Skip header and navigation
Arcadia History Collection
  Revise Search

20 records – page 1 of 1.

An Arcadia man, David Frederick Thornton, pleaded guilty to two counts of mail fraud, two counts of wire fraud and one count of impersonating a federal officer. Charges included his defrauding donors to his Thornton Kidney Research Foundation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25304
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2003
Pages
p. A3
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Thornton, David Frederick
Fraud
Scams
Thornton Kidney Research Foundation
Item ID
25502AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Arcadia man Feng Xian, 21, was arrested by South Pasadena police and was charged with 8 felony counts of credit card fraud and forgery.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33361
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 25, 2013
Pages
p. A3
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 25, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Xian, Feng
Item ID
33557AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Suspect Steven Phong was arrested in an alleged check scam where he passed a phony or stolen $800 business check to purchase a mall gift card at Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27812
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2004
Pages
p. A4
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2004
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Phong, Steve
Westfield Santa Anita
Item ID
28009AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

A recent report filed in federal court says Gemcoin's scam collected $164 million. Initially, investigators linked Gemcoin to $32 million in fraudulent investment. Steven Chen, his company U.S. Fine Investment Arts Inc., and Gemcoin (digital currency backed by precious gem reserves and amber mines) are accused of a "worldwide pyramid scheme."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34615
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 24, 2016
Pages
p. A7
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 24, 2016
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Chen, Steven
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
Gemcoin
Seaman, Thomas
U.S. Fine Investment Arts Inc.
Item ID
34807AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Officials deport wine con man Rudy Kurniawan, who bilked collectors out of millions of dollars. He is back in Indonesia. He was putting less expensive Napa and Burgundy wines into counterfeit bottles at his home in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35954
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2021
Pages
p. A3
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
Kurniawan, Rudy
Wines
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Rosalie Dunham, who moved to Arcadia 10 year ago, is the Senior Citizen of the Year. After the death of her husband 8 years ago, she and her friend Marilyn Morrison began Starting Over, a group for people who have suffered a loss. She also started a follow-up group called Branching Out.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper162
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 1993
Pages
p. H-3 photo; Hometown section
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 1993
Pages
p. H-3 photo; Hometown section
Subjects
Senior Citizen of the Year - 1993
Dunham, Rosalie
Item ID
162AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

A memo issued to police agencies said that the radical ELF could resort to vandalism. Specific locations were not named and police did not think the warning was credible.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26744
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 13, 2003
Pages
p. A1
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 13, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Hummers
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Rusnak Mercedes-Benz
Vandalism
Ecoterrorists
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Item ID
26946AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Arcadia resident Ralph Bicker, a retiree for 25 years, keeps busy with volunteer work. He volunteers as the secretary/treasurer of the Pasadena Federal Credit Union's board of directors. He has been named Volunteer of the Year by the National Association of Federal Credit Unions.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32422
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 22, 2011
Pages
p. A17
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 22, 2011
Pages
p. A17
Subjects
Bicker, Ralph
People
Senior Citizens
Volunteers and volunteerism
Item ID
32621AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Arcadia wine seller Rudy Kurniawan, 35, was arrested on suspicion of trying to sell $1.3 million worth of counterfeit wine and fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in loans.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32896
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 9, 2012
Pages
p. A4
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 9, 2012
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
Kurniawan, Rudy
Item ID
33093AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

A scam that tricks pager user into calling a high-toll phone number in the Virgin Islands is blitzing numbers in the area, including several Arcadia Police Department officers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6702
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 7, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 7, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
6511AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Monrovia man Yi Chen gets 4 years in prison for fraud in a student visa scheme to get Chinese immigrants into the U.S. unlawfully. From June 2015-February 2021, Chen was the CEO and owner of two so-called educational consulting companies in Alhambra and Arcadia that charged foreign students thousands of dollars for "guaranteed" admission to a college that would lead to the issuance of an F-1 student visa. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 2, October 6, 2022.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36335
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 5, 2022
Pages
p. A3
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 5, 2022
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Chen, Yi "Brian"
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Former Arcadia man accused of lying, losing millions of investors' money. James Arthur McDonald, Jr. former CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Hercules Investments LLC and Index Strategy Advisors Inc. was charged with one count of securities fraud. Prosecutors claim McDonald lost clients of his Los Angeles-based firm Hercules millions of dollars in late 2020. He had been renting a home in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36351
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2022
Pages
p. A8
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2022
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
McDonald, James Arthur
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Malicious computer hackers breach Arcadia Methodist Hospital's donor database and some patient information but they don't believe the information has been released publicly. Methodist Hospital uses Blackbaud Inc. to host its foundation's fundraising databases.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35882
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 3, 2021
Pages
p. A3
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 3, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Crime and Criminals
Cybercrime
Data breaches
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Arcadia woman Ruixue "Serena" Shi, 37, pleaded guilty to soliciting $22.8 million in funds for a condominium and hotel project scheme. The crime is one federal count of wire fraud, which has a sentence of up to 20 years in prison. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 3, 7, October 28, 2021.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36090
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 2021
Pages
p. A1
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 2021
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Shi, Ruixue "Serena"
Wire fraud
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Arcadia resident David Frederick Thornton, charged with wire and mail fraud and embezzling money from the Thornton Kidney Research Foundation, was sentenced to eight years in federal prison.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25645
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2003
Pages
p. A4
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2003
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Thornton, David Frederick
Crime - Embezzlement
Crime - Fraud
Thornton Kidney Research Foundation
Item ID
25845AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

An Arcadia woman has been charged with federal tax violations for her alleged role in a Monterey Park insurance scam that is the largest ever uncovered. Catherine Huang is accused of conspiracy and filing a false tax return.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper14220
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 18, 1998
Pages
p. A3
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 18, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Huang, Catherine
Item ID
14796AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

American Senior Living, a Santa Ana developer, broke ground on the $8.57 million gated apartment complex located on Las Tunas. Heritage Park of Arcadia will open in 2004 and will be for independent senior citizens age 62 and older.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26165
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 2003
Pages
p. A3
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 21, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Heritage Park
Senior Citizens - Housing
American Senior Living
Item ID
26365AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Low-income senior citizens interested in living at the 554-unit apartment complex now under construction at 150 W. Las Tunas have one month to submit an application to American Senior Living. A lottery will be held on March 24.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27566
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 7, 2004
Pages
p. A2
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 7, 2004
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Senior Citizens - Housing
Heritage Park
American Senior Living
Item ID
27764AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

Arcadia kidnapping, rape suspect Philippe Brian Lutete, 29, is charged with false imprisonment and sexual battery of a woman on November 26 in the 2900 block of Spruce Court. He was out on bail when he was also arrested on April 8, 2015 on suspicion of kidnapping and raping a woman over an 11-hour period.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34150
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 10, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A4
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 10, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Lutete, Philippe Brian
Item ID
34344AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

The City Council will loan developer American Senior Living $1.8 million to build Arcadia Heritage Park, , an affordable housing 54-unit apartment complex for low-income senior citizens.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24956
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 22, 2003
Pages
p. A1
More detail
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 22, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Senior citizens housing
Redevelopment Agency
American Senior Living
Arcadia Heritage Park
Streets - Las Tunas Drive
Item ID
25155AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
Less detail

20 records – page 1 of 1.