Fraud

Attorney who ran sober living homes in California sentenced for $22M fraud involving urine tests

Philip Ganong, a 70-year-old attorney from Bakersfield who oversaw a $22M chain of sober living homes, pleaded no contest on…

1 year ago

O.C. man pleads guilty to a $17M house flipping scam

LOS ANGELES – A Costa Mesa man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for running fraudulent investment schemes that…

1 year ago

O.C. man gets 7½ years in prison for firearms crimes and a $1.2M check fraud scheme

SANTA ANA, California – A convicted felon from Orange County who used social media to instruct his Instagram followers on how…

1 year ago

Former Fiscal Director of an O.C. public school district arrested for embezzling over $14M

SANTA ANA, California – The former senior director of fiscal services at an Orange County public school district was arrested today…

1 year ago

So. Cal. woman gets less than four years in prison for a $6M real estate fraud scheme

Bianca Gonzalez, 41, a resident of Walnut, was sentenced on Monday, Oct. 16, to three years and 10 months in federal…

1 year ago

The Irvine Police arrested a suspect for allegedly stealing over $1M from multiple victims

After a two-year-long investigation into a fake investment scheme, Howard Silverstein, 78, of Newport Beach, was arrested on Tuesday morning…

1 year ago

Feds announce the results of their national COVID-19 fraud crackdown

The Justice Department announced today the results of a coordinated, nationwide enforcement action to combat COVID-19 fraud, which included 718…

1 year ago

O.C. tax preparer sentenced for $3.7M tax fraud scheme led by a corrupt social worker

SANTA ANA, California – The owner of a Westminster-based tax preparation business was sentenced today to 41 months in federal…

1 year ago

O.C. doctor gets five years in jail for a scheme to defraud Medi-Cal of over $20M

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the sentencing of a Southern California doctor for an illegal prescription scheme that defrauded…

1 year ago

O.C. businessman pleads guilty to $2.5M fraudulent IPO offering

Jacques Poujade, 63, of Irvine, the owner of an Orange County real estate finance business, has pleaded guilty to fraudulently…

1 year ago

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