COVID-19

O.C. man charged with COVID-19 relief fraud, tax evasion and money laundering

A federal grand jury in Santa Ana, California, returned a superseding indictment today charging a California man with wire fraud…

6 months ago

Orange County part-time actor and Trump fan convicted in COVID-19 cure scam

LOS ANGELES – An Orange County man and part-time actor was found guilty by a jury on Friday, May 10,…

7 months ago

Former Placentia resident gets 41 months in prison for a $2.8M unemployment insurance fraud scheme

SANTA ANA, California – A Riverside County woman who participated in a scheme that used stolen identities to fraudulently apply for…

12 months 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

CalOptima allocates $106.6M to support provider rates and member care post COVID-19

ORANGE, Calif. (June 28, 2023) — Reflecting CalOptima Health’s commitment to member and provider needs as the Public Health Emergency (PHE)…

1 year ago

Santa Ana man sentenced for $1.2M COVID-19 fraud

SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County man was sentenced today to 84 months in federal prison for fraudulently applying…

2 years ago

Anaheim tax preparer sentenced for a COVID-19 scam involving prisoners

Sandra Pineda, 37, an Anaheim tax preparer, was sentenced on Friday to six years in prison for a COVID- 19…

2 years ago

Irvine man heads to prison after he spent $5M in COVID-19 funds on sport cars

LOS ANGELES – An Orange County man was sentenced today to 54 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining $5…

2 years ago

Irvine man’s accomplice sentenced for over $1M in fraudulent COVID-19 loans

LOS ANGELES – A Ventura County man who schemed with an Orange County man to illegally acquire disaster relief funds…

2 years ago

Santa Ana man indicted for $1.25M COVID-19 fraud

Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com SANTA ANA, California – A federal grand jury today returned an eight-count indictment charging…

2 years ago

The SAPD arrested a suspect who allegedly stole over $1M worth of COVID-19 tests

Santa Ana PD 02/23/2022 Wanted Wednesday suspect Carlitos Peralta, a 33-year-old, was taken into custody on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.…

2 years ago

Mandated COVID-19 testing of unvaccinated workers rescinded in California

(Santa Ana, CA) – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced in a 9/13/22 update to several State Public…

2 years ago

Orange County has moved back to high COVID-19 transmission levels

(Santa Ana, CA) – Due to recent increases in COVID-19 case counts, Orange County was moved to "High" community transmission…

2 years ago

Irvine man pleads guilty to $5M COVID-relief fraud

LOS ANGELES – An Orange County man has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges that he fraudulently obtained…

2 years ago

Uninsured O.C. residents should get their COVID-19 vaccine before April 5

https://youtu.be/DMZyYSP8ALM (Santa Ana, CA) – The OC Health Care Agency urges individuals who do not have health insurance and are…

3 years ago

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