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  • Exclusive: Charges in massive investment fraud case
  • The Justice Dept. has filed felony charges in what could turn out to be the largest securities fraud case in California history.
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SEC, FBI, oakland, lawsuit, fraud, news
  • Walter Ng
  • The Department of Justice has filed felony charges in what could turn out to be the largest securities fraud case in California history.
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SEC, FBI, oakland, lawsuit, fraud, i-team, dan noyes
  • Consumer groups are worried about fraud as California starts hiring for the Affordable Care Act.
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health care, fraud, identity theft, laws, news
  • Consumer groups are worried about fraud as California starts hiring for the Affordable Care Act.
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health care, fraud, identity theft, laws, politics, nannette miranda
  • Contra Costa College
  • Almost two dozen people are facing charges for receiving money to go to Contra Costa College, but never actually attending class.
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contra costa county, san pablo, crime, fraud, scam, east bay news, wayne freedman
  • Contra Costa College
  • Almost two dozen people face charges for receiving money to go to Contra Costa College but never attending class.
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contra costa county, san pablo, crime, fraud, scam, news
  • Two Bay Area scientists have been charged with defrauding two government agencies of over a million dollars.
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san jose, el cerrito, china, NASA, fraud, prison, south bay news
  • AT&T sign
  • Seven On Your Side stepped in to help a South Bay man after a collection agency charged him for something he didn't even order.
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cellphone, fraud, san jose, AT&T, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • AT&T sign
  • A collection agency came after a South Bay man for not paying for something he didn't order.
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cellphone, fraud, san jose, AT&T, consumer news
  • Jay Shah
  • Two convicted swindlers got the harshest penalty ever handed down in a San Francisco fraud case Tuesday.
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real estate, fraud, crime, housing market, trials, 7 on your side, vic lee
  • Jay Shah
  • Two convicted swindlers got the harshest penalty ever handed down in a San Francisco fraud case Tuesday.
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real estate, fraud, crime, housing market, trials, news
  • Wyndham Vacation Ownership
  • A Chico couple is $95,000 in debt due to a timeshare and started a class action suit against Wyndham Vacation Ownership.
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lawsuit, fraud, consumer news
  • Walter Ng
  • The SEC filed a civil complaint against Walter Ng in what could be the largest securities fraud case in California history.
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SEC, FBI, oakland, lawsuit, fraud, i-team, dan noyes
  • Wyndham Vacation Ownership
  • A Chico couple is $95,000 in debt due to a timeshare and started a class action suit against Wyndham Vacation Ownership.
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lawsuit, fraud, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • An alleged attempt to use fraudulent gift cards in a San Mateo store this week led to the arrest of five SJ residents.
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san mateo, crime, fraud, peninsula news
  • Newly released emails and documents show which current and former senior administrators at the College of the Desert were aware that the district's enrollment figures were inaccurate and the college was overbilling the state  a deception that will cost the district $5.26 million in repayments.
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california watch, laws, fraud, california news
  • Auditors report finds state workers misbehaving
  • Bribery, fraud and improper travel expenses are among the acts of misbehavior revealed in the report.
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state capitol, sacramento, crime, fraud, news
  • Auditors report finds state workers misbehaving
  • Bribery, fraud and improper travel expenses are among the acts of misbehavior revealed in the report.
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state capitol, sacramento, crime, fraud, politics, nannette miranda
  • Sunnyvale Motorcars
  • ABC7 has an exclusive look at a car consignment company in Sunnyvale that's vanished, taking dozens of peoples' cars with it.
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sunnyvale, crime, fraud, news
  • Sunnyvale Motorcars
  • ABC7 has an exclusive look at a car consignment company in Sunnyvale that's vanished, taking dozens of peoples' cars with it.
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sunnyvale, crime, fraud, south bay news
  • A San Francisco businessman has been sentenced in federal court to 12 years in prison for defrauding homeowners.
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crime, mortgages, fraud, san francisco news
  • The College of the Desert in Palm Desert will have to pay back $5.2 million because the district knowingly overstated its enrollment and overbilled the state for seven years, a pattern that the state Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team characterized as potential fraud.
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california watch, laws, fraud, california news
  • If you get a text message saying you've just won a thousand dollar gift card to Target, look out.
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target, fraud, scam, smartphones, business
  • HP says it's the victim of a multi-billion dollar fraud at the hands of a British company it bought last year that lied about its finances.
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hewlett packard, fraud, business
  • Jay Shah
  • Authorities have arrested a man who went on the lam last month while out on bail as a verdict against him was pending in a case.
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real estate, fraud, crime, housing market, 7 on your side
  • Alan David Tikal of Brentwood is now facing a new federal indictment related to accusations he bilked homeowners.
