Tag "conspiracy"
$10 Million in Restitution after Embezzlement Convictions
Sophia Esparza, Silvia Gutierrez and Thomas Baiz LOS ANGELES — An embezzling quartet was ordered to pay over $10 million in restitution last week after pleading guilty to both embezzling
“Hot Prowl” Burglars Arrested
Jose Gonzales VENTURA COUNTY — Alert citizens are often the key to the apprehension of bold criminals. A case in point resulted, according to Ventura County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Det.
Card Skimmers Caught in the Act
Tigran Ghazaryan, Adis Poghosyan, and Adels Torosyan VENTURA COUNTY — When the new owner of Camarillo’s Adolfo Gas Station bought the business, it was with some apparent prescience that the
$110 Million In Fines, FinCEN’s Landmark Enforcement Action Against A Foreign-Located MSB
Vinnik arrested in Greece last month SAN FRANCISCO – The Department of the Treasury’s first action against a foreign-located business doing business in the U.S. saw a Russian national indicted
Immigration Fraud Case Results in Jail Time, $550,000 in Restitution
Gregory Chavez LOS ANGELES — In the recent past, 53-year-old Gregory Chavez was an unlicensed private investigator. He presented himself as a “special agent.” He carried a badge of some
Pair Nabbed for Identity Theft
Monica Macias and Jose Cortez CLOVIS — After a Clovis resident was the recent victim of identity theft, authorities pursued an investigation that led them to interview a Fresno couple.
Honey Oil Lab Operators Go Down
Kooshawn Shokraei, Keyan Shokraei and Brian Sommers (VCSD) Ventura County – While the recreational use of marijuana and its derivative products may soon be thoroughly decriminalized by the California State
Two Burglary Suspects Apprehended, Two Stolen Handguns Recovered
Police display two stolen guns SAN ANSELMO – The Central Marin Police Authority pulled over a BMW vehicle on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard on June 24, where they arrested two
Fake Prescription Ring Busted
Daniel Key Ventura County – The cost of pharmaceuticals and prescription drugs—particularly on the open “street” market—is so high that some people work very hard to come up with schemes
Record-Breaking Action Brought to Battle International Fund-Laundering
kleptocracy (noun) – a society whose leaders make themselves rich and powerful by stealing from the rest of the people. LOS ANGELES – The Justice Department announced yesterday that the
