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Woman Accused Of Forging San Jose Officials’ Signatures On Petitions

A Daly City woman has been charged with forging the signatures of about 80 San Jose city officials and their spouses, including four City Council members, on petitions for a ballot measure on that passed in November, prosecutors said.

2013/02/07

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100+ Fake DMV Tags Found In Monterey Couple’s Car During Drug Arrest

A man and a woman were arrested late Sunday after a sheriff’s deputy searched their car and found drugs and about 130 forged car registration tags, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said.

2012/11/27

Gregory Harville of San Francisco is accused of stealing a Michigan man's identity for more than three decades. (SFPD)

SF Man Accused Of Impersonating Michigan Man For 3 Decades

A Michigan man’s discovery that someone was using his identity to obtain medical benefits in California uncovered a decades-long scam, San Francisco police said Friday.

2012/07/13

(CBS)

Salinas Online Caregiver Jailed For Alleged Identity Theft, Forgery

A Salinas woman hired by a Carmel family through an online service to assist in their home was arrested in Monterey County on suspicion of stealing the family’s financial information and using it to pay her bills and buy a new car.

2011/12/03

(CBS)

East Bay Man Charged With Making Counterfeit Money

A Rodeo man was charged Friday for allegedly making counterfeit money and passing it on to local businesses, Hercules police said.

CBS San Francisco–2011/05/27

Mishel Caviness (Oakland Police Department)

Hayward Woman Charged In Massive ID Theft Operation

A Hayward woman has been charged with 22 felony counts in connection with a large-scale and sophisticated identity theft operation, law enforcement officials said Monday.

KCBS–2011/05/16

Angela Wise, San Bruno explosion, scam fraud victim

Woman Faces Jail In San Bruno Explosion Scam

A San Francisco woman who pleaded no contest to posing as a victim of the San Bruno pipeline explosion to receive free benefits is facing a year in jail.

CBS San Francisco–2011/02/28

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