fraud

Identity theft suspect arrested in Tustin after trying to buy a car with a fake I.D.

Police officers were called to an auto dealership after a victim of identity theft notified them the auto loan approved…

10 months ago

The Irvine Police arrested two suspects for fraudulently buying over $3K worth of baby formula

On the evening of December 27, two suspects used stolen state benefit account information to fraudulently purchase over $3,000 in…

11 months ago

Panhandler arrested in Irvine for using stolen benefit credit cards

Earlier this month, a female suspect used stolen New York State benefit credit cards to make fraudulent purchases at a…

11 months ago

A reporter used a forged IRS document in a hit piece against O.C. Supervisor Do and his family

December 20, 2023 – SANTA ANA, CALIF. Today, Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do called on LAist’s publisher and editor to…

11 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

Dozens of Romanians arrested in connection with So. Cal. ATM skimming fraud

On November 23, 2023, Romanian law enforcement, in coordination with the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, conducted enforcement operations targeting…

12 months ago

Two male burglars stole wallets from a Fountain Valley gym locker and then went on a shopping spree

On 09/14/23, at approximately 3:12 p.m., two male suspects entered Crunch Fitness in Fountain Valley. They burglarized a locker and…

12 months ago

A man used a fake passport card to steal thousands from a victim’s bank account, in Irvine

A male suspect used a fake passport card with his face and the victim's information to withdraw $3,600 from the…

1 year ago

Anaheim woman arrested for defrauding a doctor’s office out of $66K

In 2021, the Irvine Police Department began investigating a case where an employee used a personal Square account to accept…

1 year ago

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

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

The Irvine Police are trying to identify a man who withdrew $52K from a victim’s bank account

A male suspect posed as an bank account holder using fake identification documents and withdrew $52,000 from a victim's bank…

1 year ago

O.C. doctor and his sister charged with $150M COVID-19 related fraud

LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury has charged a doctor who operated clinics in Westminster and Garden Grove with defrauding…

1 year ago

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