56 people across Southern California were arrested for their alleged involvement in a long-running mail-and-check fraud scheme that officials say bilked more than 700 victims out of nearly $5 million.
allegedly involved in a long-running mail- and check- fraud scheme that officials say bilked more than 700 victims out of nearly $5 million.
State Attorney General Rob Bonta said 769 people were victimized in a scheme that affected people in California, Nevada and Arizona. He said a total of 88 defendants were being charged in the case, for a total of 330 felony counts. "The ringleaders and suspects involved in this scheme are reported members of two notorious L.A. County criminal street gangs," he said.
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