Fraud
Disgraced Ex-Southbay Supervisor Pleads Not Guilty In Fake Mailer Case
Former Santa Clara County Supervisor George Shirakawa Friday pleaded not guilty to allegedly impersonating a political candidate in an unusual hearing in which the judge said he himself might be a potential witness and have to recuse himself.
Disgraced Ex-South Bay Supervisor Now Accused Of Dirty Campaign Trick
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday charged former Supervisor George Shirakawa with allegedly impersonating a San Jose City Council candidate in 2010 by sending out a fake campaign mailer meant to discredit her.
Real Estate Speculators Plea Guilty To Bid-Rigging Bay Area Foreclosure Auctions
More than four dozen real estate speculators and two companies have been charged with illegally fixing foreclosure auctions in three states by bid-rigging. Several were operating in the Bay Area.
Woman Sentenced In ‘Sweetheart Scam’ Of Elderly Campbell Man
A 30-year-old woman was sentenced Friday for swindling a 67-year-old Campbell man who considered her his fiancée out of thousands of dollars, losing his home in the process.
Prominent Oakland Banker Charged With Swindling Clients For $1.4M
A veteran banker who heads a merchant association in Oakland’s upscale Montclair neighborhood has been charged with swindling at least five clients out of more than $1.4 million.
Credit Card Skimmers Found On Walnut Creek Gas Station Pumps
The Walnut Creek Police Department has recommended drivers who filled up at two gas stations earlier this week keep close tabs on their financial accounts, after skimming devices were found attached to credit card readers at the pumps.
BART Police Officer Fired For Role In Oscar Grant Shooting Accused Of Unemployment Fraud
An ex-Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer fired for escalating a confrontation with passengers that led to the slaying of an unarmed man has been charged with unemployment fraud.
SF Man Accused Of $1.6M Fraud, Claimed To Be Congo President’s Son
A San Francisco man who claimed to be the son of the president of the Congo has been arrested and charged with fraud for allegedly bilking a Marin County real estate agent and his girlfriend of $1.6 million.
San Jose Moving Company Accused Of Scamming Hundreds Of Customers
Authorities were looking for the owner of a San Jose moving company, his wife and three others after prosecutors on Monday said hundreds of customers were overcharged and told their furniture and other belongings would be held in storage unless they paid the higher fees.
Enrollment Scam Robs Contra Costa College Of Financial Aid Money
Once the students picked up their financial aid checks, they managed to either stop enrollment or withdrew from class without the college realizing it, and pocketed nearly $3,000 each.
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