- Federal indictment adds four mail fraud counts to existing arson charges.
- Prosecutors allege Salazar paid two accomplices $10,000 to burn his Fresno restaurant.
- Salazar remains free on $1 million bond; next hearing set for Nov. 17.
Fresno restaurant owner Bobby Salazar now faces federal mail fraud charges in addition to two counts of arson for a 2024 fire that destroyed one of his Fresno restaurants.
A federal grand jury returned a six-count felony indictment Oct. 23. The charges include two counts of arson that Salazar previously faced in court and four new counts of mail fraud.
The mail fraud counts stems from receiving insurance settlement checks through the mail…