California Attorney General's office

A real estate agent named Mike Kobeissi, known as 'Mr La Cañada,' was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay $20,000 after facing criminal charges related to a 38% post-fire rent hike. The California Attorney General's Office initially charged him with price gouging following the Eaton Fire but secured a conviction for false advertising instead. Kobeissi was required to pay a fine, perform community service, and submit an apology letter to the affected couple.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is investigating potential influencer interference in the governor's race, though complaints are primarily under the jurisdiction of the California Fair Political Practices Commission.

A Southern California jeweler named Nelson Andres Holdo is accused of stealing approximately $1.5 million from at least 22 customers through a Rolex watch sales fraud scheme between 2021 and 2026. The scam targeted buyers in Orange and Los Angeles counties and is being investigated by the California Attorney General's Office.

A Southern California optometrist, Brandon Zoeckler, was found guilty of six felony counts, including sodomy of a minor, following a multi-year child sexual assault investigation. The case was highlighted in a media release from California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office, which began the investigation in July 2022.

The California Attorney General charged 21 individuals in a $267 million Medi-Cal hospice fraud ring, which used stolen identities from data breaches to enroll fake patients in shell hospice companies. Scammers billed the state for non-existent care, exploiting Medi-Cal through Covered California, with over $3.5 billion in estimated hospice fraud in Los Angeles County alone.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has launched a 'Know Your Rights' website to address sexual misconduct in schools. The site aims to inform schools of their legal obligations to prevent and address such incidents.

California officials arrested 21 suspects in a hospice fraud case involving $267 million in alleged state funds. The arrests followed a CBS News investigation exposing widespread fraud in Los Angeles hospice care.