoland.org/2024/07/11/alex-tavlian-police-chief/">talk about the fallout</a> from outgoing Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama’s affair with another police officer’s wife with Fresnoland’s government accountability reporter, Omar Rashad. We dive into the weeds on the political connections in the media coverage surrounding the controversial investigation. Be sure to sign up wherever you get your podcasts!</p>
<p>🏛️ Today, the disgraced CEOs of Bitwise Industries are expected to formally plead guilty to federal charges in connection with the failed tech company’s collapse last year. Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin Jr. reached a deal with federal prosecutors and now await approval from a federal court judge. <a href="https://fresnoland.org/2024/07/17/bitwise-plea-deal/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fresnoland’s Julianna Morano reported</a> that part of that deal includes an agreement for the former CEOs to repay about $115 million. Checkout the full story below and stay with Fresnoland today for the latest updates from the courthouse.</p>
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