Police have determined that a potential kidnapping incident in Redondo Beach that involved an 8-year-old boy was just a misunderstanding. According to a news report in The Daily Breeze, the incident occurred on Huntington Lane in Redondo Beach on January 27 when the boy walked past the man, who made…
The brother of a former Mexican president had been sentenced to serve seven years in prison for securities fraud and tax evasion. According to an article from the Los Angeles Times, the 67-year-old man pleaded guilty Tuesday, March 23, 2010 to grand theft auto, securities fraud and tax evasion for…
Last Wednesday, March 10, 2010, federal prosecutors charged Hump, a popular sushi restaurant in the Santa Monica owned by Typhoon Restaurant Inc., for selling endangered whale meat. Also being charged is the restaurant’s head chef. The investigation surfaced when the New York Times accused the restaurant and chef of serving…
A Los Angeles man has been convicted of Medicare fraud. According to this CBS News report, prosecutors say a Los Angeles man who prescribed unnecessary motorized wheelchairs using a doctor’s stolen identity has been convicted for defrauding Medicare for $7.7 million. The 59-year-old man was found guilty of health care…
A Riverside woman was arrested for the CA embezzlement of more than $1 million from a Mercedes Benz car dealership in Anaheim Hills where she worked. According to a news report in the Whittier Daily News, the Orange County District Attorney is charging Sheryl Lynne Law with grand theft by…
A 67-year-old Orange County resident has been arrested on suspicion of embezzlement and identity theft, according to a news report in the Orange County Register. Joseph Anthony Veltre Jr., 67, was arrested by both Costa Mesa and Newport Beach police detectives who say Veltre defrauded investors for seven years in…