A man has been charged with many theft-related felonies after the authorities became suspicious of his business activities and allege that he offered to turn back the mileage on the odometers of cars for customers leasing them from dealerships. For the past year and a half, a man has allegedly…
When the leaseholder of a storage unit reported that $50,000 worth of collectible guitars were missing from their space the authorities opened an investigation to try to discover the perpetrator of the alleged theft. On October 3, the alleged victim reported that 21 pricey guitars had been taken from their…
A tourist riding in a taxi cab has been accused of using a gun while robbing the driver of her personal items and money. 30-year-old Houston resident John Cleveland, who was reportedly visiting Florida on vacation, ordered a cab to pick him up from the Hilton Miami Airport Blue Lagoon…
After thousands of dollars reportedly went missing from the accounts of more than one Girl Scout troop and the Beverly Hills Cancer Center, the person they suspect is responsible for the illegal misappropriation of the funds is now facing criminal charges for the allegations. Around 15 months ago, a new employee…
After he met women online and asked them out on expensive dinner dates a Los Angeles man is accused of making up excuses to leave the table near the end of the meal to avoid paying the check. Over nearly a two-year span of time beginning in May 2016, 45-year-old…
On June 6, an executive at a company in Anaheim was arrested on suspicion of embezzlement that reportedly took place over the span of seven or more years. He is now facing several felony charges for the allegations. Jeffrey Joseph Lenhardt has been the general manager of Foam Plastics and…
Two Florida men are facing charges on suspicion that they broke into the home of a man with whom they had both reportedly had a previous intimate relationship and tried to hide evidence of the event by attempting to cause a fire using Ragu sauce. A DeLand, Florida, man with…
An ex-insurance agent from San Clemente has been accused of using fraudulent practices to profit off of investments he made for at least six elderly clients in Southern California. 55-year-old Mark Malatesta, a man employed as a licensed insurance agent, was taken into custody on Monday after the California Department…
The once-treasurer of the Herbert Hoover Elementary School’s Parent-Teacher Association has been accused of misappropriating money from the organization’s fund and is facing felony charges for the claims made against him. As reported by a spokesperson for the Desert Sands Unified School District, $22,000 of the money raised by the…
A Dana Point resident who allegedly made millions of dollars in purchases through fraudulent means at several businesses in San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange counties is facing 89 charges for the schemes. Over a nine-month period last year, businesses in three Southern California counties were the victims of a forced-sale…