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Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Federal justice officials accuse hospice provider of Medicare fraud

January 6, 2012, 12:05 AM
A national for-profit hospice care company partially owned by a San Francisco private equity firm has been accused of bilking Medicare of millions of dollars, according to a legal complaint filed this week by the U.S. Department of Justice. In court documents, the government contends that... + read more
Daily Report: K–12

Controversial church sends kids to solicit money at BART stations

December 21, 2011, 12:05 AM
A West Oakland church and private school that sends children to solicit donations at BART stations has a history of financial and legal troubles, including two cases in which church leaders admitted they illegally received government assistance. The children, including one who said he was 7... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Donation limits could be waived for those hit by fraud scandal

November 2, 2011, 12:05 AM
Democrats in the state Legislature face a tantalizing opportunity: They could waive campaign contribution limits to help fellow Democrats hit by the Kinde Durkee fraud scandal. The catch is that they would need Republican support to meet a two-thirds vote requirement. Durkee, who... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

California man caught with 300,000 identities

October 31, 2011, 12:05 AM
A Southern California man was convicted of identity theft after authorities discovered he had obtained more than 300,000 personal profiles. While not the most authorities have seen, it's a large cache of personal information, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Brown. Robert Delgado Jr.,... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Lawyer accused of mortgage-related fraud sues Kamala Harris

October 28, 2011, 12:05 AM
Los Angeles-area attorney Mitchell J. Stein refers to himself as "The Doberman" and his website advertises, "You Hold The Leash." In August, California Attorney General Kamala Harris raided Stein's offices and accused him and other lawyers of fraudulently misleading... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Mortgage scams persist despite state crackdown

October 21, 2011, 12:05 AM
The state Department of Real Estate issued a desist-and-refrain order against a Los Angeles man accused of running an illegal loan modification business, as boom times continue for mortgage scams. Last year, California Watch reported that George Bolanos was targeting Latino homeowners in... + read more
Daily Report: Higher Ed

Online classes targeted by financial aid scams

October 7, 2011, 12:05 AM
The explosion of online college course offerings and online financial aid transactions has created a substantial risk of fraud – and regulators should craft new rules to clamp down on theft, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General. The... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Christian rock promoter pleads guilty to fraud

October 7, 2011, 12:05 AM
The way Downey resident Lauren Baumann tells it, she was putting on Christian rock concerts at a mini-golf fun park and renting a $10,000-a-month historic mansion in order to serve God. And also to pay off a $2.9 million judgment from a 1990s fraud conviction in Texas. To federal prosecutors,... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Study supports bill to end fingerprints for food stamp recipients

September 23, 2011, 12:05 AM
A new study provides support for a bill on Gov. Jerry Brown's desk that would stop the state's policy of fingerprinting food stamp recipients. California's policy is meant to deter fraud, but it keeps people from seeking aid and creates high administrative costs, according to a... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Charities hit hard by widening campaign finance fraud scandal

September 16, 2011, 12:05 AM
The political treasurer accused of fraud in a growing campaign finance scandal also kept the books for a slew of California nonprofit organizations, some of which are now scrambling to figure out what happened to their money. Kinde Durkee, who was arrested by the FBI and accused of defrauding... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

LA duo accused of promoting tax fraud

September 12, 2011, 12:05 AM
A pair of Los Angeles residents accused of perpetrating tax fraud say they feel vindicated even as a federal judge issued a permanent injunction against them. The order, issued Thursday by U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Nguyen, bars Gwenn Wycoff and Frank Ozak from setting up trusts for... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Reports of suspected elder financial abuse on the rise

July 13, 2011, 12:05 AM
A state law mandating that bank and credit union employees report suspected financial abuse of elders has resulted in a rising number of reports, including one that led investigators to a Sacramento-area attorney accused of squandering a 94-year-old man’s wealth while gambling, golfing... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Investors to plead guilty to foreclosure auction rigging

July 1, 2011, 12:05 AM
As home foreclosures hit record levels, a group of California real estate investors engaged in an auction bid-rigging conspiracy that allowed them to boost their profits in subsequent sales, the U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday. The Justice Department said eight investors agreed... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Berkeley promoter bilked investor with fake Mariah Carey concerts

June 8, 2011, 12:05 AM
A Berkeley-based music promoter and video producer was sentenced yesterday to 21 months in federal prison for scamming a New Jersey investor out of nearly $330,000 for a series of Mariah Carey concerts in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, that never took place. Antywan Ross, 44, pleaded guilty to... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Medicare draws fire over move to save on medical supplies

May 26, 2011, 12:05 AM
A new competitive bidding program meant to save Medicare billions is shaking up medical suppliers across the U.S., including in Riverside and San Bernardino counties where the new system is already in place. Medicare revolutionized the way it pays for items such as oxygen tanks and... + read more
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