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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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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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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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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2022
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
McDonald, James Arthur
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Arcadia voters will consider whether or not to ban "safe and sane" fireworks. The sale of fireworks has been the local American Legion Post's chief source of funds. Arcadia property owners have suffered over a quarter of a million dollars in property damage from fireworks over the past six years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1505
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 4, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 4, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Elections - Local
Item ID
1504AN
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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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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 5, 2022
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Chen, Yi "Brian"
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
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Arcadia's Board of Education is cutting 6 teachers, 5 3/4 custodial positions and half of its teachers' aides. According to School Superintendent Dr. Stephen Goldstone, the board will probably have to make more cuts as well.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2857
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 6, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 6, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Employees
Item ID
2787AN
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Hunt continues for gunman in Arcadia car-to-car shooting on the 210 Freeway near Baldwin Avenue which left a woman named Betty Hernandez, 36, of Monrovia, dead. This shut down the freeway for several hours on September 4. On September 5, two people were found dead, in the block of 600 West Huntington Drive, an apparent murder-suicide. Both victims were in their 50s.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36048
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 9, 2021
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p. 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 9, 2021
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Crimes and criminals
Deaths
Hernandez, Bertha
Hernandez, Betty
Murder-suicide
Shootings
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A solemn milestone: half a million Americans dead from COVID-19.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35929
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 25, 2021
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 25, 2021
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Deaths
Mortality
Pandemics
Public Health
Statistics
Viruses
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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
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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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A lot of Arcadians now own a piece of the city's float that will appear in the Rose Parade on New Year's Day. Residents who contribute a dollar or more receive a decal stating "I own a piece of the float."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3468
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 2, 1982
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 2, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Tournament of Roses
Item ID
3354AN
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Charles Gilb and Mary Young donated thousands of dollars in unspent campaign contributions to community organizations.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1129
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 17, 1988
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p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 17, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1988
Gilb, Charles E.
Young, Mary
Item ID
1128AN
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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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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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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"
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Concept plans for a $14 million eight-story building at 333 E. Huntington Drive have been approved by the Redevelopment Agency. The 4.7 acre site is owned by Bob Low of Arcadia Datsun.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1283
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 15, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 15, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Community Redevelopment
Item ID
1282AN
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Newspaper Index
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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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Inter-racial problems at Arcadia High School are not as bad as they have been made out to be, according to 2 Associated Student Body officers, but the problems there are, they said, can be blamed on both Asians and Caucasians.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3172
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 18, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 18, 1986
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Race Relations
Item ID
3083AN
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Arcadia won approval last week of a dial-a-ride program with 50-cent fares from the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission who agreed to let Arcadia use its Proposition A transit funds to subsidize the program's half-dollar fares until June.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1426
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 20, 1983
Pages
p. A-2
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 20, 1983
Pages
p. A-2
Subjects
Dial-A-Ride
Item ID
1425AN
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Two related stories. Early to the party - Voting: Poll workers say regional centers are swamped on first day of in-person balloting. Scattered paper jams, tech glitches don’t spoil first in-person day at the polls. many of 2020’s early voters showed up to voting centers before they even opened on Saturday, Oct. 24, the first day of in-person balloting in Los Angeles County. But much to the relief of voters and elections officials, the kind of polling-place meltdowns that left voters angered and election officials worried back in March, when the county debuted its $300 million network of vote centers, did not repeat. Back in March, for the primary, many voters were left seething after tech glitches delayed the opening of some sites and even forced the Hollywood site to close down. But Saturday’s voting played out much more smoothly. And when issues did pop up, they appeared to have been resolved quickly in most cases. Behind the scenes, poll workers reported paper jams and other tech issues, some of which caused short delays. Many voters were certainly eager to cast their ballots. Several voting centers saw a line wrapped around the building before they opened. Such hubs included large polling locations, such as the Arboretum and Botanical Gardens in Arcadia, stocked with 45 of the county’s new voting devices.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35778
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 25, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 25, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum
General elections
Voting
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An international businessman was abducted from his Arcadia home and later released the same evening after his abductors demanded he pay them $1 million. He was told that he would be contacted the next day with instructions about where to put the money, but no money has been paid. This is the first kidnapping of this type in Arcadia, although there have been four other kidnappings in the San Gabriel Valley since last October.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1395
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 5, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 5, 1989
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Item ID
1394AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Methodist Hospital in Arcadia laid off or reduced the hours of more than 50 employees in response to short patient stays and too few Medicare dollars.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1808
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 30, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 30, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Hospitals - Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Item ID
1807AN
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