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mortgages, fraud, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • Jay Shah
  • A fugitive warrant has been issued for a man who was just convicted of a multimillion-dollar real estate scam in San Francisco.
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real estate, fraud, crime, housing market, 7 on your side, vic lee
  • Jay Shah
  • A fugitive warrant has been issued for a man who was just convicted of a multimillion-dollar real estate scam in San Francisco.
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real estate, fraud, crime, housing market, consumer news
  • Verdicts are in for three men in a sensational San Francisco real estate fraud case that really sounds like a Hollywood movie.
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real estate, fraud, 7 on your side
  • KGO
  • Federal prosecutors have indicted 21 people for allegedly participating in schemes to fraudulently obtain federal student aid.
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crime, fraud, news
  • Monday, Finney answered questions about credit report updates and worker's comp fraud anonymous tip lines.
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facebook, twitter, credit cards, fraud, consumer news
  • Michael Finney answers questions posted to his Facebook page during ABC7 News at 4.
  • Monday, Finney answered questions about credit report updates and worker's comp fraud anonymous tip lines.
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facebook, twitter, credit cards, fraud, 7 on your side
  • Scam Detector app
  • A free new app is now available to steer people away from dangerous scams that could leave them penniless.
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fraud, scam, smartphones, apps, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • Scam Detector app
  • A free new app is now available to steer people away from dangerous scams that could leave them penniless.
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fraud, scam, smartphones, apps, consumer news
  • Attorney Tam Nguyen has been advocating for the victims of a suspected fraud and embezzlement case targeting hundreds of Vietnamese families in the South Bay.
  • Members of the Vietnamese community packed a courtroom in San Jose Friday and vowed to see a case through.
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fraud, scam, san jose, 7 on your side
  • Attorney Tam Nguyen has been advocating for the victims of a suspected fraud and embezzlement case targeting hundreds of Vietnamese families in the South Bay.
  • Two are under arrest in a suspected fraud and embezzlement case targeting hundreds of Asian families.
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fraud, scam, san jose, consumer news
  • Attorney Tam Nguyen has been advocating for the victims of a suspected fraud and embezzlement case targeting hundreds of Vietnamese families in the South Bay.
  • Two are under arrest in a suspected fraud and embezzlement case targeting hundreds of Asian families.
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fraud, scam, san jose, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • Fewer people were victims of identity theft last year than in 2010, but each person lost substantially more money, according to a new report by the California Public Interest Research Group.
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california watch, crime, fraud, identity theft, california news
  • Tim Hanretty
  • A former school superintendent in San Mateo Co. is accused of misappropriating millions of dollars from two school districts.
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portola valley, woodside, san mateo county, corruption, crime, fraud, peninsula news, amy hollyfield
  • Tim Hanretty
  • A former school superintendent in San Mateo Co. is accused of misappropriating millions of dollars from two school districts.
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portola valley, woodside, san mateo county, corruption, crime, fraud, news
  • Southern California's largest clinical laboratory and radiology company serving nursing homes faces fraud allegations.
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california watch, crime, corruption, fraud, health care, health insurance, taxes, california news
  • West Coast Donald Trump pleads guilty
  • A man who called himself "the West Coast Donald Trump" was sentenced Wednesday in a massive real estate fraud case.
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mortgages, fraud, i-team, dan noyes
  • A Marin businessman has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for defrauding dozens of investors including actors Danny Glover and Harry Belafonte.
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marin city, crime, fraud, north bay news
  • A former USPS manager pleaded guilty in federal court to committing wire fraud and conspiring to violate federal conflict of interest laws.
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crime, fraud, USPS, east bay news
  • The state attorney general's office ratcheted up its mortgage fraud crackdown with arrests at a law firm accused of scamming residents.
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california watch, kamala harris, mortgages, fraud, housing market, california news
  • A 67-year-old South San Francisco man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stealing more than $800,000 from six people for bogus investments, according to police.
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south san francisco, crime, fraud, scam, peninsula news
  • A Citibank mailer mistake caused a Bay Area woman to worry about the potential for fraud.
  • A Citibank mailer mistake caused a Bay Area woman to worry about the potential for fraud.
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citigroup, credit cards, fraud, consumer news
  • A Citibank mailer mistake caused a Bay Area woman to worry about the potential for fraud.
  • A Citibank mailer mistake caused a Bay Area woman to worry about the potential for fraud.
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citigroup, credit cards, fraud, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • The president is trying to restore faith in his administration and in the countrys financial institutions.
  • The president is trying to restore faith in his administration and in the country's financial institutions.
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barack obama, mortgages, fraud, politics, mark matthews
  • The president is trying to restore faith in his administration and in the countrys financial institutions.
  • The president is trying to restore faith in his administration and in the country's financial institutions.
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barack obama, mortgages, fraud, politics video