“DMV Investigator David Silva worked this case tirelessly on what eventually turned into a multi-year investigation. Silva’s determination and experience were a key component to the success of this case.” -Kenny Ehrman, President, Association of Motor Vehicle Investigators of California (AMVIC) SAN JOSE – On January 30, 2017, a husband and wife from Cupertino were […]
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Avoiding Schemes, Scams & Rip-offs
SACRAMENTO – California Statewide Law Enforcement Association FOP Lodge 77 Vice President Kenny Ehrman will join California Assemblymember Tom Lackey on Saturday, October 8, 2016, at a community seminar designed to help residents in Antelope Valley identify and avoid schemes, scams and rip-offs. “Assemblymember Lackey, a retired CHP officer, knows all too well that there […]
Two Mexican Nationals Plead Guilty in Fraudulent I-D Document Conspiracy
FRESNO— On September 19, 2016, two Fresno residents pleaded guilty to a scheme that involved making and selling fake identification documents, including alien registration receipt cards and social security cards. According to court documents, Francisco Javier Hidalgo-Flores, 25, pleaded guilty to conspiring to produce, transfer, possess, and sell false identification documents, and Lizet Amairani Ramirez-Zazueta, […]
CSLEA FOP Lodge 77 Vice President Kenny Ehrman to Join Assemblymember Dodd at Fraud Prevention Town Hall
SACRAMENTO – On Wednesday, September 21, 2016, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 77 Vice President Kenny Ehrman will join California Assemblymember Bill Dodd for a free Fraud Prevention Town Hall in Sonoma. Ehrman, a Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) investigator will present “Identity Theft: How Thieves Target You.” […]
Stockton Man Sentenced to Prison for Fraud in Auto Engine Scam
SACRAMENTO- A Stockton man who pleaded guilty to defrauding more than 300 people in an auto engine scam that netted him $470,000 was sentenced to two years and three months in prison and fined $100,000 for mail fraud. John Steven Keplinger, 56, was sentenced February 10, 2016 and will face a restitution hearing March 30, […]
CSLEA Teaches Senior Citizens How To Protect Themselves Against Fraud
On Friday, March 27, 2015, the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association’s (CSLEA) Consumer Protection & Public Safety (CPPS) Foundation will join Assemblymember Mark Stone, the State Bar of California, the California Bureau of Real Estate and the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office at a town hall meeting that will focus on helping senior citizens to […]
CSLEA Empowers Seniors At Scam Stopper Seminars
“They’re looked at by scammers as cash cows. Our seniors are the nicest group of people and sometimes we have to teach them, when it’s in their best interest to say no, to not open the door, to hang up the phone.” – CSLEA Unit A Vice President Kenny Ehrman The California Statewide Law Enforcement […]
DHCS Investigators At Work: Suspected Fraud At Drug Treatment Centers
When the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) received complaints about abuse and fraud in the Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) program, our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members in DHCS’s Audits & Investigations Division went to work. Their investigations uncovered suspected fraud and as a result, the state suspended Medi-Cal payments to 16 alcohol […]
CDI Investigators: San Mateo Businesswoman Sentenced
When an insurance company suspected the owner of Genesis Building Services, a San Mateo pest and janitorial services company, was under-reporting her payroll to the tune of $10 million dollars, that insurance company went straight to our CSLEA members who are investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI). As a result of their investigation, […]
