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Orange County Parkinson Foundation Treasurer Charged with Embezzling $286,000 Judith Woodhouse, of Irvine was charged with 54 felony counts including grand theft, fraudulent use of access card, forger and money laundering in Orange County Superior Court. Ms. Woodhouse is set to be arraigned on July 10, 2017 in Central Court in Santa Ana. Included in the 54 felony counts of fraud, Woodhouse faces sentencing enhancements for aggravated white collar crimes with losses over $10...0,000. In 2008, Ms. Woodhouse was appointed the treasurer of NPFOCC, which is the Orange County chapter of the National Parkinson Foundation. In her position, Woodhouse is accused of making unauthorized cash withdrawals and debit card transactions from businesses in violation of foundation rules. In furtherance of this Orange County fraud, Ms. Woodhouse is alleged to have falsified financial records and reports to board members to cover up her activities. It wasn't until 2014 when the foundation realized there were discrepancies with bank statements and reported their findings to the Irvine Police Department. Upon a forensic accounting investigation, Ms. Woodhouse is alleged to have made the unauthorized transactions and was arrested by Irvine Police Department. If convicted on all white collar charges and enhancements, Ms. Woodhouse faces 42 years in state prison. Seasoned Orange County Deputy District Attorney Nagy Morcos is prosecuting the case.

MORTGAGE FRAUD IN SO. CALIFORNIA The California Attorney General’s Office announced the indictment of six people involving the operation of a mortgage fraud scheme in Southern California. The individuals were charged with a total of 135 felony charges including conspiracy, grand theft, identity theft, forging documents and filing false documents. Jacob Orona, Aide Orona, John Contreras, Prakashumar Kash Bhakta, Marcus Robinson and David Boyd were arrested last week of pa...Continue reading

Recently, we wrote a blog about the biggest national health care fraud sweep, which resulted in 301 people charged and over $900 million dollars in fraudulent billings. The Medicare fraud strike force was responsible for uncovering this fraud and having over 300 individuals charged in almost every state in the nation. In California, 22 individuals were charged. The scheme involved billing and procedures that were not necessary and compounding crèmes. One Physician charged, ...Continue reading

United States Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced the nationwide sweep of a Medicare Fraud Strike Force that included individuals from 36 federal districts. In total, 301 people were criminally charged with participating in health care fraud schemes involving $900 million in false billings, including 61 physicians, nurses and various licensed medical professionals. In addition to Medicare, twenty-three states Medicaid Fraud Control Units also participated in the rai...Continue reading