Over the last few months, an Irvine Police investigator has been working on a case where $55,000 in stolen checks were deposited into fraudulent business accounts.
Recently, Irvine Police detectives arrested Fanan Haksan, 25, of Westminster.
Haksan was charged with various crimes, including grand theft, forgery, and money laundering. He was booked at Orange County Jail.
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.