Crime & Safety
Irvine Wife, Ex-Husband Arrested In $5M Fraud Cause: Police
The pair used the money to support a lavish lifestyle, which included purchasing luxury cars, jewelry, real estate and travel, police say.
IRVINE, CA — A woman and her ex-husband were arrested Friday, Jan. 31 for major fraud charges that apparently robbed an Irvine company of $5,000,000 and led to its closure, authorities said.
Irvine residents Gurpreet Kaur Lakhiani, 41, and Deepak Lakhiana, 40, were booked at Orange County Jail on a warrant for multiple charges that included grand theft, embezzlement, money laundering and receiving stolen property.
According to police, Gurpreet served as a company controller for an Irvine company, where she misappropriated $5,000,000 between 2012 and 2021.
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The pair is suspected of using the money to support a lavish lifestyle, which included the purchase of luxury cars, jewelry, real estate and travel, police said.
The loss was so significant, police said, that the company had to close — leaving many people unemployed.
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