Federal grand jury indicts former Calpers CEO in fraud scheme

A federal grand jury has indicted former California Public Employees' Retirement System Chief Executive Officer Federico Buenrostro on conspiracy charges in connection with a scheme to commit fraud, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday.

The grand jury also indicted Alfred Villalobos, a former member of the pension fund's board, in connection with the scheme involving fraudulent documents related to a $3 billion investment of the retirement system in funds managed by Apollo Global Management.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last year charged the two men with scheming to defraud Apollo.

(Reporting by Jim Christie, editing by Gary Crosse)