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Church Embezzlement Orange County

Interim Treasurer Fiatala Manu of the First Samoan Christian Congregational Church in Santa Ana has recently been charged with the embezzlement of upwards of $110,000. It is alleged that Manu wrote checks to himself from church bank accounts to feed a gambling addiction. He was called on the carpet about it when an [...]

By O&S LLP|2021-03-09T21:13:02-08:00August 26th, 2013|church fraud, nonprofit fraud, charity fraud, white collar crime, church embezzlement, falsifying records, internal control, money laundering, non-profit fraud, nonprofit, Embezzlement|Comments Off

Riverside County Real Estate Fraud & Ponzi Scheme

Hendrix Montecastro, Helen Pedrino Convicted in $142 Million Ponzi Scheme in Riverside The Associated Press reported the real estate investment scam to be approximately $142 million in fiscal scope. The defendants used seminars, internet ads, and word of mouth to lure people in Riverside County, California and Arizona to invest in a series of shell [...]

By Kim Onisko CPA|2021-07-16T00:17:43-07:00June 6th, 2013|hendrix montecastro, multi level marketing, ponzi schemes, pyramid scheme, real estate fraud, shell company, white collar crime, fraud, ponzi scheme, fraud prevention, helen pedrino|Comments Off