Juan Martin Gaspar, a well-known planner for 15th-birthday celebrations, took large fees from at least seven families and then did not pay the vendors.

Vincent Thayer of San Jose and Sevendik Huseynov of Sunnyvale were allegedly involved in more than $205 million in fraudulent claims, among 324 defendants whose fraudulent and illegal schemes resulted in $14.6 billion in false billings.

An FBI investigation found that Nathan Wu-Falkenborg used his access to confidential account information to activate and use numerous Direct Express pre-paid debit card accounts that had been funded but did not appear to be in use.

Danhong Chen and her business partner and ex-spouse, Jianyun Ye, were indicted by a federal grand jury in March 2019 for committing fraud to obtain immigration benefits for foreign investors. Ye pleaded guilty in 2021 and served a year in prison.

David Daleiden released sensational videos that alleged Planned Parenthood officials were selling fetal remains. The videos triggered multiple investigations in various states that cleared Planned Parenthood of wrongdoing.

Alexander Beckman, 41, and his wife Valerie Lau Beckman, 38, of San Francisco, were arrested on Jan. 24 on charges of bank and wire fraud in connection with AI services for the nation's major sports leagues and biggest team franchises.

A Southern California man and woman are accused of using a trending international online scam called “Pig Butchering” to try to steal more than $500,000 from an elderly San Jose man.

Six former Apple employees defrauded both the State of California and Apple’s Matching Gifts Program, obtaining approximately $152,000 for a cultural exchange program, then overreporting around $100,000 in charitable contributions as tax deductions, according to prosecutors.

Dennis Fountaine, convicted in May defrauding four victims of over $350,000 never showed up for his Aug. 5 sentencing in Santa Clara County Superior Court.

A critical new federal audit released this week calls out California for doing too little to prevent fraudulent spending of nearly $320 million in homelessness funds.

Investigators said Tayesha Knight wrote approximately 45 fraudulent checks totaling over $400,000 to herself, which she claimed were reimbursement for nonexistent services at Shallenberger Elementary School.

Thomas Truong was fired by Farmers Insurance after an insurance investigator uncovered the fraud.

District Attorney Jeff Rosen has decided not to charge Rebecca Eisenberg for theft, which had been sought by Valley Water CEO Rick Callender when Eisenberg in January took home a copy of the report that accused her of the abusive conduct.

Two men have been charged with multiple felonies as “financial predators” for bilking unsuspecting investors of more than $2.3 million for phony business deals.

State attorneys general from six states, including California, and the Federal Trade Commission announced  the settlement with room and roommate-finding platform Roomster and its owners.

Prosecutors said the suspect misappropriated and diverted more than $7.3 million of investor funds for his own personal benefit, which included paying credit card debts; making cash withdrawals; paying for travel, luxury automobile and jewelry purchases; and paying utilities bills.