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Consumers warned of auto loan modification scam
Fox 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO -- A San Diego company is at the center of an ongoing effort by the Federal Trade Commission to crackdown on online auto loan modification businesses taking advantage of customers. Auto Debt Counseling was sued in early April by the FTC for...Tags: Nissan, Trials, Companies and Corporations, Litigation, Economy, Business and Finance
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Gardener indicted for defrauding Navy, VA
SAN DIEGO -- A Chula Vista gardener allegedly defrauded the Navy and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs out of $400,000 in workers' compensation claims and disability benefits, according to a federal indictment unsealed Friday. Leray Shurn, 59, was...
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Prosecutor: Bailed out accused scammer strikes again
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterVISTA, Calif. -- A Solana Beach man accused of scamming banks and friends out of $1 million was re-arrested Friday while out on bail, a prosecutor said Tuesday. According to prosecutors, in the five weeks Damon Westmoreland was out of jail, he wrote...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Prosecution, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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Realtor, wife accused of massive loan fraud
Fox 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO -- Federal prosecutors Tuesday indicted a prominent Mira Mesa realtor, his wife and seven employees of defrauding banks and home buyers of more than $50 million. An indictment unsealed Tuesday alleges Eric and Charmagne Elegado masterminded...Tags: Mountains, Landforms, Justice System, Defendants, Lawyers
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Brother pleads guilty to $6M foreclosure fraud scam
SAN DIEGO -- A man who participated in a $6 million foreclosure fraud scheme in which he stole the identities of several notaries and forged hundreds of deeds across California pleaded guilty Thursday to multiple felony charges, including rent skimming,...Tags: Justice System, Defendants, Lawyers, Services and Shopping, Foreclosures
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Man sentenced for skimming ATM info
SAN DIEGO -- A man who placed a debit card skimming device on a bank security door and trained hidden cameras on ATM machines so he could steal the PIN numbers of thousands of customers will go to jail for the crimes.
a two-year prison term today....Tags: Defendants, Organized Crime, Punishment, Politics, Prosecution
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Man admits skimming customer PINs at bank ATM
SAN DIEGO -- A San Diego man who placed a debit card skimming device on a bank security door and trained hidden cameras on ATM machines so he could steal the PIN numbers of thousands of customers pleaded guilty Monday to identity theft, burglary and grand...Tags: Court Preliminary, Prosecution, Trials, Politics, Trials
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3 Marines discharged in marriage fraud
SAN DIEGO - Three Marine corporals have been given bad-conduct discharges after pleading guilty to sham marriages meant to allow a lesbian couple to receive housing allowances, the Marine Corps said Monday.
The Marines — two men and a woman —...Tags: Punishment, Marriage, Crimes, Minority Groups, Family
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Financial red tape hampers mortgage fraud cases
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO - Chasing down the paper trail behind mortgage fraud cases is a tedious task and has local law enforcement agencies have their hands full. Now, local law enforcement said it's getting harder thanks to bank failures, the transfer and sale of...Tags: Mortgages, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Corporate Crime, Financially Distressed Companies
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DA: Man stole debit card info with recorder on ATM
City News ServiceSAN DIEGO -- A San Diego man accused of placing a debit card skimming device on a bank security door and ATM machines so he could steal the PIN numbers of nearly 1,000 customers was charged with multiple counts of identity theft and other crimes,...Tags: Prosecution, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Crime (genre), Corporate Crime
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Man sentenced in San Diego Ponzi scheme
FOX 5 San Diego StaffSAN DIEGO -- A San Diego man who cheated more than 300 victims out of more than $26 million was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in federal prison. Matthew "Beau'' La Madrid, 44, also was ordered to pay $23.4 million in restitution. He pleaded guilty in...Tags: Vehicles, Crimes, Defendants, Corporate Crime, Court Preliminary
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Victim warns elders about 'Grandma Scam'
FOX 5 San Diego StaffSAN DIEGO -- An elderly woman who lost thousands of dollars through a scam that preyed on her concern for her family spoke out Wednesday to warn other potential victims. Anna, an elderly woman living in Mira Mesa also spoke out during a Wednesday news...Tags: Human Interest, Justice System, Facebook, San Diego (San Diego, California), Crimes
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