LOS ANGELES—The owner of a now-shuttered Orange County healthcare business management services company and three others were arrested July 19 on a nine-count federal indictment alleging they defrauded lenders and investors out of millions of dollars via false claims that the owner’s struggling business was booming. Tammy Le, 48, of San Clemente, the former owner…
4 Arrested in Alleged Multi-Million Business Fraud Scheme
July 19, 2023
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Newport Beach Attorney to Plead Guilty to $8 Million Loan Fraud
June 14, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A Newport Beach attorney who boasted of providing loans to wealthy and famous clients has agreed to plead guilty to a fraud scheme that bankrolled a gambling habit and a lavish lifestyle, prosecutors said June 13. Sara Jacqueline King, 39, agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud and money laundering in an agreement…
Placentia Man Pleads Guilty in $1.2 Million Social Media Check Fraud Scheme
May 27, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 26-year-old Placentia man pleaded guilty May 25 to a social media check fraud scheme of teaching people how to create false checks using Telegram chat groups, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Meshach Samuels pleaded guilty to a count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and two counts of being a felon…
Men Gets up to 11 Years in Prison for Nigeria-Related Multimillion-Dollar Fraud
November 17, 2022
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Two California men were sentenced Nov. 15 to up to 11 years in federal prison for participating in an international multimillion-dollar scheme involving Nigerian nationals. George Ugochukwu Egwumba, 47, of Cypress, was sentenced by United States District Judge R. Gary Klausner to 132 months and Princewell Arinze Duru, 33, of Sacramento, to 81 months. In…
16 Charged in Alleged Massive EBT Fraud Scheme
September 7, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Sixteen people have been charged in an alleged massive electronic benefit transfer fraud scheme in which funds that were intended for families in need were siphoned off, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Sept. 6. Prosecutors say the case involves the theft of private account information of California EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer)…
SoCal Companies Ordered to Pay $1.83 Billion Restitution in Aluminum Fraud
April 12, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A group of six Southern California businesses run by a fugitive Chinese billionaire was ordered on April 11 to pay $1.83 billion in restitution for scheming to evade payment of duties on imported aluminum products from China. The companies participated in the scheme to disguise aluminum extrusions to look like pallets, which weren’t subject…
Virginia Couple Receive Nearly 20 Years Combined Prison Sentence for $31.8 Million Counterfeit Coupon Scheme
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Oct. 21 released further details about a $31.8 million counterfeit coupon scheme that resulted in a Virginia couple receiving a combined prison sentence of nearly 20 years. In September, Lori Ann Talens, 41, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, while her husband Pacifico Talens, Jr., 43, was sentenced to seven years behind bars one…
Man Sentenced to 12 Years in $200 Million Phone-Fraud Scheme
SEATTLE—A Pakistan resident has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a conspiracy to “unlock” phones from AT&T’s network, a scheme the company says cost it more than $200 million. Muhammad Fahd, 35, of Karachi, recruited an employee of an AT&T call center in Bothell, Washington, via Facebook in 2012, and began bribing that…
Texas Man Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Sell $317 Million Bogus Masks to Australian State
A Texas man has pleaded guilty to involvement in a scheme to fraudulently sell 50 million N95 respirator masks he did not have for $317.6 million to the government of New South Wales in Australia, U.S. prosecutors said. Arael Doolittle entered his plea to a wire fraud conspiracy charge on Tuesday before U.S. District Judge…
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