A Laguna Niguel investment executive who marketed his private equity fund as a safe, passive income opportunity for retirees and other investors has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting…
A suspected member of a group linked to repeated gift card fraud incidents at South Coast Plaza was arrested after allegedly attempting to use a fake California identification card to…
Federal prosecutors and the Federal Trade Commission have filed a civil lawsuit against California-based REPS & Company Inc. and three of its top executives, alleging the company used unlawful tactics…
The Irvine Police Department is asking for the public's help identifying a woman suspected of using a victim's personal information to fraudulently withdraw more than $2,500 in cash from multiple…
The Santa Ana Police Department has released a public bulletin seeking help identifying a suspect allegedly connected to the use of an altered California identification card. Santa Ana Police detectives…
LOS ANGELES – A now-imprisoned fraudster was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison for hiring several now-convicted off-duty former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) deputies to violate…
The Fountain Valley Police recovered more than $54,000 in suspected fraud proceeds last week after an elderly Connecticut man was tricked into mailing $8,600 to an address in the city.…
An Irvine woman was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after admitting she failed to report more than $2.6 million in income tied to a sprawling cryptocurrency‑based criminal enterprise…
An Orange County man who exploited a temporary weakness in Medi‑Cal’s prescription drug reimbursement system has been sentenced to 360 months in federal prison after admitting he orchestrated one of…
Federal prosecutors say Julie Hanway Molina, 56, of Aliso Viejo, siphoned more than $400,000 from a high school football booster club she was entrusted to manage—money she allegedly used to…
Fernando Jauregui Ochoa, 30, of Ceres, has been convicted in a sweeping fraud scheme that prosecutors say preyed on dozens of immigrant entrepreneurs across California—many of whom spent years saving…
An Orange County man is facing federal bank fraud charges after investigators say he orchestrated one of the largest individual financial frauds recently seen in Southern California. Mahender Makhijani, 44,…
The Irvine Police Department arrested a Rosemead resident involved in an elaborate "bank impostor" scam that used a vacant rental home as a physical drop point for stolen cash. A…
Santa Ana Police have confirmed the identity of the Wanted Wednesday suspect featured on August 12, 2026, after receiving multiple tips from the community. The man, described as a Hispanic…
A Newport Beach business executive was arrested following a federal criminal complaint charging him with orchestrating a massive bank fraud scheme that defrauded a financial institution out of nearly $100…