Tag "forgery"
Duo Busted for Decade-Long Fraud Scheme
LOS ANGELES – Law enforcement busted a duo for their part in a decade-long fraud scheme. 64-year-old Castaic resident Brian Scott Krasnoff and 52-year-old Valencia resident Lori Michelle Russum face
Homecare Worker with a History of Arrests for Identity Theft is Back in Jail
SAN RAFAEL — A homecare worker is in custody on suspicion of committing identity thefts, among other recent crimes. However, her arrest this week isn’t her first arrest for identity
Speeding Ticket Leads to Counterfeiting Busts
Photo: Jennifer Howard, Lauren Freeman, Jordyn Naona Santa Barbara County – A deputy stopped a car for speeding and ended up making three counterfeiting busts. Why would anyone drive around
Check Kiter Caught Via Social Media
Photo: Ramirez in the Act Santa Barbara -SBSD announced the arrest of a “check kiter” who was caught thanks to help from a social media platform. Generally speaking, by now
Pair Face the Music in Forgery Scheme
Photo: Wilfrido Rodriguez LOS ANGELES — For seven years, from 2007 to 2014, a pair of employees at Palos Verdes Engineering concocted a scheme by which they fraudulently provided services
Man Impersonates Lawyer to Get Money
Photo: George Humberto Lee SAN BERNARDINO – When a 40-year-old San Bernardino resident recently faced eviction she contacted through the internet a man who presented himself as a lawyer. The
Craigslist “Roommate” Busted for I.D. Theft
Photo: Christina Yackery VENTURA COUNTY – It’s become commonplace among Southern California renters to try to mitigate the impact of rising rents by reaching out for compatible roommates by posting
Counterfeiters Busted, High-end Equipment Seized
Photo: counterfeit lab Ventura County – No doubt adherents to the principle “go big or don’t go at all,” a trio of counterfeiters involved in the production of bogus U.S.
Lawyer Pleads No Contest to Grand Theft, Forgery
LOS ANGELES – 60-year-old La Verne lawyer Mark Haddon pleaded no contest on Wednesday to grand theft and forgery charges. He is accused of stealing settlement money from one of
Female Forgery Suspect Foiled
Corinna Navarro VENTURA — In today’s world, where occupational gender barriers are tumbling, criminal activities traditionally reserved for men are finding women engaging in nefarious behaviors in pursuit of illicit
