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Bitwise Industries officially terminates entire workforce
Interim President Ollen Douglass delivered the bad news to the 900 employees across the nation on Wednesday.
Russians detain Bakersfield native over drug charges
Bakersfield native Travis Michael Leake was featured on a CNN docu-series about his time in Russia in 2014. Now, he's being detained in the country.
Bitwise dumped employees with no health coverage. Now, it’s demanding they retain corporate records.
The company's first message to employees did not address the lapse in health coverage. Instead, employees received a demand to keep records.
Lawsuit: Bitwise Industries’ loan scramble was part of “Ponzi scheme”
Hard money lenders who dealt $1.5 million to Bitwise Industries had to route their funds to the firm's subsidiary bagel company.
Tech entrepreneur files lawsuit claiming Bitwise Industries stole his company
Bitwise Industries took one entrepreneur on a wild ride that saw the tech business acquire his firm, then fire him from it, a lawsuit claims.
Calif. remains undecided over who should succeed Feinstein
Here’s who leads the field dominated by Congressional Democrats.
Fresno lender sues Bitwise, Soberal over fraudulent loan solicitation
The head of a local marketing firm alleges the failing tech firm and its ousted co-CEO defrauded him of a six figure sum via loan.
Costa looks to add judges to Valley’s Federal bench
California's Eastern District court has not been able to keep up with the population growth, leading to cases being delayed.
Fresno lawmakers halt naming police training center after Dyer
An attempt by three Fresno lawmakers to name the Fresno Police training center after the city's Mayor faced stiff resistance on Thursday.
Fresno terminates $1mil grant contract with Bitwise Industries
The City of Fresno transmitted half of its grant funding to Bitwise Industries. Now, it will determine if it can reclaim any of its unspent funds.
