Earlier this month, a victim's credit cards and other belongings were stolen from their unlocked car in the Somerset Apartment Homes, as reported by the Irvine Police. These suspects tried…
Police officers were called to an auto dealership after a victim of identity theft notified them the auto loan approved in his name was not made by him, according to…
SANTA ANA, Calif. - Forty-eight suspects believed to be tied to Romanian organized criminal organizations have been arrested across Orange County in countywide operation to crack down on skimming operations…
A female suspect is suspected of cashing over $40,000 in checks stolen from a post office, according to the Irvine Police Department. If you can help the police investigators to…
Earlier this month, a female suspect used stolen New York State benefit credit cards to make fraudulent purchases at a store in Irvine. It is believed she is part of…
December 20, 2023 – SANTA ANA, CALIF. Today, Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do called on LAist’s publisher and editor to fire reporter Nick Gerda for using a forged IRS document,…
SANTA ANA, California – A Riverside County woman who participated in a scheme that used stolen identities to fraudulently apply for just over $2.8 million in unemployment insurance (UI) benefits from…
A male suspect used a fake passport card with his face and the victim's information to withdraw $3,600 from the victim's bank account. The suspect then used the same card…
In 2021, the Irvine Police Department began investigating a case where an employee used a personal Square account to accept patient payments at a doctor's office, resulting in a loss…
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Two married former Tustin Police Officers have been charged with numerous felonies related to false workers’ compensation claims they filed with the City of Tustin, claiming…
Philip Ganong, a 70-year-old attorney from Bakersfield who oversaw a $22M chain of sober living homes, pleaded no contest on Monday to 10 counts of submitting fraudulent claims for a…
LOS ANGELES – A Costa Mesa man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for running fraudulent investment schemes that raised more than $17 million by promising investors – several…
SANTA ANA, California – A convicted felon from Orange County who used social media to instruct his Instagram followers on how to defraud banks was sentenced today to 90 months in…
SANTA ANA, California – The former senior director of fiscal services at an Orange County public school district was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint alleging he embezzled more than…
Bianca Gonzalez, 41, a resident of Walnut, was sentenced on Monday, Oct. 16, to three years and 10 months in federal prison for an estimated $6 million real estate fraud in…