Charges filed in Wolfe & Associates hacking case
By Staff Report / Thursday, August 13th, 2020 / Latest news, Law, Real Estate, South Coast, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Charges filed in Wolfe & Associates hacking case
Felony charges were filed Aug. 12 against six people suspected of hacking into the computer networks of Wolfe & Associates, a Santa Barbara-based property management firm, as part of an unemployment insurance fraud scheme. The suspects—Gordon Alan Welteren, Nicole Michelle Milan, William Lee Gormley and Christina Renata Hesler of San Diego; David Zarate of Oxnard; Read More →
Read More →Board says it ousted Sorensen from Select Staffing
By Staff Report / Tuesday, February 17th, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Board says it ousted Sorensen from Select Staffing
D. Stephen Sorensen, who steered the fortunes of Santa Barbara-based Select Staffing through explosive growth, bankruptcy and a merger that closed on Feb. 9, has been terminated for cause.
Read More →Santa Barbara stock promoter charged with fraud
By Staff Report / Friday, January 2nd, 2015 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Santa Barbara stock promoter charged with fraud
The SEC alleges that instead of purchasing the shares in the secondary market as promised, Efstratios “Elias” Argyropoulos and his firm Prima Capital Group misappropriated investor funds.
Read More →SB County District Attorney takes white-collar crime to task
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, November 14th, 2014 / Columns, Latest news, Law, Top Stories / Comments Off on SB County District Attorney takes white-collar crime to task
After the 10-year sentence handed down to convicted ponzi-schemer David Prenatt on Oct. 9, and the more recent nine-plus-year sentence reckoned on former contractor David Lack, it’s clear that one county is sending a message that it has more than just a thing against guys named David. While a number of years behind bars might Read More →
Read More →New Yorker faces SEC charges over Clean Diesel trades
By Staff Report / Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014 / Latest news, Law, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on New Yorker faces SEC charges over Clean Diesel trades
A New York investor relations executive has been charged with insider trading for using knowledge gained preparing press releases for Oxnard-based Clean Diesel Technologies for personal profit.
Read More →Editorial: Mortgage fraud crackdown counts another success
By Editorial Board / Friday, August 9th, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Mortgage fraud crackdown counts another success
The Ventura County District Attorney’s office has struck pay dirt in its long-running investigation into mortgage fraud.
Read More →Nipomo man must return $47M to fraud victims, banks
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 3rd, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Law, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Nipomo man must return $47M to fraud victims, banks
John Mark Moore, 51, of Nipomo has pleaded guilty in federal court to defrauding his in-laws, a former business partner and five banks out of as much as $47 million. Before his sentencing in July, Moore is likely to try to return as much of that as he can as restitution, according to prosecutors. But Read More →
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