Ex-owner of Fallbrook Porsche resale business sentenced for wire fraud
FALLBROOK — A woman who defrauded customers of her Fallbrook-based Porsche restoration and resale business was sentenced Monday to one year and nine months in...
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Commentary: Protecting our seniors from scams
Scammers are targeting our senior citizens at an alarming rate, and the financial and emotional toll is devastating. That’s why my office launched a large-scale...
Ex-govt. employee and wife plead guilty to defrauding VA
REGION — A former government employee and his wife pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court to defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs out of...
Four accused of using bear suit to claim damage to vehicles
LOS ANGELES — Four Los Angeles-area residents were arrested Nov. 13 for allegedly submitting bogus insurance claims contending that three high-end vehicles were damaged by...
Fraud task force formed after county charter school case report
REGION — A statewide task force formed to combat charter school fraud following a multi-million dollar San Diego County fraud scheme released its initial report...
Consumers warned of price gouging, fraud in storm aftermath
REGION — Businesses and scammers are being warned not to take advantage of consumers by price gouging or other fraud schemes during a state of...
Carlsbad man sentenced for defrauding investors, Ponzi scheme
CARLSBAD — A Carlsbad man who ran a Ponzi scheme that defrauded dozens of investors out of millions was sentenced this week to more than...
4S Ranch man charged in Ponzi scheme, allegedly bilked $280K from friends
REGION — A 4S Ranch man who allegedly orchestrated a Ponzi scheme that took more than $280,000 from people he befriended pleaded not guilty today...
Chula Vista councilwoman and her brother charged with alleged PPP fraud
REGION — Chula Vista City Councilmember Andrea Cardenas and her brother, Jesus Cardenas, have been charged with felony counts of conspiracy to commit a crime,...
Poway man sentenced for taking dead mother’s benefits
POWAY — A Poway man who hid his mother’s death for over three decades in order to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars in government...