Central Coast Women Charged With Grant Fraud

RIVERSIDE, California – A Paso Robles woman was sentenced this morning to 72 months in federal prison for orchestrating a scheme to defraud the United States Department of Education by submitting a $35 million grant application for before- and after-school … Continue reading

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Los Angeles US Attorney Collects Over $200 Million

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – The United States Attorney’s Office based in Los Angeles, California collected a staggering $202,766,844 over the course of the 2011 fiscal year. Over the span of the last five years, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has collected … Continue reading

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West Covina Woman Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for $7 Million Scam

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA -  A West Covina woman who admitted running a ponzi scheme that took in an approximately $6.9 million from over more than 150 people has been sentenced to 108 months in federal prison.  Guadalupe Valencia, 47, was sentenced late … Continue reading

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Montebello Attorney Sentenced to Prison Illegal Cash Structures

  LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – A Montebello attorney who “structured” cash transactions at banks to avoid having the deposits reported to Federal authorities and avoid the payment of federal income taxes was sentenced late this morningto one year in federal … Continue reading

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Court of Appeals Decision Affirmed

October 17, 2011 Certified Published Opinion:         In this case court of appeals hold, where two deeds of trust secured by the same real property were simultaneously time-stamped for recording by the Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office but were indexed … Continue reading

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Bel-Air Man Convicted Bankruptcy Fraud and Assualt Gets Prison

  LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – A Bel-Air man was sentenced this afternoon to 70 months in federal prison for concealing assets in a bankruptcy proceeding and threatening a private investigator with a golf club. Milton Lee Vandervort, 50, was sentenced … Continue reading

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$21 Million Scam

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – A prominent Los Angeles business man has been found guilty of four wire tap fraud charges. Ezri Namvar, a Los Angeles businessman and real estate developer, was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison for … Continue reading

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55 Indicted, A Quarter Of A Billion Dollars Sought In Tax Fraud

SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – In massive federal income tax scheme involving more than fifty people and two companies, more than a quarter of a billion dollars was sought in federal tax refunds. Hundreds of false income tax returns were filed … Continue reading

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Probate Trustee Sent To Prison

SAN DIEGO, CA – This is an example of a trustee “gone wild” who abused her role as a fiduciary.  It’s important to understand the role of a trustee when placing them in charge of your hard-earned assets.  Hopefully this … Continue reading

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Doctor Charged For Fraud In Bogus Cancer Cure Hoax

LOS ANGELES, CA – Christine Daniel, 57 of Los Angeles was convicted on September 26th in United States District Court. She was found guilty of 11 counts after two days of deliberations. The charges included four counts of mail and … Continue reading

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