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Wei Sheng "Jackie" Chen, 46, of Arcadia, owner of Tema Media Inc., and store manager Dong Qun Lin, 40, of Alhambra, were arrested for allegedly importing and selling Chinese movie DVDs bearing an allegedly counterfeit Dolby Digital trademark. They were charged for the federal crime of trafficking in counterfeit goods. If convicted, Chen and Lin each face a maximum possible sentence of 10 years in federal prison.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32407
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2011
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2011
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Chen, Wei Sheng "Jackie"
Counterfeits
Crime and Criminals
Lin, Dong Qun
Item ID
32605AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia couple Edward Chen, aka Jianqiao Chen, Jian Qiao Chen, and Jian Chen aka Jing Jiang and Jean Jiang, accused of fraud involving defrauding investors through EB-5 visa schemes. The couple's companies raised more than $22.5 million from 45 Chinese investors, purportedly to build an interior design center in Ontario and a condominium building in Los Angeles. See also "Arcadia couple faces court hearing for stealing $12 million," Arcadia Weekly, p. 1,3 October 5, 2017.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34970
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2017
Pages
p. A3, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2017
Pages
p. A3, A8
Subjects
Chen, Edward
Chen, Jian Qiao
Chen, Jianqiao
Crime and Criminals
Jiang, Jing
Jiang, Jean
Fraud
Item ID
35160AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia man Rudy Kurniawan, 37, who made and sold fake vintage wine gets 10 year prison sentence.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33906
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2014
Pages
p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2014
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Kurniawan, Rudy
Wines
Item ID
34100AN
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Newspaper Index
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Thomas Seaman, investigator of alleged Gemcoin fraud, issues first report. It reveals mounting evidence of fraudulent activity by Arcadia businessman Steve Chen a.k.a. Li Chen or Chen Li, whose business was at 135 E. Live Oak Ave., currently in receivership.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34350
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 26, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 26, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
Chen, Steve aka Li Chen or Chen Li
Chen, Mo
Gemcoin (company)
Seaman, Thomas
Zhao, Jennifer aka Li Zhao or Zhao Li
Item ID
34543AN
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Newspaper Index
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Richard John Villareal, Jr., 28, received a sentence of more than 15 years in prison for a car crash following a police pursuit in Temple City that killed his passenger. The defendant led Arcadia police officers on a high-speed pursuit after they attempted to pull him over for driving a stolen car near Workman and Baldwin Avenue.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34437
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 2016
Pages
p. A11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 2016
Pages
p. A11
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Sandoval, Michael, Jr.
Villareal, Richard John, Jr.
Item ID
34629AN
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Newspaper Index
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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
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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
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Christian School student Andre Chen heads to the National Spelling Bee.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 4, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 4, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Chen, Andre
National Spelling Bee
Item ID
35057AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident in the 700 block of Camino Grove Avenue finds the body of a stranger in his swimming pool. The dead man is 35-year old Greg Tser-Ming Chen of Arcadia. Foul play was not initially suspected in the death. Chen's dog, a golden retriever, which was not on a leash, was found in the backyard too. Chen leaves behind a wife Maggie, who is pregnant with the couple's second child, and a toddler-aged son. See also Pasadena Star News, p. A3, August 9, 2013.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33584
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2013
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Chen, Greg Tser-Ming
Deaths
Item ID
33779AN
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Arcadia High School senior Ellison Chen receives Albert Matthies Memorial Scholarship.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33094
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
June 23, 2012
Pages
p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
June 23, 2012
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Albert Matthies Memorial Scholarship
Arcadia High School--students
Chen, Ellison
Item ID
33291AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Public Library Foundation donates over $16,000 to Arcadia Public Library. The money will be used to fund Kaleidoscope Classical Concerts, more chairs for the library auditorium, more new adult Chinese language materials, more copies of best seller e-books, updated software for the preschool computers, and updated performances rights DVDs for Children's programming.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33266
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Mountain Views News
Date
December 8, 2012
Pages
p. 6
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Mountain Views News
Date
December 8, 2012
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library Foundation
Item ID
33463AN
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Arcadia firm GemCoin proves it owns amber mines in Caribbean, backing E-currency (cryptocurrency), despite earlier claims those mines did not exist. Still, there is no evidence GemCoin's digital currency had any revenue backing it beyond the funds generated from investors, according to court-appointed company tasked with going through U.S. Fine Investment Art Inc.'s books. Investigators found 300 acres of land in Dominican Republic, with a working mine, purchased for $373,000 in the name of CEO Steve Chen's brother Yan Chen.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34724
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 23, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 23, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Chen, Steve
Chen, Yan
Cryptocurrency
Gemcoin
U.S. Fine Investment Art Inc.
