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Posted on Jan 13, 2012 By Editor
Two women were sentenced Thursday to 33 months in federal prison for stealing more than $1.1 million from Billy Blanks, the founder of the Tae Bo exercise program. The two women -- Rhenee Sharmell ...
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Posted on Jan 3, 2012 By Editor
Dorothee Burkhart, the mother of the man suspected of setting a series of fires around Los Angeles, was arrested Thursday on a criminal warrant issued by German authorities. A day later, the series of ...
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Posted on Dec 27, 2011 By Editor
A former Newport Beach attorney who was convicted last year in an investment fraud case has been sentenced to 70 months in prison. Gerald M. Shaw was indicted in 2007 on federal fraud and money ...
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Posted on Dec 22, 2011 By Editor
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld the sentences of a Thousand Oaks couple who pleaded guilty to bank fraud in a real estate scheme that cheated home buyers and investors. A federal ...
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Posted on Dec 22, 2011 By Editor
Federal authorities in Los Angeles have seized more than $4 million in fake designer jeans, apparel and shoes as part of an international effort cracking down on counterfeit goods, they said Thursday. ...
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Posted on Dec 14, 2011 By Editor
A man convicted of operating a Ponzi scheme from 2004 to 2007 was sentenced to eight years in prison Tuesday. In October, Fidel Bermudez of Miami pleaded guilty to 11 felony counts of security fraud ...
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Posted on Dec 8, 2011 By Editor
A former investment fund manager is facing charges that he defrauded investors out of at least $20 million by falsely promising them their money was invested in government-backed corporate bonds when ...
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Posted on Nov 17, 2011 By Editor
Camarillo businessman a.inline_topic:hover { background-color: #EAEAEA; } James Fayed was sentenced to death Thursday for arranging his wife's murder in a Century City parking garage in 2008. A ...
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Posted on Nov 8, 2011 By Editor
Two Ventura women were sentenced to prison Monday after being convicted of felony charges of conspiracy, grand theft and computer fraud stemming from a rent-skimming case. Cheryl Figueroa, 26, and ...
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Posted on Nov 3, 2011 By Editor
Federal and local authorities on Thursday arrested 21 people and searched 17 homes and businesses in connection with a group that allegedly sold machines to manufacture fraudulent government cards. ...
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Posted on Oct 4, 2011 By Editor
A Tustin broker was convicted Monday of stealing $6.9 million from investors in a real estate fraud scheme, authorities said. Mark Alan Helsing, 53, pleaded guilty to 55 felony counts of grand theft, ...
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Posted on Jul 19, 2011 By Editor
Several Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies have been entangled in fraud allegations in the last year, a spike that the department's watchdog says may be linked to overtime cuts pushing ...
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Posted on Jul 11, 2011 By Editor
A 22-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department has been arrested on suspicion of prescription drug fraud after being indicted by a grand jury. Officer Joseph Caseres, who was assigned to the ...
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Posted on Jul 7, 2011 By Editor
A Los Angeles County probation officer was arrested Thursday on federal wire fraud charges for allegedly bilking the federal financial aid system out of at least $18,000 by using a fake identity. ...
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Posted on Jul 7, 2011 By Editor
Two women were arrested on suspicion of selling counterfeit designer clothes and other merchandise in south Los Angeles County. The clothing, purses, jewelry and sunglasses bore Gucci, Louis Vuitton ...
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Posted on Jul 1, 2011 By Editor
An 11-year Los Angeles police officer pleaded no contest Thursday to workers' compensation fraud and was placed on probation for two years after he faked and altered doctors' notes saying he ...
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Posted on Jun 29, 2011 By Editor
A Los Angeles man was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for helping lead an international "phishing" ring and overseeing a marijuana-growing operation that was showcased on YouTube. ...
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Posted on Jun 28, 2011 By Editor
The owner of a Beverly Hills skin care studio whose roster of celebrity clients included Jennifer Aniston, Penelope Cruz, Halle Berry and Anne Hathaway was sentenced Monday in connection with a scheme ...
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Posted on Jun 27, 2011 By Editor
A Miami man was in Ventura County jail Monday after being charged with a Ponzi scheme and multiple counts of grand theft and securities fraud . Fidel Bermudez, 43, promised investors that he'd met ...
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Posted on Jun 21, 2011 By Editor
The manager of a Tujunga medical supply firm will serve more than four years in federal prison for running a fraudulent Medicare scheme. Petros Odachyan, 45, billed Medicare using forged prescriptions ...
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Posted on Jun 20, 2011 By Editor
A Bellflower man has been charged in connection with a foreclosure fraud operation targeting Ventura County residents. Aquilino Hernandez, 46, was arrested Tuesday in Bellflower after an investigation ...
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Posted on Jun 15, 2011 By Editor
An Oxnard police officer has been arrested on suspicion of workers' compensation fraud. Edward Idukas, 26, was arrested Tuesday and was placed on temporary totally disabled status after he ...
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Posted on Jun 14, 2011 By Editor
A Whittier psychologist was arrested by federal agents Tuesday morning for allegedly bilking the government of nearly $1 million, including fees for treatment sessions that supposedly took place while ...
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Posted on Jun 9, 2011 By Editor
Phony designer apparel worth more than $14 million was seized this week by federal officials at the Port of Long Beach. More than 47,000 pieces of fake Chanel, Polo, Gucci, Coogi and Dior clothing ...
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Posted on Jun 8, 2011 By Editor
Former New York Mets star Lenny Dykstra was part of an elaborate scheme to lease luxury cars using a fake business and stolen identity. Dykstra created a company called "Home Free Systems" ...
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