Reviewed by Sandy Hutchens
Anita Laureen Clark today pleaded “no contest” to ten criminal charges, including six counts of grand theft, in a settlement reached with prosecutors in Santa Monica Superior Court. The Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office had filed a total of 46 counts against Clark involving 35 different victims. Two of the victims [...]
Posts tagged ‘restitution’
Woman Convicted In Paralegal Fraud Scheme
September 9th, 2009
Sandy Hutchens reviews Marriage Fraud
August 25th, 2009
Canadians of all origins are being duped into sham marriages by unscrupulous immigrants. Once they have successfully short-cutted the immigration system and obtained permanent resident status they desert their sponsor/spouse sticking them with an ongoing tab for their upkeep. In addition to heartbreak these deceptions cause, they leave victims having to [...]
Dawn Barnum admits she was “stupid and desperate” when she wrote a check for $3,200 to a company that cold-called her claiming they could help lower her monthly mortgage payment.
“I just needed to get control of it,” Barnum, 52, said Tuesday, adding that she was in over her head with a $2,169 monthly house bill. [...]