Two California teenage hikers were lost in the forest and search parties were sent out to find them. The teens, a 19-year-old male and an 18-year-old female, were found after days of searching. The young man was lost in the forest for three days, and the young woman...
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California driver still sought in hit-and-run case
On April 3, a video camera allegedly captured a white BMW 328i hitting a bicyclist and then driving away on Wiltshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. Following the incident, a spokesperson for the Beverly Hills Police Department released a statement claiming that the...
Alleged Ponzi scheme operator pleads guilty to wire fraud
A man who was accused of transferring hundreds of thousands of dollars from California banks to those in Hawaii pleaded guilty to charges recently in a Honolulu court. The man was accused of several counts of white collar crime, including fraud in a $400,000 wire...
California man sentenced in drug distribution case
A man from North Hollywood, California was sentenced to 15 months in federal jail for his alleged role in distributing counterfeit pharmaceuticals. The drug crime charges included trafficking Oxycontin and Cialis although evidence was presented to show the drugs may...
Irvine man facing 30 years for false mortgage info
An Irvine, California, man was arrested in Huntington Beach for mortgage fraud. The mail fraud charges were contained in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury and unsealed after the arrest was made. The charges allege that the accused 48-year-old mortgage...
Man arrested for samurai sword robbery
A 37-year-old Joshua Tree, California, man was accused of planning to rob a nearby home. The suspect is alleged to have donned a disguise that included women's clothing, a mask and a samurai sword then proceeded to walk 150 yards to a home where he set off a motion...
Husband and wife team sentenced for $7 M theft
A couple from Newport Coast, California were convicted and sentenced in March to federal prison for fraud charges stemming from their alleged theft of $7 million from a consortium consisting of seven separate banks. The alleged white collar crime resulted in the...
Two released and one charged with California yacht theft
A man and his girlfriend were released from police custody after another man was charged with the theft of a luxury yacht. The three individuals were originally charged with the theft of the 82-foot yacht, but police were forced to release the couple after determining...
3 charged with murder in shooting death
A shooting death in a Placentia, California, alley resulted in a charge of murder against three men who are believed to be associated with a gang. The men, aged 19, 21 and 25, will need to prepare a criminal defense along with nine other people accused of various...
Doctors face scrutiny over billing
The Affordable Care Act has given the government more control than ever before over managing health care fraud and abuse that leads to waste in the system. These types of white collar crime on the part of physicians cost the American taxpayers millions every year,...




