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By Jorge Mercado / Tuesday, March 4th, 2025 / Latest news, Law & Goverment, Ventura County / Comments Off on Fillmore resident sentence to one year in jail for defrauding Covid-19 relief programs
Also announced March 4, Fillmore resident Claudia Portugal Cornejo was sentenced to twelve months in jail for defrauding Covid-19 relief programs and stealing more than $101,000 from the County of Ventura, the State of California, and individual victims. Cornejo, 52, pleaded guilty to five felonies on Oct. 21. These included two counts of grand theft, Read More →
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By Jorge Mercado / Tuesday, March 4th, 2025 / Latest news, Law & Goverment, Santa Barbara County / Comments Off on Santa Maria-based financial advisor convicted of wire fraud
A Santa Barbara County investment advisor who admitted to defrauding elderly clients for years to the tune of $2.25 million pleaded guilty to wire fraud on March 4. Darrah, 52 and a resident of Santa Maria, is currently free on a $50,000 bond, according to a U.S. Department of Justice press release. She faces a Read More →
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By Amanda Marroquin / Monday, March 3rd, 2025 / Latest news, middle, Santa Barbara County, Small Business, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on A delicious treat: Rori’s Creamery looks to expand, keep hometown feel alive
Growing up, Rori Trovato looked forward to Sundays, the days she would go over to her grandma’s house and eat her freshly-churned, homemade ice cream. Decades later, she turned her love for homemade ice cream into Rori’s Artisanal Creamery — an ice cream shop that has plans for expansion in 2025 after roaring success over Read More →
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By Jorge Mercado / Monday, March 3rd, 2025 / Higher Education, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology / Comments Off on Microsoft’s newest quantum processor has UCSB roots
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By Henry Dubroff / Monday, March 3rd, 2025 / Banking & Finance, Columns, Economy, Latest news, Subscriber content / Comments Off on Dubroff: A chat with the CEO of UMB, region’s newest bank
A big banking merger that closed at the end of January touched just a sliver of the region. But it brought me back in touch with a banker I’ve known for decades, so I visited on video with UMB Financial Corp. Chair and CEO Mariner Kemper on Feb 25. UMB is a 111-year-old, publicly traded Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, March 3rd, 2025 / Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Subscriber content, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Street smarts: City of Goleta, WEV partner to address childcare
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By Editorial Board / Monday, March 3rd, 2025 / Editorials, Latest news, Opinion, Subscriber content / Comments Off on Our view: SB County supervisors draw questions over 48% hike in pay
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