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Valencia Man Sentenced To over 10 Years In Prison For Multi-Million Medi-Cal Fraud Scheme

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The former president and CEO of a Whittier medical clinic was sentenced Monday to 124 months in federal prison for submitting fraudulent billings to a Medi-Cal healthcare program that provides family planning services to low-income Californians who lack health insurance. Vincenzo Rubino, 59, of Valencia, was sentenced by United States District Judge Otis D. Wright II, who also ordered him ...

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Santa Clarita Man Sentenced To Nearly 6½ Years For Stealing $1.7 Million From Investors Via Real Estate ‘Coupon Bond’ Scam

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A Santa Clarita resident who invested in real estate and sold “coupon bonds” that promised regular interest payments on top of principal repayment was sentenced Monday to nearly 6 ½ years in federal prison for defrauding investors out of more than $1.7 million. Matthew Skinner, 45, was sentenced to 77 months in prison by United States District Judge Percy Anderson, ...

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Former Los Angeles Dodger, Yasiel Puig, Agrees To Plead Guilty For Illegal Gambling Operation

Former Los Angeles Dodger Yasiel Puig is expected to plead guilty to making false statements to federal law enforcement officials regarding bets totaling more than a quarter million dollars that he placed with an illegal gambling operation. Puig, who played with the Dodgers from 2013-2018, has agreed to pay a fine of at least $55,000 and make his initial appearance ...

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Valencia U.S. Postal Service Mail Carrier Arrested In Scheme To Obtain Nearly $800,000 In Unemployment Benefits

On Thursday, federal authorities arrested a United States Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier and a Santa Clarita Valley man for allegedly scheming to steal approximately $800,000 in unemployment insurance (UI) funds by using false claims of COVID-related job losses and stealing UI debit cards from the U.S. mail. Stephen Glover, 32, of Palmdale, who worked at the Valencia post office, ...

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Santa Clarita Man Agrees To Plead Guilty To Securities Fraud For Bilking Investors Who Purchased Real Estate ‘Coupon Bonds’

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A Santa Clarita resident who invested in real estate and sold “coupon bonds” that promised regular interest payments on top of principal repayment has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge for defrauding investors out of more than $1.7 million, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Matthew Skinner, 45, who in 2014 founded a company called Empire West Equity, ...

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Antelope Valley Man Indicted On Federal Firearm Offenses

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An Antelope Valley man made his initial court appearance Friday for allegedly making false statements in connection with the unlawful purchase of multiple firearms and selling the firearms without a license, officials said. According to allegations contained in the federal indictment, from about May 13, 2020, to about August 17, 2021, Kenneth Earl Smith Jr. — 28, of Lancaster, California ...

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Tick Fire Body Connected To Series Of Alleged MS-13 Murders

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The human remains discovered in the aftermath of the Tick Fire in 2019 have been connected to a series of alleged MS-13 murders, according to a new indictment released by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Nine new defendants and a series of previously uncharged murders, including the human remains discovered after the Tick Fire, are included in a federal grand ...

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Nearly 30 California Hotels, Including Santa Clarita Location, Sign Agreements To Improve ADA Access

The United States Attorney’s Office announced Monday that 27 hotels across southern California, including the Super 8 located in Santa Clarita,  have signed agreements stating their intent to improve accessibility for people with disabilities or come into compliance with current ADA standards. This comes as a response to a number of federal investigations that brought issues to light, prompting these ...

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Justice Department To Award Over $8.3 Million To Las Vegas Shooting Victims In California

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The Justice Department is set to award millions of dollars in funding to aid Californians who were survivors of the Las Vegas shooting, officials said Thursday. The Office of Justice Programs’ (OJP) Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded more than $8.3 million in Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) funding for the victims. At least 14 victims of the ...

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