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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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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
Kurniawan, Rudy
Wines
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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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Rudy Franta, building inspector with the city of Arcadia for 15 years, has been promoted to chief building official. Article outlines the office's activities and includes biographical notes on Franta.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1150
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 12, 1980
Pages
p. 1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 12, 1980
Pages
p. 1 photo
Subjects
City Employees - Franta, Rudy
Item ID
1149AN
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Jonathan Robert Poyner, 20, a Rio Hondo Prep School employee, is being held on $1.3 million bail after being arrested on suspicion of lewd conduct.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29823
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 15, 2005
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 15, 2005
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Arrests
Crime and Criminals
Lewd conduct
Poyner, Jonathan Robert
Rio Hondo Prep School
Item ID
30008AN
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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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Pasadena parents speak on tirade of San Rafael Elementary School (in Pasadena) Principal Rudy Ramirez, an Arcadia resident. Pasadena Unified School District trustees meet in closed session but take no action; rant over janitor's arrest by Pasadena police videotaped. See also "Mayor Gordo defends critical letter," Pasadena Star News, p. A1, A6, August 20, 2022.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36312
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Gordo, Victor
Ramirez, Rudy
San Rafael Elementary School
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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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The Feds (Secret Service, part of the U.S. Treasury Department) take over counterfeiting case from Arcadia Police Department. Five individuals were arrested on suspicion of passing counterfeit bills at Robinsons-May, Macy's and possibly JC Penney, at Westfield Shoppingtown in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33415
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 20, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 7
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 20, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 7
Subjects
Counterfeit money
Crime and Criminals
Pena, Alfonso
Portillo, Juan
Item ID
33611AN
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Francie Bagnall, 47, died after being shot with a .357 Magnum. Joseph Randazzo, 35, of Arcadia was arrested on suspicion of murder.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4554
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 1995
Pages
p. A-4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 1995
Pages
p. A-4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Murder
Bagnall, Francie
Randazzo, Joseph
Item ID
4430AN
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An assistant manager of a Blockbuster Video on South Baldwin was in custody Monday on suspicion of trying to engineer the robbery of his own store.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16204
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 22, 1998
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 22, 1998
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Crime & criminals
Item ID
16950AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Warner.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11596
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune & News
Date
September 25, 1952
Pages
p. 8
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Tribune & News
Date
September 25, 1952
Pages
p. 8
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Warner, Herman Victor
Item ID
11788AN
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33225
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 29, 2012
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 29, 2012
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Wunderlin, Rudy
Item ID
33422AN
Collection
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Obituary/death notice.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
December 1, 2012
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Mountain Views News
Date
December 1, 2012
Pages
p. 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Wunderlin, Rudy
Item ID
33423AN
Collection
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The Arcadia Redevelopment Agency may sell 3.74 Acres of land on the northeast corner of Huntington Drive and Second Avenue to Grand Royale Hometel for 1.3 million dollars. After the parcel is sold, the city plans to rezone the property for the developers raising the value to about 3.5 million.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1278
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 7, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 7, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
1277AN
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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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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 25, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
Shi, Ruixue "Serena"
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Feds move to seize homes in San Gabriel Valley, Rancho Cucamonga. The properties were allegedly purchased with millions in proceeds from what FBi investigators said was a fraudulent visa program. Victoria Chan and her father Tat Chan exploited the EB-5 visa program which offers legal permanent residence in the U.S. for foreign nationals who make job-creating investments of $500,000 or more in U.S. companies.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34889
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 26, 2017
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 26, 2017
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
California Investment Immigration Fund
Chan, Tat
Chan, Victoria
EB-5 Visa Program
Fraud
Item ID
35079AN
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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
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Documents reveal fraud case against Arcadia-based Gemcoin, a cryptocurrency investment scheme. The Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) ultimate goal is to make Gemcoin chief Steve Chen return alleged fraudulently acquired millions with interest, pay hefty fines, and ban him from the securities business.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34329
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 8, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 8, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 16
Subjects
Chen, Steve
Gemcoin (company)
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
US Fine Investment Arts, Inc. (USFIA)
Wuo, John
Item ID
34522AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Rudy B. Miner, Feb. 27.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper17797
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 9, 1961
Pages
p. 22
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 9, 1961
Pages
p. 22
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Miner, Patrick John
Item ID
17997AN
Collection
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Brian Simpson was arrested by Arcadia Police Department after allegedly trying to defraud the Foothill Federal Credit Union of $59,000 through a fictitious car loan. It was a sting operation by the Arcadia Police Department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30074
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Simpson, Brian
Arrests
Crime and Criminals
Foothill Federal Credit Union
Grand theft
Item ID
30260AN
Collection
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