Item ID
34916AN
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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
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 9, 2012
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
Kurniawan, Rudy
Item ID
33093AN
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Santa Anita Park race track attendance is on the upswing. It drew 40,810 on Friday, its biggest opening day turnout since 2011. On-track attendance was up 33% over last year, partly because of the free infield admission program, which drew more than 10,000 people. Total wagering, including bets placed from all over the country, rose nearly 30% to more than $17 million. On-site betting was more than $3.4 million. The City of Arcadia gets 1/3 of 1% of all on-site wagering.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34051
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Kruckeberg, Jason
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
34245AN
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A federal investigation of a San Gabriel Valley-based Asian crime syndicate led to the arrests of 18 suspected Red Door gang members in several San Gabriel Valley cities, including Arcadia. The effort was dubbed "Operation Paint it Black." Authorities seized seven guns, 12,500 ecstasy pills, 2,230 marijuana plants and a Lamborghini. The 18 were indicted on drug trafficking and international marriage fraud charges.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32185
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Announcement Type
Marriage
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Announcement Type
Marriage
Subjects
Asian Gangs
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
32384AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Los Angeles County Arboretum and parts of the Huntington Library remain closed to the public more than two weeks after a ferocious windstorm hit the region overnight on November 30 and December 1. At the historic Arboretum, more than 325 trees were toppled and more than 700 others were damaged. The Arboretum officials want to reopen by December 31. At the Huntington Library in San Marino, more than 50 major trees went down but officials estimate that between 150 and 200 trees will be lost altogether from the damage.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32695
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 18, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 18, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Disasters
Folsom, Jim
Huntington Library
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Schulhof, Richard
Trees
Weather
Wind and windstorms
Item ID
32892AN
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Social media for Chinese-speaking users. City of Arcadia is adding WeChat to the Arcadia Conect social media program in an ongoing effort to improve outreach to the city's Chinese community. See also Arcadia Weekly, February 1, 2018, p. 1, 10.

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Mountain Views News
Date
January 27, 2018
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
January 27, 2018
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia residents
Chinese-Americans
Communications
Social media
WeChat
Item ID
35267AN
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Arcadia High School students Alex Chung, Alex Chen, Darius Jing and Joshua Ma have their own hip streetwear brand called The Faculty Clothing Company.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35098
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 1, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 1, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Entrepreneurs
Chen, Alex
Chung, Alex
Jing, Darius
Ma, Joshua
Item ID
35286AN
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Newspaper Index
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Former Arcadia Police Department officer Christian Blesch gets 180 days in jail for pilfering more than $40,000 from the Arcadia Police Officers Association. He has paid back the amount stolen and resigned.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33977
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 2, 2014
Pages
p. 31
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 2, 2014
Pages
p. 31
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Arcadia Police Officers Association
Blesch, Christian
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
34171AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School students on Team C in the Engineering Design and Development class propel to first place in NASA challenge at the Orange Regional of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Invention Challenge.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35341
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 29, 2018
Pages
p. 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 29, 2018
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Chen, Anthony
Chen, Legolas
Futaba, Preston
Ge, Anthony
Hu, Jiacheng
Liu, Yuxi
Qiu, Jefferson
Item ID
35531AN
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Newspaper Index
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Dajin Tang, 52, employee of Arcadia-based Millennium Trucking Company filed a negligence lawsuit against his employer and his supervisor Xu Chen. Tang was involved in a crash near Rockwood, Tennessee. The suit alleges his employer forced him to wait a week to get medical care, after he was seriously hurt.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34162
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2015
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2015
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Millennium Trucking Company
Chen, Xu
Lawsuits
Tang, Dajin
Item ID
34356AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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