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Baldwin Park, LA: residents charged in Marijuana and counterfeit cigarettes scheme

According to Losangeles.cbslocal.com 37 defendants, including 11 from Los Angeles, are being charged in a federal indictment unsealed today in New York, targeting a Southeast Asian marijuana and counterfeit cigarette trafficking organization. Read Article

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Los Angeles: Florida man used son’s identity to get passport, faces federal charges

As reported by Sun-sentinel.com, a former Broward County man who used his son’s identity to apply for a U.S. passport, partly in a bid to avoid being arrested for an alleged 1987 drug crime, pleaded guilty to passport fraud and aggravated identity theft on Friday, court records show. Read Article

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California: Two men indicted in Sacramento counterfeit DVDs, CDs cases

According to Orland-press-register.com, two Orland men were among three people who were indicted this week by a federal grand jury on three counts of criminal copyright infringement and conspiracy, the US Attorney General’s Office in Sacramento announced. Read Article

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Los Banos, California: 2 arrested for running receipt scam from van

As reported by Losbanosenterprise.com, two men arrested on stolen property charges last week were believed to be running a receipt scam, police said. Read Article

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California: Camarillo police warn of “Boy’s and Girl’s Club”coupon book scam

According to Abclocal.go.com authorities say earlier this week, a black female carrying a clipboard approached a home and told a resident that she was selling a coupon book for $80 to benefit the Boys and Girls Club. The woman told the resident that if he bought the book, he would need to pick it up [...]

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California: large shipment of counterfeit handbags seized at the port of Los Angeles

According to Upi.com the U.S. border officials said they seized 1,500 counterfeit Hermes handbags from China at the Port of Los Angeles. Read Article

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Police officials warn of a phone scam in South Lake Tahoe, California

Kolotv.com reported that investigators say on Saturday, January 12th a South Lake Tahoe resident got a call from a man who claimed to be with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). The caller said he was investigating illegal, online prescription drug orders, specifically a purchase the resident made in 2006. Read Article

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California, Flopping Real-estate scam that’s devastating prices

Question: My neighbor in Palm Springs, Calif., who claims to have millions or more in the bank, let his home with a $1 million mortgage go into foreclosure. A real-estate friend of his bought it from the bank and is renting it back to him. After one year, my neighbor plans to buy it back. [...]

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Visalia, couple arrested for counterfeiting

Two suspects are in custody and third is being sought as Visalia police, U.S. Secret Service and at least one major retail company worked in tandem to break up what appears to be a burglary and money-counterfeiting ring, police reported Friday. Read Article

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Four arrested for selling fake cigarettes, Los Angeles

Sheriff’s deputies arrested four people last week on charges of selling counterfeit and duty-free tobacco in downtown Los Angeles. The arrests come on the heels of a bust in East Los Angeles, where sheriff’s deputies found people selling counterfeit cigarettes. The arrests led them to their suppliers, operating out of two stores on the 400 [...]

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