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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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Secret brothels in residential areas of Monterey Park, Alhambra dand Rowland Heights were uncovered recently. Among the conspirators arrested was Jian "David" Guo, 42, of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32137
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arrests
Brothels
Crime and Criminals
Guo, Jian "David"
Prostitution
Item ID
32334AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Four Chinese nationals were arrested on federal and state charges for their alleged involvement in brothels in Monterey Park and San Gabriel. Jian "David" Guo, 42, of Arcadia, Huagui "Candy" Lotto, 53, of Rowland Heights, Lotto's husband Phillip Fu, 47, of Rowland Heights, and Yibin Zhang, 45, of Monterey Park, were arrested. If convicted of the state charges, the maximum sentence would be 7 years and 4 months.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32136
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Arrests
Brothels
Crime and Criminals
Guo, Jian "David"
Prostitution
Item ID
32333AN
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Jackie Weisheng Chen, 48, of Arcadia, was sentenced to 1 year in federal prison for the counterfeit DVD trafficking of more than 30,000 DVDs with fake Dolby Laboratory Licensing Corporation trademarks.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33246
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 24, 2012
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 24, 2012
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Chen, Jackie Weisheng
Crime and Criminals
Temia Media
Item ID
33443AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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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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Four men try to rob an Arcadia couple outside their home near Lovell Avenue and Camino Real Avenue. They are in the jewelry business and just got home after attending a trade show. The couple believe the robbers followed them home. Anyone with information should call Arcadia police detectives.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32255
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 13, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 13, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Robbery
Item ID
32454AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A South Korean fugitive named Bae Chang-kul was captured in Arcadia and has been returned to his native country, where he is accused of stealing $37 million from his company's account in January 2003. The 48-year-old has been living in Arcadia with a long-expired visa.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32232
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 21, 2010
Pages
p. A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 21, 2010
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Bae, Chang-kul
Crime and Criminals
Fugitives
Item ID
32431AN
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Suspect in Arcadia murder-suicide leaves son a note. Couple was going through contentious divorce. Couple was identified as Mel Liu, 49, and Cherry Liu, 50 year old. Mel Liu left a letter to their 14 year old son trying to explain the fatal steps he took. Cherry Liu was well known through her work at Arcadia Chamber of Commerce and Sierra Madre Senior Services.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35251
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 9, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 9, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Liu, Cherry
Liu, Mel
Murder-suicide
Item ID
35440AN
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DUI suspect Michael Frye, 25, of Ontario, arrested after he strikes a fire hydrant at Westfield Santa Anita mall early Friday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32807
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 14, 2012
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 14, 2012
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Frye, Michael
Item ID
33004AN
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Suspect in double killing back in United States to face trial. Deyun Shi, a man accused of beating his nephews Anthony Lin and William Lin, of Arcadia, to death, is extradited from Hong Kong. Shi, 44, is a Chinese national, living in the US on a business visa.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34538
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 16, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 16, 2016
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Guthrie, Bob (Arcadia Police Chief-photo)
Huang, Vicky
Lin, Anthony
Lin, David
Lin, William
Murders
Shi, Deyun aka Shi, Jeff
Item ID
34730AN
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Two shot to death Wednesday morning, August 1, in the alley near 816 Sunset Boulevard in Arcadia. Los Angeles Sheriff Department says it looks like a murder-suicide. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the second victim later died at hospital from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Later identified as Mel Liu and Cherry Liu, an estranged married couple.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35245
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 2, 2018
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p. 1, 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 2, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Liu, Cherry
Liu, Mel
Murder-suicide
Item ID
35434AN
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Arcadia police bust marijuana cultivation operation in the 500 block of East Longden Avenue on November 5, 2013 at approximately 7:00 AM.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33674
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 7, 2013
Pages
p. 4
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 7, 2013
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Drugs
Marijuana
Item ID
33870AN
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Sex offender Jaime Elvis Elizondo, 35, of San Gabriel, was sentenced this week to 30 years to life in prison for molesting a 5-year-old girl at a mall bookstore in Arcadia in 2008.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32162
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 2010
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 4, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Elizondo, Jaime Elvis
Molestation
Sex offenders
Item ID
32359AN
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Gerardo Cortez, 26, of Monrovia, pleads not guilty in threats to shoot students in area schools. He is charged with 6 counts of making false criminal threats and 5 counts of falsely reporting an emergency.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33664
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 31, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 31, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Cortez, Gerardo
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
33860AN
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Male suspect (in sketch) sought for harassing children, with bear hugs and pelvic thrusts, near Dana Middle School and Arcadia High School. He is described as Asian, chubby, between 16 and 20 years old, and 5-foot-seven inches tall.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34287
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 3, 2015
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 3, 2015
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Sexual assaults
Item ID
34481AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Mei-Rung Lin, 47, was arrested in Arcadia and repatriated to Taipei, Taiwan, in connection with a 2.15 million dollar embezzlement scheme in her homeland. She was the subject of a "red notice" issues by the International Criminal Police Organization, better known as INTERPOL.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32324
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2011
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2011
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)
Lin, Mei-Rung
Item ID
32523AN
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Newspaper Index
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Registered sex offender Jaime Elvis Elizondo, who was convicted of assaulting a 5-year-old girl inside an Arcadia bookstore in 2008 and sent to prison in September, was beaten to death in his cell at High Desert State Prison. Prime suspect is Elizondo's cellmate Steven Cisneros.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32284
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Elizondo, Jaime Elvis
Sex offenders
Item ID
32483AN
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Arcadia Police arrested Juan Lorenzo, 31, and Jose Antonio Cruz Ramirez, 26, both of San Gabriel, on suspicion of the stabbing murder of Anthony Berry, 18, of Pomona, at 1300 S. Golden West Avenue. The suspects are employees of Money Pot Shabu Shabu restaurant and became involved in an argument with Berry. Lorenzo will be arraigned January 5, 2012.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32692
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 22, 2011
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News,
Date
December 22, 2011
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Berry, Anthony
Crime and Criminals
Lorenzo, Juan
Murder
Ramirez, Jose Antonio Cruz
Item ID
32889AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Nine people face federal charges for allegedly smuggling blue jeans from China by way of a Foreign Trade Zone in Industry. The alleged smugglers avoided import duties and taxes that would have amounted to between $2 million and $2 million in tax revenues for the government since 2009, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Two of the alleged are Taylor "David" Wong, 49, of Arcadia and Tsu "Nick" Wei Lin, 41, of Arcadia. The others are Joel Elder of Long Beach, Jianying "Jonathan" Huang, a Chinese national, Xiaoqiong "Joan" Hou of Diamond Bar, Rebecca Ho of Alhambra, Yuling Wang of Walnut, Keen "Alven" Wai Choo of Rowland Heights and Wei "Julia" Lai, the key figure in the indictment.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32466
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 26, 2011
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 26, 2011
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Imports
Lin, Tsu "Nick" Wei
Wong, Taylor "David"
Item ID
32654AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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