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Los Angeles San Joaquin

Bogus claims and insurance pains: More fraudsters pulled into the light

Escalon local Peter Goncalves (41) has been arrested by Department of Insurance detectives on three felony counts of insurance fraud. He is alleged to have filed a fraudulent claim with

Los Angeles San Diego

Insurance fraudsters outed in Los Angeles, San Diego

LOS ANGELES — Constance Gail Fortune (61) has been arraigned in Los Angeles Superior Court, charged with three felony counts of grand theft and one of financial elder abuse. She

Contra Costa Los Angeles San Diego

CA Department of Insurance uncovers more fraudsters

It’s been quite the year for insurance fraud so far, with the latest series of arrests making their way from the Bay Area clear down to San Diego. In Concord,

Los Angeles

$3.5 Million Insurance Fraud Sends Two California Therapists to the Big House

LOS ANGELES — Two therapists have been arrested on multiple counts of felony health insurance fraud. Marriage and family therapist Steven Orenstein (57) and licensed speech therapist Erin Kayem (42)

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Resident Charged on 13 Counts of Disability Fraud

LOS ANGELES — 32-year-old Troy Hodges has been arrested on 13 counts of disability fraud, according to the Fraud Division of the California Department of Insurance, and he is alleged

San Diego

North County Man Arrested for Multiple Sexual Assaults

NORTH COUNTY — San Diego Sheriff’s Department and Escondido Police Department have formally announced the arrest of Gilbert Andrew Chavarria, a suspect in multiple incidents of sexual assault. Chavarria was

Shasta

Guy Checks Himself, Still Wrecks Himself

REDDING — It was just after noon on the 15th of August, out at the Redding Bank of Commerce on Churn Creek Road. Police had received a call shortly before

Orange

Heller Park Perv Nothing If Not Persistent

COSTA MESA — Things were getting weird in Costa Mesa, with detectives on the trail of a suspect reported to have been sexually harassing women in the south area of

Sacramento

Underage alcohol snafu results in two arrests

FOLSOM — There’s a program known as the Decoy Alcohol Purchase Operation. It and others like it are established for the express purpose of popping various business establishments for knowingly

Shasta

Baked motorist runs over drunk jaywalker — jaywalker at fault

REDDING — Just after 1:00 in the morning on June 22, Redding Police officers responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in the area of Victor