Tag: U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr.
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FEDS: Former California National Guard Base Commander Timothy Melvin Murphy Pleads Guilty To Bilking $2.7 Million In Ponzi And Fraud Caper
The onetime commander of the California National Guard base in Los Alamitos has pleaded guilty to mail fraud in a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 28 investors of $2.7 million, federal prosecutors said. Ret. Col. Timothy Melvin Murphy, 70, of Orange, ran his investment scam through an entity known as Capital Investors Inc., also of Orange,…
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BULLETIN: California Woman Pleads Guilty In ‘Christian Rock Concerts’ Ponzi Scheme; Recidivist Swindler Lauren Baumann Used Money From Latest Scam To Pay $10,000-A-Month Mansion Rent, Prosecutors Say
BULLETIN: A California woman has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a Ponzi scheme in which investors were falsely told their money was being used to fund “Christian rock concerts” and to flip real estate at a profit. Lauren Baumann, 43, of Downey, was a recidivist huckster who failed to disclose she’d been sued for fraud…