ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
Case # 17F00334
Date: July 7, 2017
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The former treasurer of the National Parkinson Foundation Orange County Chapter (NPFOCC) was charged today for embezzling $286,854 from the non-profit foundation.
Defendant: Judith Woodhouse, 52, Irvine
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Kristina Marie Hosea, 44, a woman from Corona, was sentenced on Monday to more than two years in federal prison for embezzling nearly $516,000 from Advanced Real Estate Services, the Irvine-based real estate company that employed her, according to the O.C. Register.
Hosea was sentenced to a 27-month prioson term and she was also ordered to pay back more than $515,000 in restitution. She will begin serving her sentence on Feb. 21. Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE
Case # 16NF1108
Date: April 14, 2016
CITY OF PLACENTIA FINANCE SERVICES MANAGER ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF EMBEZZLING $4.3 MILLION
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Finance Services Manager for the City of Placentia (Placentia) was arrested last night for embezzling $4.3 million from the city. Michael Minh Nguyen, 34, Irvine, is charged with 17 felony counts of misappropriation of public funds with sentencing enhancements for aggravated white collar crime over $500,000, and property loss over $3.2 million. If convicted, Nguyen faces a maximum sentence of 29 years in state prison and a fine of $8.6 million. The defendant was arrested last night, April 13, 2016, by Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) Bureau of Investigations, with the investigative assistance of the OCDA Public Integrity Team. Nguyen is being held on $4.3 million bail and must prove the money is from a legal and legitimate source before posting bond. The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned sometime today, April 14, 2016, in Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana. Continue reading
Orange County District Attorney Press Release
For Immediate Release: July 2, 2014
Case # 12CF3427
DISBARRED ATTORNEY/FORMER NYPD OFFICER CONVICTED OF EMBEZZLING OVER $469,000 FOR GAMBLING
SANTA ANA – A former vice president of a title insurance company pleaded guilty today to stealing over $469,000 from his company to spend on gambling. Wayne Martin Fong, 51, Tustin, pleaded guilty to a court offer, over the objection by the People who requested a state prison sentence, of seven felony counts of grand theft, five felony counts of money laundering, sentencing enhancements and allegations for causing over $100,000 in loss, aggravated white collar crime over $100,000, property loss over $200,000, and transactions exceeding $50,000. Fong was sentenced by the Honorable Robert R. Fitzgerald to six months in jail, five years formal probation, and must pay $309,000 in restitution.
Fong was hired in 1999 by Fidelity National Title Group (Fidelity) as the Associate Counsel and Vice President. He was responsible for working with and overseeing contracts with vendors who searched for and obtained missing assets for the company. Continue reading
Orange County District Attorney Press Release
For Immediate Release, Case # 12HF2501: June 13, 2014
BOOKKEEPER SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS IN PRISON FOR EMBEZZLING OVER $750,000 FROM MULTIPLE EMPLOYERS
*Defendant spent the stolen money on breast enhancement surgeries and luxury cars and vacations
SANTA ANA – A part-time bookkeeper was sentenced today to eight years in state prison for embezzling over $750,000 from multiple employers. Lisa Jeanette Dorman, 43, Huntington Beach, pleaded guilty May 22, 2014, to two felony counts of grand theft embezzlement, nine felony counts of money laundering, one felony count each of forgery and falsifying financial records, with sentencing enhancements for money laundering over $50,000, property loss over $200,000, and aggravated white collar crime over $500,000. Dorman was also ordered to pay over $789,000 in restitution to the victim companies. Continue reading
Orange County District Attorney, Press Release
For Immediate Release, Case # 12CF2363: June 14, 2013
*Defendant is not eligible to practice law in California
SANTA ANA- A former attorney was convicted and sentenced yesterday for embezzling over $150,000 in insurance claims and defrauding his clients. Tuan Thanh Tran, 44, Irvine, pleaded guilty yesterday June 13, 2013, to 10 felony counts of embezzlement by fiduciary of trust with a sentencing enhancement for theft exceeding $200,000. Tran was sentenced to one year in jail, five years formal probation, and ordered to pay restitution. Continue reading