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Arcadia resident S. H. Wen has been named to the Hospital Foundation Board, the fundraising arm of Methodist Hospital of Southern California.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4515
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 27, 1995
Pages
p. H-6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 27, 1995
Pages
p. H-6
Subjects
Wen, S. H.
Hospitals - Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Fundraisers
Item ID
4391AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 5, 2022
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Chen, Yi "Brian"
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 2021
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Shi, Ruixue "Serena"
Wire fraud
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2022
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
McDonald, James Arthur
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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Newspaper
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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Newspaper Index
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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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Newspaper
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Insurance Services Office, which rates fire departments, awarded the Arcadia Fire Department a "Class One" rating, making them one of only 16 departments in the country with that rating.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper187
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 1993
Pages
p. H-7 photo; Hometown section
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 1993
Pages
p. H-7 photo; Hometown section
Subjects
Fire Department
Item ID
187AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 18, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Huang, Catherine
Item ID
14796AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Brian Osier and Mark Thompson, co-owners of Teamates Sporting goods, are organizing a benefit tournament to help the family of Rob Edgell, a West Covina resident who died in May, leaving behind a wife and four children and no life insurance.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper14455
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 3, 1998
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 3, 1998
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Business & Industry - Teamates Sporting Goods
Thompson, Mark
Osier, Brian
Item ID
15012AN
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Newspaper Index
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35954
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2021
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
Kurniawan, Rudy
Wines
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Newspaper Index
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Woman gets 20 years in prison for bilking investors. Ruixue "Serena" Shi, 38, of Arcadia, bilked investors in a Southern California hotel and condominium project of at least $26 million. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 8, 14, November 24, 2022.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36378
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 23, 2022
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 23, 2022
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
Global House Buyer
Hyde Morgan Development, LLC
Shi, Ruixue "Serena"
Collection
Newspaper Index
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LA County Superior Court Judge Stephen O'Neil threw out a challenge to the City Council election, saying he found insufficient evidence of voter fraud.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3656
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 1994
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 1994
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1994
Item ID
3531AN
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Newspaper Index
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Jack Howard Colnot II, the former treasurer of the Sierra Madre- Arcadia-Monrovia Youth Soccer League has pleaded not guilty to a charge of grand theft involving the misuse of $43,000 in league money.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5973
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
5810AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Food critic Merrill Shindler writes about comfort food and mentions two in Arcadia: Din Tai Fung (dumplings) at Westfield Santa Anita mall and Moffett's Family Restaurant, which serves chicken pies.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35606
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 12, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A13
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 12, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A13
Subjects
Din Tai Fung
Food
Moffett's Family Restaurant
Restaurants
Shindler, Merrill
Collection
Newspaper Index
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In the largest Medicare fraud settlement involving an individual in the southland, Arcadia eye doctor (ophthalmologist) Badrudin Kurwa paid the government more than $375,000 to resolve false billing charges.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11525
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 10, 1997
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 10, 1997
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Kurwa, Badrudin
Item ID
11723AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Stephen O'Neil has thrown out a lawsuit challenging the results of Sheng Chang's victory, saying he found insufficient evidence of voter fraud.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3658
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 23, 1994
Pages
p. H-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 23, 1994
Pages
p. H-3
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1994
Item ID
3533AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The new food court at Fashion Park, called the Park Cafe, will open in October. The 292-seat facility will house 8 food merchants, create at least 70 new jobs, and generate $40,000 in sales tax each year. The Nordstrom expansion is also detailed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper149
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 19, 1993
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 19, 1993
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Fashion Park
Item ID
149AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Geri Fasching (wife of former councilman George Fasching), S. H. Wen (past president of the Arcadia Chinese Association) and 2 other residents filed a lawsuit contesting the election of Sheng Chang, alleging his campaign workers paid for votes and knowingly registered people who could not legally cast a ballot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3653
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 26, 1994
Pages
p. A-3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 26, 1994
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1994
Item ID
3528AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Patsy Chang Kote, a live-in housekeeper, was arrested Monday at the Arcadia home of Ruth LeBerthon on suspicion of elder abuse and grand theft after she admitted tricking the 92 year old woman in her care into cashing pension checks and then taking the money.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10852
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 12, 1997
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 12, 1997
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Kote, Patsy Chang
Item ID
11197AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Food critic Merrill Shindler reviews Moffett's Family Restaurant and Chicken Pie Shoppe at 1409 South Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35884
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 2, 2021
Pages
p. A12
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 2, 2021
Pages
p. A12
Subjects
Chicken pot pies
Moffett's Family Restaurant and Chicken Pie Shoppe
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Shindler, Merrill
Collection
Newspaper Index
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