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Santa Barbara

Arrested and Charged with 18 Felonies and Misdemeanors

Photo: Kevin Rasmussen  January 18, 2022 – Santa Barbara County, Ca. If the allegations filed against him by the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office prove to be true, 29-year-old

Sacramento

Sacramento County woman, along with six inmates, face charges in alleged $2.75 million EDD fraud scheme

The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office has announced seven arrests in connection to an alleged $2.75 million Employment Development Department fraud scheme, the largest in the county’s history. 35-year-old Jamie

Lake

Phone scammers pose as landlords

Originally published as a Lakeport Police Department Facebook post –  “The Lakeport Police Department is continuing to receive reports of theft through false pretenses involving rental properties. It is being

Los Angeles

Organized fraud ring sentenced to prison for staging auto collisions

Originally published as an SIU E-Blast. Novemeber 24, 2021 –  “LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles residents Victor Valle-Diaz, 55, Eduardo Retana, 25, and Ausencio Gomez, 46, were sentenced to serve in state

Sonoma

Santa Rosa Police: Fraud, identity theft suspect had personal documents of more than 100 victims

Above: Daniel McRae booking photo | Santa Rosa PD Santa Rosa police have announced the arrest of a man suspected of numerous counts of fraud and identity theft, among other

Contra Costa

Danville Company Executives Allegedly Defraud Tennessee Valley Authority

DANVILLE —Two executives of a Danville-based software company are accused of defrauding the Tennessee Valley Authority. Both men were arrested earlier this month in Contra Costa County by U.S. Marshals.

Alameda

Suspects Face Felony Charges in Workers’ Compensation Insurance Scheme

OAKLAND — Three persons face numerous felony charges involving workers’ compensation insurance fraud and painting contracting companies. The allegations date back as far as 2015. The alleged scheme defrauded insurance

Orange

Additional felony charges filed against OC insurance agents in $10 million securities fraud scheme

Originally published as an SIU E-Blast –  “ORANGE, Calif. — Additional felony charges have been filed against Robert Andrew Lotter, 64, of Newport Beach, and Charles Albert Major, 72, of Irvine,

Tulare

Visalia business owner arraigned in $2.5 million workers’ compensation fraud scheme

Originally published as an SIU E-Blast – Department of Insurance investigation revealed underreported wages by private security and insurance businesses FRESNO, Calif. — Zachary Navo, 38, of Visalia, was arraigned yesterday

Ventura

Former Camarillo insurance agent arraigned on 21 felony counts for allegedly stealing more than $1 million from clients

Originally published as an SIU E-Blast –  “VENTURA, Calif. — Former insurance agent Steven Gordon, 67, of Camarillo, was arraigned today on 21 felony counts of grand theft, forgery, identity