Tag "wire fraud"
Nevada Man Arrested in L.A. for Alleged $45 Million Investment Fraud Scheme
Photo: Neil Chandron (Twitter) LOS ANGELES – An alleged investment fraud scheme that defrauded over 10,000 victims of over $45 million presented a Nevada man a Los Angeles arrest on
ICE HSI Task Force Busts Five for Covid-19 Unemployment-Fraud Scheme
LOS ANGELES – A woman who orchestrated a $2 million unemployment-fraud scheme has been the focus of the ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Task Force’s “Operation Stolen Promise.” Her whereabouts
$650K Embezzlement – La Jolla Music Society’s Former Music Finance Director Pleads Guilty
SAN DIEGO – A plea of “guilty” by Chris Benavides in federal court this week revealed 10 years of wire- fraud while serving as the non-profit’s director of finance. $650,000
Danville Company Executives Allegedly Defraud Tennessee Valley Authority
DANVILLE —Two executives of a Danville-based software company are accused of defrauding the Tennessee Valley Authority. Both men were arrested earlier this month in Contra Costa County by U.S. Marshals.
Corrections Officer, 2 Others Arrested for Smuggling Phones into San Quentin
SAN QUENTIN — One corrections officer and two other persons have been arrested for allegedly conspiring to smuggle cell phones into San Quentin State Prison. At least 25 phones
212 Years in Prison for Man’s Kill-the-Sons Scheme for the Insurance Money
Photo: Ali Elmezayen LOS ANGELES – United States District Judge John F. Walter sentenced a Hawthorne man to 212 years in federal prison for intentionally killing his children for the
Keith Middlebrook indicted in fraudulent scam related to Covid-19
Photo: Keth Middlebrook Ben Miller, writing for L. A. Biz, tells the story of the indictment of a man involved in a scam related to the covid-19 excitement – “A
Airline ticket fraud on the rise
MILPITAS – A felony criminal action for Wire Fraud (under 18 U.S.C. Section 1343) has been filed in the United States Northern District Court of San Jose against Rosemarie Almiranez Gan.
Discovery of rebate fraud results in arrest of international felon
Yezhou Zhao and Sheng Qiang from China were charged with a five year, 25-Count indictment by the United States District Attorney’s office after being found guilty by a grand jury
