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Los Angeles

Sophisticated Real Estate Fraud Scheme Defendant Sentenced for Theft of Over $1.4 Million

LOS ANGELES – The final of four defendants in a $1.4 million real-estate fraud scheme has come under the gavel for the sophisticated ruse to bilk lending institutions. Their two-year

Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara Insurance Agent Pockets Money, Leaving Client Uninsured During Deadly Mudslides

Photo: Mark Lynch After receiving complaints from his clients, the California Department of Insurance opened an investigation into the insurance dealings of 40-year old Mark Lynch. They discovered Lynch defrauded

Kings

$50,000 worth of cheese stolen over two years

Photo: Roderick Domingo Ransom and Jairo Mariano Osorio Alvarez LEMOORE – An investigation began on August 22, 2019 into the theft of $50,000 worth of cheese from the Leprino Food

Ventura

Lottery Scamster Busted

Ventura County – Ventura County Sheriff’s Department detectives arrested 63-year-old Los Angeles resident Nelson Davila Cruz on the afternoon of October 10th immediately after he fled the premises of The

San Luis Obispo

Company bookkeeper steals nearly $1 million

Photo: Joy Noel Wilde CRESTON – An allegation came in to the San Luis Obisopo County Sheriff’s Office on July 9 from G. Wiemann Construction concerning a possible grand theft

Orange

Orange County DA Prosecutes Adjuster Who Stole Thousands from Clients

Photo: John Schoon On 01/17/2015, the California Department of Insurance revoked 54-year old John Schoon’s licensing rights and privileges as a public adjuster, but he did not let that stop

Riverside

Target scammers steal $100,000 worth of merchandise

RIVERSIDE – A Target employee and his female accomplice concocted an embezzlement scheme that resulted in over $100,000 worth of items from the stole being stolen. It also resulted in

El Dorado

County worker has inmate help him in side job

Photo: Ricci Chavez EL DORADO – An El Dorado County maintenance worker was caught doing side jobs using inmate labor. Arrested and charged with felony embezzlement was 33-year-old Ricci Chavez.

Ventura

Mom Busted as Bogus School Booster

Photo: Jenna Leporati Ventura County – 46-year-old Moorpark resident Jenna Leporati is both the mother of a Flory School student and an active member of the school’s “booster club,” which

Tulare

Banker Gives Herself a $114,000 Raise

Photo: Jennifer Silva 35-year old Jennifer Silva of Porterville turned herself in to authorities on February 4th. She was wanted for embezzling $114,000 from her employer, Bank of the Sierra.