Fraud

Bogus O.C. insurance agent took $1.4 M in workers’ compensation payments from local businesses

ORANGE, Calif. — Unlicensed insurance agent Karyl Lynn Reed, 57, formerly of Cosa Mesa, was arraigned today on multiple felony…

3 years ago

Former O.C. pastor gets 14 years in prison for conning investors out of $33M

The former pastor of the Westminster-based Church of the Healthy Self was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for…

3 years ago

CHP officer based in Santa Ana charged with filing bogus time cards

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A veteran California Highway Patrol officer has been charged with 27 felonies for stealing more than…

3 years ago

Five defendants charged with operating a massive O.C. based loan debt relief fraud scheme

OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the arrest of Angela Kathryn Mirabella, the 47-year-old leader of a nationwide, multiyear, multimillion-dollar student…

3 years ago

Seven O.C. defendants charged with defrauding 79 victims with a mortgage and foreclosure scam

Seven suspects are facing multiple felony charges for offering fraudulent mortgage foreclosure consulting and debt consolidations at offices in Tustin…

3 years ago

How you can help to fight EDD fraud

This week, the State of California Employment Development Department warned Californians to be on alert for scammers who pretend to…

4 years ago

Former Lake Forest insurance agent arrested on 90 counts of felony insurance fraud

ORANGE, Calif. — Former insurance broker Karen Marie Dondanville, 53, of Mission Viejo, was arrested on 90 felony counts including…

4 years ago

Former SAPD police officer pleads guilty to workers’ comp fraud charges

The Santa Ana Chief of Police, David Valentine, Tweeted today that former SAPD police officer Jonathan Ridge is no longer…

4 years ago

Former O.C. resident charged with fraud after a bogus $14M stock offering

SANTA ANA, California – A former Southern California resident was charged today with defrauding more than 100 investors out of…

4 years ago

Ignore bogus COVID-19 vaccine surveys

Scammers are using a new trick to steal your money and personal information: a bogus COVID vaccine survey. People across…

4 years ago

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