Tag "fraud"
Grand Theft Auto Internet Scam Leaves Innocent Investors Out Millions of Dollars
Photo: one of the cars Like a modern version of the late ‘90s video game, two men were recently arrested and charged with over 40 counts of grand theft auto
College Admission Scam Brings Racketeering Charges for Athletic Fraud, Bribery
LOS ANGELES – When students were admitted to Ivy-League colleges under false pretenses, the inevitable happened. William Rick Singer (59) of Newport Beach, with an office in Sacramento, was arrested
Actress Lori Loughlin and others arrested in multi-million dollar college bribery scandal
ABOVE: Actresses Felicity Huffman (L) and Lori Loughlin (R) are two of over four dozen accused of participating in the scheme LOS ANGELES — Actress Lori Loughlin has been taken into
Car thief makes new road on Westminster train tracks
Photo: stolen car recovered If a car were a horse and Westminster, California, were a town in the Old, Wild West, a stolen vehicle incident on November 25th, 2018, would
False Promises: Immigration Services Fraud and Felony Grand Theft
LOS ANGELES – A supposed immigration attorney landed himself in the slammer for duping his clients with promises of new beginnings in the USA. First of all, thirty-five victims were
“She Must be the Returner of the Operation”
Photo: Tiffany Thomas SOLANO – The press release declares, “She must be the ‘returner’ of the operation.” It began when an alert outlet employee noticed 31-year-old Tiffany Thomas returning merchandise.
11 year Sentence for Benicia Man’s Felony Auto Fraud
FAIRFIELD — A man received an 11 year sentence for a fraud attempt after his auto accident. 34-year-old Lamont Jarome James rear-ended another vehicle as he drove without insurance. Then
Will He “Go” to Jail for Insurance Fraud?
LOS ANGELES— Will Andrew Barcoma Go, 51, “go” to jail for insurance fraud? The Bellflower resident recently faced seven felony counts, including six for identity theft and one for grand
Ex-Insurance Agent Stole $10,000 from Client
LOS ANGELES – Ex-insurance agent Nadja Fuentes Ocampo, 59, of Glendale, stole $10,000 from a client she once represented. She faces multiple felony counts of grand theft and insurance fraud “after
Retired Employee Faces 68 Felony Counts of Embezzlement
Photo: Jennifer Chang SANTA CLARA COUNTY – The SCCSO arrested a retired employee with the City of Cupertino The arrest stems from a city audit that detected embezzlement of city
