Tag: Fraud
Man Sentenced For Credit Card ‘Bust Out’ Scams
HOLLYWOOD HILLS—On Monday, November 16, 2020 the United States Attorney's Office announced that Mikayel Hmayakyan, 43, of Glendale, was sentenced to 84 months in...
Nine People Arrested In Money Laundering Scheme
WOODLAND HILLS/LOS FELIZ—On Thursday, November 12, federal authorities arrested nine defendants, who allegedly laundered millions of dollars derived from health care fraud and tax...
BHPD Arrest 44 Suspects For EDD Fraud, Identity Theft
BEVERLY HILLS—On Wednesday, September 16, the Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) announced arrest details involving identity theft and California Employment Development Department (EDD) fraud....
Police Arrest 44 In Unemployment Benefit Fraud
BEVERLY HILLS—The Beverly Hills Police Department said on Wednesday, September 16, that it has arrested 44 people who are in suspicion of unemployment benefit...
Arman Manukyan Charged With COVID-19 Relief Funds Fraud
CALIFORNIA— A San Fernando Valley man was charged on Monday, August 10 for allegedly obtaining $1.7 million in COVID-relief funds through the Paycheck Protection...
WeHo Man Sentenced To Five Years For Art Fraud
WEST HOLLYWOOD— On Wednesday, July 15, a West Hollywood man pleaded guilty in a federal court for trying to sell phony paintings he claimed...
27 Skilled Nursing Facilities Settle Medicare Fraud
CALIFORNIA— 27 skilled nursing facilities, affiliated with Longwood Management Corporation, have agreed to pay $16.7 million in response to allegations of submitting false Medicare...
Beverly Hills Attorney Pleads Guilty To Bribery Fraud
BEVERLY HILLS— A lawyer with offices in Beverly Hills and ties to Armenian organized crime, has agreed to plead guilty to five federal offenses...
Eight People Arrested For Scamming Unemployment Benefits
CALIFORNIA—On Tuesday, July 7, eight individuals were arrested for allegedly creating fake businesses to scam more than $1.1 million in unemployment benefits.
According to...
Beverly Hills Surgeon Involved In Insurance Fraud
BEVERLY HILLS─Randy Rosen, 57, a Beverly Hills Surgeon, and his girlfriend Liza Visamanos, 41, were charged in $52 million insurance fraud on Friday, July...
Beverly Hills Doctor Charged With Allegedly Defrauding $52 Million
BEVERLY HILLS—On Thursday, July 2, a Beverly Hills doctor and his girlfriend pleaded not guilty on charges of stealing $52 million in an alleged...
Did Medicare Call My Mom About COVID-19 Tests Or Was This...
UNITED STATES—Hello Toni: Yesterday, a representative from Medicare called my mother asking all types of personal questions to provide her with testing supplies for...
Eblin Balver Pleads No Contest To Immigration, Real Estate Scam
CALIFORNIA—According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Eblin Balver 53, pleaded no contest in a court on Tuesday, June 16, to taking...
Man Arrested For Allegedly Running $10 Million Ponzi Scheme
RIVERSIDE—On Thursday, May 21, a Moreno Valley resident was arrested on a federal criminal complaint that accused him of swindling dozens of people -...
Hollywood Executive Charged With Embezzling Over $30 Million
HOLLYWOOD—On Friday, May 22, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Security and Exchange Committee, and the U.S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of...
Film Producer Arrested, Charged With $1.7 Million PPP Loan Fraud
BEVERLY HILLS— On Friday, May 22, the founder of Aviron Pictures, William Sadleir, was arrested and charged with allegedly filing bank loan applications that...
Kendall Jenner Agrees To Pay $90K For Fyre Festival Scandal
HOLLYWOOD HILLS—Kendall Jenner has agreed to pay $90,000 after promoting a failed Fyre Festival that never took place.
The Fyre Festival was intended to be...
Health Corporations And Attorneys Fall Under RICO Suit
WOODLAND HILLS— Woodland Hills based Health Net and St. Louis based Centene Corp. alongside their attorneys, face a $1.125 billion lawsuit filed on May...
Men Defraud 11 Victims In Automobile Sublease Scam
HOLLYWOOD—On Wednesday, October 30, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office announced that Arman Mave Hazarian, 48, aka Dean Hazrian, of Tarzana and his business...
District Attorney Declines Pursuit Of Fraud Case Against Nury Martinez
LOS ANGELES—The office of Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey has ceased to pursue the investigation of Councilwoman Nury Martinez's 2015 campaign in...
