UPDATE: Ex-Long Beach treatment executive gets 7 years in $17M fraud case
Richard Ciampa, 67, pleaded guilty in January to a federal charge of health care fraud.
Pastor charged with stealing thousands from disabled veteran while family searched for him
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.
Seal Beach doctor pleads guilty in $8.4 million health care fraud scheme
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.
Long Beach man was ringleader in DMV bribery scheme, prosecutors say
Drivers would pay hundreds of dollars in cash to receive passing scores on their tests, the U.S. Attorney’s Office alleges.
Brother and sister stole from hundreds of victims in Long Beach-area real estate scam, feds say
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.
DA’s office warns about phony contact tracers during COVID-19 pandemic
Criminals involved in the Contact Tracing Scam request Social Security numbers, financial information, money, immigration status and other sensitive information not required for authentic contact tracing.
Former owner of Pacific Hospital gets 15 months in prison for kickback scheme
From 2008 through 2010, the hospital doled out more than $30 million in kickbacks for about 1,400 spinal-fusion surgeries, prosecutors said.
2 men convicted in vast engineering fraud case that affected dozens of cities
The pair provided fraudulent work on more than 700 commercial and residential properties across at least 50 cities in Southern California, authorities said.
Man charged with insurance fraud linked to children’s drowning in Port of LA
The Hawthorne man drove off a wharf with his family in the car in an attempt to cash in on accidental-death insurance policies, prosecutors allege.
Long Beach woman, 48, pleads guilty in fraud scheme
A 48-year-old Long Beach woman pleaded guilty Monday to stealing more than $237,000 while working for an ophthalmologist and was immediately sentenced to 330 days in jail.