Tag "fraud"
Cancer Faker Faces Charges
SAN DIEGO – Cancer may be the most dreaded diagnosis someone can hear in their lifetime. However, for 25-year-old Chula Vista resident Meaghan Hudson, it became a means to make money
2012 Fresno Murder Suspect Arrested
FRESNO – A man believed to be responsible for the 2012 murder of a 28-year-old man was arrested on Saturday in the small town of Truckee. Police believe that 33-year-old
Sherman Oaks Woman Charged with Credit Card Fraud
INGLEWOOD, CA—If one fails to get everything off Santa’s list, does that mean that stealing it is the way to get it? Amber Marie Aguilar, 40, was arrested on Tuesday,
Three Arrested for Credit Card Fraud
Paso Robles police have three in custody for alleged credit card fraud. On Monday, officers received a call from Citibank employees around 4:30 p.m. regarding possible fraudulent transactions using stolen
Suspected Serial Criminals Arrested for Numerous Coachella Valley Crimes
COACHELLA VALLEY – Two suspects were arrested on multiple charges following an investigation into numerous Coachella Valley robberies, thefts, and instances of fraud. Following a lengthy investigation into a rash
Justice Isn’t Blind or Deaf for Thief
COSTA MESA – In seventeen months’ time, 44-year-old John Thomas Windsor had a high time plundering the resources of an elderly woman who not only was blind and deaf but
Former Police Commander Gets Three Years
SALINAS—Monterey County District Attorney Dean D. Fippo announced that 51-year-old John Nyunt of Pacific Grove pled guilty to charges from a yearlong investigation. He pled guilty to one count of
Identity Thief’s Spending Spree Ends
LOS ANGELES – The desire to further one’s education is a noble one. The desire to pay for said education with fraudulently obtained credit cards is not so noble. 34-year-old
Newport Beach Lawyer Convicted of Swindling Elderly Sisters He Knew from Church
A Newport Beach attorney was convicted today of stealing more than $780,000 from nine victims, including some $720,000 from two elderly sisters he knew from church. Peter David Nitschke, 47, pleaded
Woman bilked for $500k on Christian dating site
A 66-year-old San Jose woman is reportedly out several hundred thousand dollars after falling victim to an online dating scam. The woman, whose name was not released, met a man
