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Contra Costa

Four Men Facing Real Estate and Conspiracy Charges

A former Livermore mortgage broker, who was already in legal trouble, is facing numerous new charges, including 12 counts of real estate fraud, three counts of criminal conspiracy and one

Orange

3 Arrested in Operation Fashion Faux Pas

Three Orange County vendors swept up in a federal crackdown on counterfeiting have been charged with dealing in fake designer goods, authorities said today. John Giang Ly, 24, Gokhan Kucuk,

Alameda

Four Men Facing Real Estate and Conspiracy Charges

A former Livermore mortgage broker, who was already in legal trouble, is facing numerous new charges, including 12 counts of real estate fraud, three counts of criminal conspiracy and one count of

Orange

Coto Man Accused of Swindling Doctors to Fund Lavish Lifestyle

A Coto de Caza man accused of masterminding an investment scheme in which 77 physicians and dentists lost nearly $2 million is expected to surrender soon to face federal charges,

Solano

California resident gets 10 year sentence for $200 milion scam

REDDING – Prosecutors call it one of the biggest real estate Ponzi schemes in California history.  A California man allegedly scammed North Coasters out of hundreds of millions of dollars

Los Angeles

Woman Accused of 36-Count Felony Complaints for $100,000 Fraud and Grand Theft

Cerritos- Anna Moskovyan, 30 of Van Nuys, was arrested concerning a 36 count felony complaint that was filed against her. She was at the Glendale courthouse appearing for an unrelated

Los Angeles

Police: Credit Card Fraud Suspects Busted, $60,000 in Goods Seized

Several suspects have been arrested and $60,000 in goods allegedly purchased with stolen credit card numbers have been seized in a fraud investigation that began in Santa Monica and wound its

Alameda

Florida Man Arrested in $5,900 Super Bowl Ticket Scam

A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly duping a Hayward woman into paying $5,900 for Super Bowl tickets she never received, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department reported today. The

Headline Story San Bernardino

County, Feds charge 2 Men in San Bernardino Airport Scam

SAN BERNARDINO – Officials from the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s office, along with federal officials, released details into last week’s arrest of a former airport developer. Scot Spencer, 48,

Contra Costa Santa Clara

Wells Fargo officer charged with bank fraud after revealing SSNs to cohorts

Shannon Brewer, an online executive officer working in Concord for Wells Fargo Bank, was indicted by a Grand Jury under Title 18, U.S.C., Section 1349 for knowingly committing bank fraud