Israel Claustro, a former Orange County prosecutor turned judge, is facing accusations of fraud and conspiracy in connection with a healthcare management firm he operated with a Pasadena doctor, Kevin Tien Do. Do pleaded guilty to mail fraud and tax fraud charges, admitting to submitting false medical reports for injured workers. Prosecutors allege that Claustro, identified as “co-conspirator #1,” was the mastermind behind the scheme, controlling Liberty Medical Group and directing Do to list other doctors’ names on reports to conceal their involvement.
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Did having a job in the prison kitchen help ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ police chief escape?
Arkansas authorities are investigating whether Grant Hardin, a convicted former police chief serving sentences for murder and rape, used his prison kitchen job to facilitate his escape from Calico Rock prison, where he donned a makeshift law enforcement uniform. Hardin's escape has prompted local, state, and federal law enforcement to search for him, with the FBI offering a $10,000 reward for information. Concerns have been raised by victims' families about Hardin’s kitchen access, which could...
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