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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 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
Newspaper
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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Newport Beach real estate developer Don Koll and Leon Black of New York-based Apollo Real Estate Advisors have made an unsolicited offer to invest approximately $180 million in Arcadia-based Santa Anita Cos.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8013
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 10, 1996
Pages
p. B3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 10, 1996
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Santa Anita Companies
Item ID
7974AN
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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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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 25, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Fraud
Shi, Ruixue "Serena"
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A Los Angeles-based investment firm will infuse the Santa Anita Cos. with $138.3 million to transform the race track and shopping mall business into a broad-based sports, leisure and entertainment company.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper7324
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 1996
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 20, 1996
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Company
Item ID
7213AN
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Birth. To Rev. and Mrs. Arthur F. Dahlberg, Jr., Feb. 9.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper13334
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 24, 1955
Pages
p. 6
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 24, 1955
Pages
p. 6
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Dahlberg, Arthur Eric
Item ID
13538AN
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Tallest building in Arcadia sells for $25.6 million. It has been sold to Positive Investments, Inc. by Farazian Family Trust. It has 8 floors, anchored by Bank of America. Another tenant is former Arcadia City Mayor Jim Helms of Helms & Myers, a law firm. Bank of America is 180 N. Santa Anita Avenue, Helms & Myers is at 150 N. Santa Anita Avenue, Suite 685.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35081
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 8, 2018
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 8, 2018
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
McSweeny, Matt
Restaurants, bars, etc.
Item ID
35270AN
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Highway 58 bus crash with two cars leaves one dead. Arcadia-based tour firm A&F Tours Inc. owned the bus. About two dozen people are injured.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34823
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 28, 2017
Pages
p. A1, A7, A10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 28, 2017
Pages
p. A1, A7, A10
Subjects
A&F Tours
Tour buses
Item ID
35015AN
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Arcadia Ultimate Automotive has been served with a lawsuit from Trevor Law Group accusing the shop of operating without a license. The law firm based in Beverly Hills is filing frivolous suits with mainly small, minority-owned businesses especially automobile repair shops that lack resources to have a legal battle but will settle instead.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24649
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 13, 2002
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 13, 2002
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Lawsuits
Trevor Law Group
Arcadia Ultimate Automotive
Fraud
Item ID
24839AN
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The Arcadia City Planning Commission voted unanimously to allow McDonald's restaurants to open an "Express" restaurant at 1311-B South Baldwin Ave. This will be the second "Express" restaurant in the state; "Express" refers to the limited hours of operation (daily 8 AM to 9 PM), menu, and lack of drive-through services.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper4482
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
January 12, 1995
Pages
p. 15
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Sierra Madre News
Date
January 12, 1995
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Restaurants, Bars, etc - McDonald's
Item ID
4358AN
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Birth. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Homer McDonald.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6652
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 27, 1942
Pages
p. 4
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 27, 1942
Pages
p. 4
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
McDonald, son
Item ID
6464AN
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McDonald's Corporation celebrates its official 50th anniversary today. The McDonald brothers' first food outlet was an orange juice stand and furniture store in Arcadia called Wigwam.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29477
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
McDonald's Restaurants--golden anniversary
Business and Industry
Airdrome
Eateries
Wigwam
McDonald, Richard
McDonald, Maurice ("Big Mac")
Item ID
29662AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Howard R. McDonald.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10499
Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
November 27, 1950
Pages
p. 5
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Bulletin
Date
November 27, 1950
Pages
p. 5
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
McDonald, Michael Howard
Item ID
10439AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. James H. McDonald, Aug. 27.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper13767
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 8, 1955
Pages
p. 13
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 8, 1955
Pages
p. 13
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
McDonald, daughter
Item ID
13968AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Teodore C. McDonald, Dec. 22.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper14005
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 5, 1956
Pages
p. 15
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 5, 1956
Pages
p. 15
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
McDonald, daughter
Item ID
14565AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. McDonald, Dec. 25.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11775
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 1, 1953
Pages
p. 6
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 1, 1953
Pages
p. 6
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
McDonald, son
Item ID
11981AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Theodore C. McDonald, Mar. 12.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10721
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune & News
Date
March 22, 1951
Pages
p. 5
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune & News
Date
March 22, 1951
Pages
p. 5
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
McDonald, son
Item ID
10647AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. James H. McDonald, Feb. 16.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
March 11, 1950
Pages
p. 5
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
March 11, 1950
Pages
p. 5
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
McDonald, Stephen James
Item ID
9834AN
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35675
Newspaper
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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Four Chinese investors are plaintiffs suing San Gabriel consulting firm California Investment Immigration Fund. Plaintiffs believed they were investing $500,000 in U.S. businesses in return for green cards. FBI allege the scheme was fraud and raided the firm and homes of lawyer Victoria Chan, her father Tat Chan, his wife Zheng Chan, in April.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34888
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 23, 2017
Pages
p. A3, A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 23, 2017
Pages
p. A3, A9
Subjects
Chan, Tat
Chan, Victoria
Chan, Zheng
EB-5 Visa Program
Fraud
Lawsuits
Li, Song Yao
Li, Ting
Xia, Yeqing
Zeng, Fang
Zhang, Rui
Item ID
35078AN
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