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SLO Tribune accuses Grover Beach candidate of fraud

Written on 2 Nov, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE Less than a week before the election, the SLO Tribune published both a news article and an editorial accusing Grover Beach mayoral candidate Debbie Peterson of fraud alleging she illicitly applied for discounts on her water bill.... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo police seek help identifying theft, fraud suspects

Written on 1 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo Police Department is seeking the public for help identifying four individuals who last week allegedly stole an elderly person’s wallet, after which the victim’s credit cards were used to make fraudulent purchases across... (Continue reading)

Another Central Coast medical provider to pay Medi-Cal fraud settlement

Written on 31 Aug, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A California health care district that operates multiple health care providers on the Central Coast has agreed to pay $5 million to settle allegations that they broke federal and California laws by submitting false claims to Medi-Cal... (Continue reading)

SLO County prosecutors warn of real estate fraudsters

Written on 9 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office is warning real estate professionals and members of the public to be on alert for criminal fraud by thieves pretending to be property owners. In recent weeks, criminals posing... (Continue reading)

Check fraud suspects caught in SLO with meth and toddler

Written on 13 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Three Fresno residents are accused of using fraudulent checks in San Luis Obispo County that have resulted in local businesses suffering $160,000 in losses, with another $150,000 in losses expected, according to SLOPD. Officers located the suspects in San Luis... (Continue reading)

Suspect allegedly installed card skimmer on Grover Beach ATM

Written on 3 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Grover Beach police are looking for a man who installed a card skimming device on an ATM inside the 7-Eleven store on Grand Avenue and Oak Park Boulevard. Card skimmers grab cardholders’ data when they use an ATM, allowing fraudsters... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara police officer headed to jail for fraud

Written on 24 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A 28-year-old Santa Barbara police officer was sentenced Friday to 120 days in jail for workers compensation fraud, according to Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce E. Dudley Jacob Finerty pled to four counts of felony workers’ compensation fraud. Following... (Continue reading)

Korean fraudster arrested for bank scam in Morro Bay

Written on 21 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Morro Bay police arrested a 60-year-old man for bank fraud earlier this month. The man is suspected of being a member of a Korean gang involved in a string of bank fraud scams. [KSBY] On July 12, Il Kwon Chung,... (Continue reading)

Former CalPERS CEO gets prison time for bribery

Written on 1 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

The former CEO of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has received a 4.5-year prison sentence. Federico Buenrostro accepted more than $200,000 in bribes and tried to direct investments to an associate, who later committed suicide. [Wall Street Journal]... (Continue reading)

Jury awards nearly $1 million more in suit against Cuesta Title

Written on 26 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

In addition to awarding about $2 million to former MMA champ Chuck Liddell, a San Luis Obispo jury has awarded nearly $1 million to a pair of brothers, who too claimed Cuesta Title Company helped convicted developer Kelly Gearhart defraud... (Continue reading)