What started out a few years ago as a trend for law enforcement officers to take note of, is now a growing and wide-scale crime that victimizes two types of businesses; restaurants and rendering companies. “As often as this crime is occurring, there are only two full-time investigators in the state whose job it is […]
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Anne Marie Schubert Officially Declares Her Candidacy for Sacramento County District Attorney
“Let’s stand up for public safety. Let’s make Sacramento a safer community.” – Anne Marie Schubert, Sacramento County Deputy District Attorney On Wednesday, March 5, 2014, Sacramento County Deputy District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert filed the papers to officially declare her candidacy for Sacramento County District Attorney. She kicked off her official campaign that evening […]
Suspected Illegal Contractor Held At Gunpoint
During an eight-hour undercover sting conducted by the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) in Pioneer February 25, 2014, investigators approached a suspected unlicensed contractor who refused to cooperate, ran from investigators, locked himself in his vehicle and made threatening movements. Officers held the man at gunpoint. He was just one of six suspects cited for […]
Calculating The Mileage All The Way To County Jail
When California Department of Motor Vehicles investigators learned a vehicle being registered with the DMV appeared to have a tampered odometer, they went to work to identify who did it. What they uncovered led to the arrest of Alberto Navarro Zapata, 27, and the discovery of at least six vehicles with altered odometers. “This is […]
Seven Arrested in $6.2 Million Mortgage Fraud Scam
SAN BERNARDINO — Seven suspects have been arrested and charged in a mortgage fraud scheme that defrauded more than 1,550 Inland Valley homeowners seeking loan modification services during California’s foreclosure crisis. Arrested was Nehad “Nick” Ayyoub Ayyoub, 57, of San Bernardino, president of The Firm Loans, Insurance and Investments Inc. and First Choice Debt Solutions […]
In Memory of DLSE Investigator Lee Pearson
“He was a leader and my best friend,” – Frank Capetillo, President, California Association of Criminal Investigators (CACI) Family, friends and colleagues are mourning the loss of Senior Special Investigator Lee Pearson, 44, of Temecula, who died February 17, 2014. Pearson, a member of the California Association of Criminal Investigators (CACI) and the California Statewide […]
Jail Sentences For Men Who Scammed CSLB Applicants & Licensees From Home In Tijuana
Criminal behavior does not stop at the border, nor do our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are investigators with the Contractors State License Board (CSLB). Investigators saw the end result of a multi-faceted investigation on February 18, 2014, with the sentencing of Maico Merdinand Dimla. Dimla, 42, teamed up with Luis Manuel […]
Operation “Spinal Cap” – Former Long Beach Hospital Owner Charged in $500 Million Scheme
“This is one of the largest workers’ compensation fraud cases in the history of the Department of Insurance.” – California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones On February 21, 2014, the former owner of Pacific Hospital in Long Beach was charged in a long-running health care fraud scheme in which more than $500 million in bills were […]
AB 1439 – A Safe Bet For Safe Neighborhoods
In 2013 you read a lot about special agents with the California Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Gambling Control teaming up with local law enforcement officers to combat the growing and disturbing trend of internet cafes popping up in neighborhoods and business communities. Now Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) has introduced Assembly Bill 1439 to […]
Suspected Revenge Porn Operator Arrested
When a Northern California woman realized she had been hacked and photos had been stolen from her computer, she did her own detective work and discovered nude photos of herself on the website WinBuyState.com. That discovery and an investigation by special agents with the California Department of Justice (DOJ) eCrime Unit lead to the arrest […]
