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May 26 3:29 pm
  • fraud

4 arrested in timeshare fraud case in Orange County

City News Service

Two Long Beach residents—the accused ringleader who founded and operated several Orange County-based companies, Michael McDonagh, along with Ruben Ortiz—were among those arrested.

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May 18 2:01 pm
  • fraud

Convicted killer charged with heading COVID-19 unemployment fraud scam

The Associated Press

From behind bars, she masterminded a $2 million fraud scheme involving COVID-19 unemployment money, prosecutors allege.

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May 9 7:04 pm
  • fraud

3 convicted in $20M Long Beach-based drug treatment fraud scheme

The Associated Press

The organization enrolled students in its program even if they had only used drugs or alcohol once, then falsified documents to show they had a “medically diagnosed substance use disorder,” prosecutors said.

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Jan 24 4:21 pm
  • covid-19 testing

County leader warns of fraudulent COVID-19 testing sites

City News Service

“It is despicable that people are taking advantage of communities during a deadly pandemic,” county Supervisor Janice Hahn said in a statement.

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Jan 14 7:38 am
  • fraud

California suspends some disability claims, citing fraud

Adam Beam, Associated Press

Scammers are now impersonating doctors to dupe California officials into giving them disability checks.

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Sep 2 10:59 am
  • fraud

UPDATE: Ex-Long Beach treatment executive gets 7 years in $17M fraud case

City News Service

Richard Ciampa, 67, pleaded guilty in January to a federal charge of health care fraud.  

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Jun 14 2021 9:35 am
  • Missing Person

Pastor charged with stealing thousands from disabled veteran while family searched for him

Jeremiah Dobruck

Misi Tagaloa preached compassion for the homeless while he ran for City Council. In private, he was embezzling from a man under his care, prosecutors allege.

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Jun 3 2021 9:26 am
  • fraud

Seal Beach doctor pleads guilty in $8.4 million health care fraud scheme

City News Service

A Seal Beach doctor pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal conspiracy charge, admitting he participated in a scheme to submit $8.4 million in phony claims to Medi-Cal.

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May 20 2021 8:00 am
  • DMV

Long Beach man was ringleader in DMV bribery scheme, prosecutors say

City News Service

Drivers would pay hundreds of dollars in cash to receive passing scores on their tests, the U.S. Attorney’s Office alleges.

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Apr 7 2021 7:36 am
  • fraud

Brother and sister stole from hundreds of victims in Long Beach-area real estate scam, feds say

City News Service

The siblings listed homes without owners’ consent and collected money from multiple would-be buyers for each of the not-for-sale homes, prosecutors say.

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