Irvine man’s accomplice sentenced for over $1M in fraudulent COVID-19 loans
LOS ANGELES – A Ventura County man who schemed with an Orange County man to illegally acquire disaster relief funds was sentenced today to 51 months in federal prison for…
Eight suspects arrested and charged for stealing Apple computers in eleven counties including O.C.
SAN FRANCISCO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, along with the California Highway Patrol and other partnering agencies, announced arrests and charges against eight individuals involved in a statewide…
CA Attorney General announces the seizure of millions of Fentanyl pills
LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today provided an update on the California Department of Justice’s (DOJ) ongoing work to address the fentanyl crisis, including the seizure of…
Santa Ana man gets 5 years in prison for pointing a laser at a Sheriff’s helicopter
An Orange County man was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for intentionally aiming a laser pointer’s beam at an in-flight Orange County Sheriff’s Department helicopter, an act…
Rent-A-Center to pay $15.5M for ripping off California consumers
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a $15.5 million settlement against Rent-A-Center, one of the nation’s largest rent-to-own companies, for violations of state consumer protection laws relating to unlawful leasing practices and deceptive marketing.…
Seven O.C. men charged with selling drugs that caused fatal overdoses
SANTA ANA, California – Federal authorities today announced seven criminal cases against drug dealers who sold fentanyl-laced narcotics that caused fatal overdoses in Orange County, including one case in which…
Three O.C. Mexican Mafia members and 28 Associates charged in racketeering indictment
SANTA ANA, California – A 33-count federal grand jury indictment unsealed today charges 31 members and associates of the Orange County Mexican Mafia with racketeering offenses, two murders and six…
Santa Ana pharmacy owner gets 3 years in prison for $1.8 million insurance scheme
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the sentencing of Quality Care Pharmacy owner Divina Catalasan for defrauding the Medi-Cal and Medicare programs. An audit by the California…
O.C. insurance agents arrested in $4 million securities fraud scheme
ORANGE, Calif. — Robert Andrew Lotter, 63, of Newport Beach, and Charles Albert Major, 72, of Irvine, were arrested today on multiple felony counts of securities violations and burglary after…
O.C. security guard arrested for pretending to be a Federal agent
SANTA ANA, California – A private security employee at an Orange County retirement community was arrested today on a criminal complaint alleging he pretended to be a federal agent. Donovan…
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Two new defendants charged in the fatal kidnapping of a Santa Ana car dealer
LOS ANGELES – Two men from the San Gabriel Valley were charged today in federal court for allegedly participating in the kidnapping of Ruochen “Tony” Liao, a Chinese national (who was…