A former social worker defrauded OC residents to get over $1 million in tax refunds, welfare benefits and credit card purchases. County officials say they are working to keep it from ever happening again.
Tag: United States Attorneys Office
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Ex-Santa Ana Police Officer Faces Federal Charges Over Videotaped Beating
A federal grand jury indicted former Officer Brian Booker with three felonies for allegedly beating a man who was complying with police commands and then lying about it in official reports.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Feds Say Calderons Took Bribes From Orange County Businessman
State Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, and his brother are accused of taking bribes from former Newport Beach hospital owner Michael Drobot.
Posted inAnaheim
A Neighborhood Is Pushed to the Brink
Already tense relations between Anaheim’s Latino community and the city’s police department are in danger of boiling over after two police shootings and a crowd control effort gone awry.
Posted inFullerton
Special Investigator Foreshadows Review of Fullerton Police
Michael Gennaco will look at a wide range of policies, training
and hiring practices.
Posted inInvestigative, Irvine, Newport Beach, Top Stories
Irvine Man Indicted for Childhood Obesity Infomercial Scam
Investors in $2.4 million scheme thought their money was going
toward a product that would combat obesity in children.
Posted inGarden Grove, Santa Ana
An Allegedly Fake Investigation in Garden Grove
Former Homeland Security agent used nonexistent investigation
into organized crime in Garden Gorve as part of a larger scheme,
according to prosecutors.
Posted inTustin
Tustin Man Sentenced for $9 Million Ponzi Scheme
Tarakeswar Chaudhary was arrested while trying to flee to India.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Federal Prosecutors Relaunch Political Crimes Unit in OC
The U.S. attorney’s office had disbanded a similar investigative team two years ago.
Posted inSeal Beach
Huntington Beach Company Focus of Seal Beach Embezzlement Case
The U.S. Attorney’s Office alleges that the company stole $450,000 from the city.
