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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
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 5, 2022
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Chen, Yi "Brian"
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
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Arcadia Public Library hosts workshop for freelancers building values-focused business on Thursday, January 30, with speaker Jackie Lam, an Los Angeles-based content marketer and freelance writer.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35632
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2020
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2020
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library-2020-2029
Lam, Jackie
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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
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 2021
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Shi, Ruixue "Serena"
Wire fraud
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The City Council voted to start a Worker's Compensation self- insurance program. The city has used state compensation in the past, but self-insurance will save approximately $480,000 in the next 5 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1135
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 27, 1976
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 27, 1976
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City Employees
Item ID
1134AN
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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
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2022
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
McDonald, James Arthur
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Mall buyer a local resident. Wen Shan Chang, 71, of Bradbury, is new proprietor of The Shops at Santa Anita, formerly owned by Westfield. It was sold in August for $537.5 million. The property is at 400 South Baldwin Avenue and is now called The Shops at Santa Anita. Mall is 1.48 million square feet. Chang purchased it from France-based Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield in a sale considered the largest for a mall in the U.S. since 2018. The Arcadia mall site has been thriving through Asian retailers catering to the large Asian community in Arcadia and San Gabriel Valley.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36350
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 23, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Chang, Wen Shan
Shopping malls
The Shops at Santa Anita
Westfield Santa Anita
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Story of Robert Boston's battle against Prudential Insurance Company of America.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 15, 1979
Pages
p. A-3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 15, 1979
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Boston, Robert
Item ID
641AN
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David Wei Lin, father of slain teens William Lin and Anthony Lin, testifies emotionally at brother-in-law Deyun Shi's murder trial. Anthony and William were beaten to death by a bolt cutter in their Arcadia home in the 400 block of Fairview Avenue in Arcadia. Deyun Shi is the uncle of the two boys and stands trial for their murders and for injuring his wife Amy Lin with a maul.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36643
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 2024
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Lin, Amy
Lin, Anthony
Lin, David Wei
Lin, William
Shi, Deyun
Murders
Trials
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Arcadia resident, Ruixue "Serena" Shi, gets 20-year sentence for Coachella Valley fraud involving $22.8 million in funds for a condominium and hotel complex called Hyde Resorts and Residences Coachella Valley. Shi was president and owner of Global House Buyer (GHB), a China-based real estate development company, and also was CEO of the Beverly Hills-based company Hyde Morgan Development, LLC. Chinese investors in the Hyde project were falsely promised visas through the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36374
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 24, 2022
Pages
p. 8, 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 24, 2022
Pages
p. 8, 14
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
Global House Buyer
Hyde Morgan Development, LLC
Shi, Ruixue "Serena"
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Deco Van Horn, owner of Van Horn Insurance Agency for the past 31 years, died July 2, 1977.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 7, 1977
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 7, 1977
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Van Horn, Deco
Item ID
3429AN
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Arcadia Chinese Association Installs New Board of Directors. The incoming Arcadia Chinese Association Officers and Board Members for 2020-2021 are as follows: President: Connie Qun Liao Co-President: Diana Chang 1st Vice President: Susan Guo 2nd Vice President: Mary Huang . 3rd Vice President: Lily Lam Treasurer: Alice Wang Secretary (Interim): Mary Huang Presidential Counsel: Edward Wong Directors: Jamie Lee, Francine Chiu, Joanna Liang, Sherry Liang, Sherman Shi, Stella Gu, Winnie Li, Arnold Chien, Sage Zeng.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35819
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 23, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 23, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Arcadia Chinese Association
Liao, Connie Qun
Chang, Diana
Guo, Susan
Huang, Mary
Lam, Lily
Wang, Alice
Wong, Edward
Lee, Jamie
Chiu, Francine
Liang, Joanna
Liang, Sherry
Shi, Sherman
Gu, Stella
Li, Winnie
Chien, Arnold
Zeng, Sage
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Two Citrus classes open. A class in Real Estate Principles is taught by Edward J. Christy. A class in General Insurance Principles is taught by John E. O'Grady.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 26, 1963
Pages
p. 32
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 26, 1963
Pages
p. 32
Subjects
Christy, Edward J.
O'Grady, John E.
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Summary of crime at the 72 acre shopping center: bad checks, shoplifting, theft, auto theft.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 30, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 30, 1977
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Fashion Park
Item ID
1547AN
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50th wedding anniversary

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 9, 1969
Pages
p. 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 9, 1969
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Weis, Charles H.
Weis, Dorothy
Item ID
22185AN
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Dr. Jack Wainschel, one of the few experts in the U.S. on snake and venomous insect bites, resigned from the staff of the Methodist Hospital because the hospital requires him to carry malpractice insurance which he claims is too high.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1756
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 23, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 23, 1975
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Hospitals - Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Wainschel, Jack
Item ID
1755AN
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The American Indian will be spotlighted on three floats in this year's Tournament of Roses Parade. Farmers Insurance Group's float will depict an Indian on horseback. Arcadia's float theme is "The First Americans" and the County of Los Angeles' float theme is "The Proud American."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32542
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 26, 1974
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 26, 1974
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Floats
Tournament of Roses Parade--1975
Item ID
32741AN
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Ruixue "Serena" Shi, 36, of Arcadia, was arrested for allegedly swindling more than $20 million that was solicited for funding a condominium and hotel complex called Hyde Resorts and Residences in Coachella Valley. Shi was president and owner of Global House Buyer (GHB), a China-based real estate development company, and also was CEO of the Beverly Hills-based company Hyde Morgan Development, LLC.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35763
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 25, 2020
Pages
p. 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 25, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
Shi, Ruixue "Serena"
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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.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2021
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
Kurniawan, Rudy
Wines
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Partial opening of the Pasadena interchange is due in late 1974. A major portion - a 4.5 mile section from Fair Oaks to Rosemead - will open in the summer of 1975.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 11, 1974
Pages
p. B-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 11, 1974
Pages
p. B-1
Subjects
Foothill Freeway - (210)
Item ID
1626AN
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Former TV finance analyst from Arcadia James Arthur McDonalds, Jr. charged with lying to investors about the health of his finance firm and failing to disclose massive losses incurred through risky investments following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. McDonald was CEO of Los Angeles-based Hercules Investments and Redondo Beach-based Index Strategy Advisors Inc. He is believed to be in hiding.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36342
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 29, 2022
Pages
p. 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 29, 2022
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Crimes and criminals
Fraud
Hercules Investments
McDonald, James Arthur, Jr.
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