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North OC Business Owner Admits To Stealing IDs For Tax Refund Fraud
A Westminster tax prep business owner will pay $3.77M and spend 41 months in federal prison for his role in the fake ID tax refund scheme.

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A Westminster tax prep business owner will pay $3.77M and spend 41 months in federal prison for his role in the fake ID tax refund scheme.

This Irvine man admitted to embezzling more than $2.7 million from his employer by submitting bogus invoices for services never performed.
Fire Assist. Chief Josh Bischof, 46, Fire Capt. Tim Rodiguez, 44, and contract Cal Fire pilot Tony Sousa, 55, died in the helicopter crash.
While much of Southern California was spared from significant road closures due to the storm, the Coachella Valley was not.
All College of the Desert sites in Palm Desert were closed due to storm damages in an area that saw a year's worth of rain in a single day.
Two 25-by-100-foot Quonset huts on Palm Springs International Airport property caught fire in the early morning hours Thursday.
The three-vehicle crash was reported around 8:30 a.m. on the southbound I-15 north of Cantu Galleano Ranch Road.
The 65-year-old man suspected of multiple sexual assaults of the same minor was arrested on Bob Hope Drive this week, according to reports.
Assistant Fire Chief Josh Bischof, Pilot Tony Sousa and Fire Captain Tim Rodriguez lost their lives in a midair helicopter collision.
The men ran from the store on foot but were not found when officers searched the surrounding area, according to police.
Four separate storage units were ransacked, and $30,000 worth of property stolen from inside, authorities say.
An event will support the nonprofit aiming to educate families on emotional, mental and physical experiences during and after pregnancy.
Three women arrested on suspicion of swiping beauty products from a Moreno Valley store are also suspects in Redlands and Riverside thefts.
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Employees say the suspect flashed a gun, demanded money from the register before fleeing.
Two were hurt in the fiery blaze that erupted Tuesday morning on Tiger Lane, across the street from the high school.
A Mesa, Arizona man suspected of committing an armed carjacking in Phoenix was arrested in Blythe. He faces additional charges in Arizona.
"Upon arrival, (deputies) found a 16-year-old male juvenile suffering from a gunshot wound, inside a vehicle," Sgt. Ben Ramirez said.
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A quarter-acre of vegetation was burned during the incident on Deprad Street.