A Costa Mesa man was sentenced today to 181 months in federal prison for running fraudulent investment schemes that raised more than $17 million by promising investors – several of…
On Saturday, December 7th, 2024, police officers were dispatched to the scene of a hit-and-run traffic collision, according to the Garden Grove Police Department. Officers located the suspect vehicle a…
Two cashier's checks were intercepted from a FedEx parcel and replaced with fraudulent checks, according to the Irvine Police Department. Picture Courtesy of the Irvine Police Dept. Four men are…
Last night, the Irvine Police Department's Directed Enforcement Team (DET) arrested a self-proclaimed “Fraud God.” DET made contact with him outside a storage facility on Warner and found him carrying…
Yesterday morning, police detectives were checking banks and spotted suspicious subjects possibly involved in fraudulent activity at a bank near Culver and Irvine Center Drive, according to the Irvine Police…
SANTA ANA, California – An employee of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department pleaded guilty today to two felony charges for forging checks and fraudulently using credit cards in her grandmother’s name,…
Recently, the Garden Grove Public Works Department has received reports of individuals going door-to-door within the city's service area falsely claiming there is a water quality issue, according to the…
The Irvine Police Department needs your help identifying three individuals who used a victim’s stolen credit card and driver’s license to commit fraud. Suspects 1 and 2 withdrew over $7,600…
Over the past few months, the Irvine Police Department's Investigations Bureau has been investigating a complex county-wide fraud scheme where thieves withdraw Electric Benefit Transfers (EBT) funds shortly after they…
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Canadian citizen has been charged with four felonies for casting votes in both the primary and general elections in 2016 after illegally registering to vote.…
SANTA ANA, California – The District One Supervisor on the Orange County Board of Supervisors has agreed to plead guilty to a felony federal charge for accepting more than $550,000…
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man banned for life from California’s workers’ compensation system after being twice convicted of workers’ compensation insurance fraud has been charged along with a San…
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Fullerton City Council candidate for Ward 4 has been charged with felony perjury for falsifying nomination paperwork stating he personally collected the signatures necessary to…
Police officers conducted an investigation at a local storage facility, according to the Tustin Police Department. The officers recovered a loaded handgun, large quantities of drugs (fentanyl, methamphetamine, marijuana), indicia…
John W. Kosolcharoen, 53, the founder and chief executive officer of a California-based company that marketed stem cell-based products allegedly linked to 19 hospitalizations, was sentenced today to 36 months…