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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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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Arcadian Lauranne Gillett, 48, turned herself into police and admitted that she embezzled more than $40,000 from the VIP Travel Agency in Sierra Madre.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 28, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 28, 1993
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
165AN
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The Mexican Mafia, also known as La Eme, has a stronghold on illegal drug trafficking in the San Gabriel Valley. Fighting within the gang is causing violence, even as some key members are in prison.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30918
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2008
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p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Gangs
La Eme
Mexican Mafia
San Gabriel Valley
Item ID
31113AN
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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
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2014
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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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Los Voluntarios, a group of about 300 men and women, contribute more than 30,000 hours of service to the Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper19260
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Pasadena Star News The Star
Date
June 21, 2000
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p. 1
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Pasadena Star News The Star
Date
June 21, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
19502AN
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El Monte man pleads guilty to killing boss in office. Zhong Qi Chen, 63, pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his boss Yining Xie, 58, of Arcadia, at a newspaper office in Alhambra in 2018, at The China Press, 2121 W. Mission Road, Alhambra, CA.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36457
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 1, 2023
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p. A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 1, 2023
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Chen, Zhong Qi
Crime and Criminals
Shootings
Xie, Yining
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El Monte man gets 21 years for killing boss at newspaper's office. Zhong Qi Chen, 64, of El Monte, was sentenced. He pleaded guilty in March to the voluntary manslaughter of Yining Xie, of Arcadia, at The China Press in Alhambra at 2121 W. Mission Road, Alhambra, CA.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36475
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 2, 2023
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 2, 2023
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Chen, Zhong Qi
Crime and Criminals
Shootings
Xie, Yining
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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
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 26, 2015
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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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Billy Cottrell, a Cal Tech graduate student who took part in a fire bombing spree that caused millions of dollars in damage to SUV dealerships in the San Gabriel Valley, was sentenced to more than 8 years in prison. See inset for chronology of ecoterror events.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29501
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 19, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 19, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Automobile Dealerships
Cottrell, William Jensen (aka Cottrell, Billy)
Crime and Criminals
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
Ecoterrorism and ecoterrorists
Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV)
Sentences
Trials
Item ID
29685AN
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Arcadia Gem Coin mastermind Steve Chen sentenced to 10 years in prison. One of Arcadia’s largest financial scandals in 2015 involved cryptocurrency and a host of well-known public officials, including a former Arcadia mayor, for involvement in a Ponzi scheme that ultimately shut down the operations of the Arcadia business known as U.S. Fine Investment Arts, Inc. (USFIA).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35891
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 14, 2021
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p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 14, 2021
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Chen, Steve
Cryptocurrency
Gem Coin
US Fine Investment Arts, Inc. (USFIA)
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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
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 31, 2016
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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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Bradbury man Steve Chen, CEO of U.S. Fine Investment Arts, Inc. Gem Coin, and other companies, allegedly conspired to commit fraud with his Arcadia-based marketing company, to plead guilty. He promised potential investors gemstones from their mines along with valuable digital currency. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 4, February 27, 2020.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 2020
Pages
p. A4, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 2020
Pages
p. A4, A4
Subjects
Chen, Steve
Crime and Criminals
Cryptocurrency
Fine Investment Arts, Inc.
Gem Coin
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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
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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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Arcadia Christian School student Andre Chen heads to the National Spelling Bee.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 4, 2017
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p. 1, 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 4, 2017
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
Chen, Andre
National Spelling Bee
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35057AN
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The foundation plans to raise $75,000 this year ($30,000 more than last year) with a new strategy that entails direct pleas for contribution from families of Arcadia school students as well as from businesses in the community.

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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 24, 1985
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 24, 1985
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Educational Foundation
Item ID
484AN
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More than $13,000 worth of diving equipment was stolen overnight from the Dolphin Dive Center.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6057
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 27, 1996
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 27, 1996
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Business & Industry - Dolphin Dive Center
Crime & criminals
Item ID
5890AN
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The third bank robbery in as many weeks hit Arcadia on Wednesday, bringing the amount of money stolen from city banks to more than $12,000.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper120
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
August 21, 1992
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p. 1
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Star Tribune
Date
August 21, 1992
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
120AN
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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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