The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office is encouraging Santa Clarita residents to watch out for email phishing scams capitalizing on the coronavirus crisis in an effort to protect personal information. Be alert for scammers trying to cash in during the coronavirus pandemic by sending phishing emails to steal personal and financial information. In the Email Phishing Scam, fraudsters pose as ...
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Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office Warns Against ‘Fraudulent Ticket Scam’
Santa Clarita residents are warned to be on the lookout for a scam targeting festival goers, according to Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office officials: the “fraudulent ticket scam.” Officials warned Santa Clarita residents against the “fraudulent ticket scam” in which con artists offer seemingly legitimate tickets to highly sought-after events. As part of the scam, criminals post advertisements online offering ...
Read More »Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office Warns Against New ‘Tap-To-Pay’ Credit Card Scam
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office warns residents against a new ‘Tap-To-Pay’ credit card scam that attempts to steal the cardholder’s personal information. The District Attorney’s Office (DA Office) cautions that the public should be more aware of potential “scammers trying to steal personal information as some credit card companies issue new ‘tap-to-pay’ cards”. In this credit card fraud, ...
Read More »Old Scam Making Comeback Warns District Attorney’s Office
Los Angeles County officials are warning residents of a scam around for decades, that is making a comeback. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office is advising residents about the ‘Fund Transfer Scam’ — where scammers pressure people to use money transfers so they can get the ...
Read More »Encino Man Sentenced For 2012 Fatal Pyramid Lake Boating Crash
Nshan Sogomonyan, 31, of Encino, pleaded no contest Thursday for a negotiated disposition to a misdemeanor charge of reckless operation of a vessel after being involved in a boating collision that killed a 16-year-old male in 2012. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Los Angeles District Attorney Spokesman Ricardo Santiago said that Honorable ...
Read More »Newhall Man Charged With Stealing $1 Million In Cash
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday that they have charged two 30 year-old men with stealing more than $1 million in cash during a home invasion robbery in Burbank. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Siavash Razaghi (dob 4/1/84) of Oak Park and Travis Kennedy (dob 4/9/84) of Newhall face one ...
Read More »Attorneys Ask For Mental Evaluation In Murder Case
Defense attorneys for a Castaic woman charged with her father’s murder asked for a mental evaluation before continuing the case. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Denise Ann Gillis, 48, of Castaic, appeared in court Monday where the defense raised a question about Gillis being mentally competent, said Ricardo Santiago, spokesman for the ...
Read More »“Latino Lotto” Suspects Arrested, One Of Their Victims Resides In Newhall
A group of three men and a woman were arraigned on June 27 at the Foltz Criminal Justice Center after being accused of targeting four elderly victims in a financial scam dubbed the “Latino Lotto”, announced the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office.
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