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Camp San Luis Obispo office OK’d $15.2 million in fraudulent claims

Written on 14 Jul, 2011 in Uncovered SLO | 39 comments

A former California National Guard manager admits she submitted $15.2 million in false and fraudulent claims to the United States Department of Defense (USDOD)—all of which was approved at an office at Camp San Luis Obispo, then wrongfully paid out... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande councilman sentenced to nine months

Written on 12 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Former Arroyo Grande City Councilman Ed Arnold Jr. was sentenced to nine months in jail today after pleading no contest to felony counts of residential burglary and possession of child pornography. [LompocRecord] San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Barry... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles woman guilty of $35 million fraud scheme

Written on 7 Jun, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A Paso Robles woman was found guilty this afternoon of three felony counts in a scheme to defraud the United States Department of Education and the California Department of Education by submitting an application for more than $35 million in... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach child molester convicted

Written on 26 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A Grover Beach man was convicted of sexually molesting a pre-teen girl by a jury in Santa Maria on Thursday. [SantaMariaTimes] Santa Maria police arrested Ryan Olsen, 33, in February 2010 and charged him with sexually abusing two pre-teen girls... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles couple pleads to harboring illegal aliens

Written on 7 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Paso Robles couple pleaded guilty late this afternoon to federal charges of harboring illegal aliens who were smuggled into the United States and worked under sub-standard conditions at the couple’s elder care facilities. Maximino Morales, 45, and Melinda Morales,... (Continue reading)

Steven Smith not guilty of attempted murder

Written on 15 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A jury found Steven Smith, the man on trial for shooting a pregnant woman in Paso Robles, guilty of attempted voluntary manslaughter on Monday afternoon. The jury found Smith not guilty of attempted murder, attempted murder of a fetus and... (Continue reading)

Atascadero man found guilty of attempted murder

Written on 8 Dec, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A jury found an Atascadero man guilty of attempted murder on Tuesday for the slashing of a man’s throat at Mr. Rick’s bar in Avila Beach in February. Michael Simmons, 43, began arguing with David Stratton at the local night... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara man pleads guilty in $12 million Ponzi scheme

Written on 23 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 10 comments

A Santa Barbara  man accused of defrauding more than 50 investors in a $12 million Ponzi scheme pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges related to federal mail and wire fraud charges. Frommer faced a statutory maximum sentence of 233 years in... (Continue reading)

San Luis Police officers guilty of drug smuggling

Written on 3 May, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 87 comments

CalCoastNews has learned that two San Luis Obispo police officers have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of bringing misbranded Mexican prescription drugs into the United States at the San Ysidro port of entry south of San Diego. The officers, Dan McDow... (Continue reading)

Estate Financial principals plead guilty to all charges

Written on 5 Oct, 2009 in Uncovered SLO | One comment

By KAREN VELIE The North County mother-and-son team who ran Estate Financial Inc. have been convicted of fraudulently selling securities without the proper licenses, lying to investors, and stealing or destroying property worth $3.2 million. Estate Financial owners Karen Guth and her... (Continue reading)