Fraud

SANTA ANA, California – A former politician who served on the Orange County Board of Supervisors was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for accepting more than $550,000…

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SANTA ANA, California –The founder of a now-shuttered non-profit organization has been indicted on federal charges alleging he bribed then-Orange County Supervisor Andrew Hoang Do to obtain approximately $12 million…

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SANTA ANA, California – A former executive at a Newport Beach company that specializes in the purchase of classic cars – who also happens to be an illegal alien from Mexico…

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Former Irvine City Councilmember Tammy Kim has been charged with multiple felonies, including perjury, for lying about her residency in 2024 while she was serving on the City Council and…

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A former Westminster police officer has been charged with 15 felonies for stealing more than $600,000 in fraudulent workers’ compensation payments after she was caught dancing and drinking at the…

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Sometimes people assume false identities trying to evade detection. This happened again in Tustin recently when a suspect tried to pretend he was his brother only to have the scheme…

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Yesterday afternoon, a police officer patrolling the area of Yorba Linda and Placentia investigated a suspicious vehicle occupied by an adult male and an adult female in a parking lot…

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The Costa Mesa Police Department has seen an increase in fraud and grand theft where thieves tend to target elder residents but they do not discriminate on age. In one…

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On Sunday, police officers received reports of a credit card being fraudulently used at multiple stores at the Spectrum in Irvine, according to the Irvine Police Department. The dynamic duo…

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The Irvine Police Department is searching for two men suspected of stealing a victim’s wallet from the Trader Joe’s at 4225 Campus Drive recently. One of the individuals was sporting…

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On Saturday, a police officer arrested Pedro Gabriel Garza, 33, of Lakewood, for narcotics warrants. according to the Irvine Police Department. Since Garza was on lifetime parole, with search and…

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Last week, an elderly Newport Beach resident reported being defrauded out of $35,000 cash after she received a fraudulent email from scammers who convinced her to withdraw cash from her…

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Police detectives are searching for a white female suspect who used stolen debit cards to fraudulently purchase items from a Target store, according to the Tustin Police Department. The suspect's…

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36-year-old Marselina Ortiz and 43-year-old Jason Warner, of Long Beach were arrested at a Santa Ana motel after paying with a credit card stolen from a Temecula business, according to…

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A wanted suspect is behind bars after a follower of the Tustin Police Department's Facebook page reported that the suspect was inside a local Costco today. Tustin police officers quickly…

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