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Former Valencia Mail Carrier, Co-Schemer Sentenced To Prison For Fraud

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A former U.S Postal Service mail carrier and Valencia residents co-schemer was sentenced to prison Sunday for COVID-19 related fraud.  The pair were sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for scheming to steal more than $250,000 in unemployment insurance (UI) funds by making false claims of COVID-related job losses and for stealing UI debit cards intended for other people ...

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Stevenson Ranch Woman Sentenced To Over Four Years In Prison For Embezzling $1.7 Million Through Diversity Recruitment Scam

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A former human resources manager at a Santa Clarita-based race car design and development company was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison Friday for scheming to defraud her then-employer out of more than $1.7 million earmarked for diversity recruitment by using two fake businesses that billed for services that were never performed. Judith Fernandez Adelugba, 45, of Stevenson Ranch, ...

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Santa Clarita Valley Medical Supply Business Owner Sentenced In Fraud Case

Ed. Note: The following is a news release provided by the U.S. Department of Justice.  The former owner of Santa Clarita Valley-based Ezcor Medical Supply was sentenced Monday in $3.5 million Medicare and Medi-Cal fraud scheme. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Sylvia Walter-Eze, 48, of Stevenson Ranch, California, was found guilty by ...

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