{"id":250097,"date":"2026-04-03T13:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/250097\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T13:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:49:09","slug":"seven-arrested-in-welfare-fraud-orange-county-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/250097\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven arrested in welfare fraud \u2013 ORANGE COUNTY TRIBUNE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SEVEN PEOPLE were arrested on a two-day period for welfare fraud (Shutterstock).<\/p>\n

Seven people \u2013 including an 18-year-old man \u2013 have been arrested over a two-day period for fraud in the use of Electronic Benefit Transfer cards and other offenses.<\/p>\n

The Garden Grove Police Department, working with the Orange County District Attorney\u2019s Office, the San Bernardino County Social Services Special Investigation Unit and \u201cother allied agency investigators\u201d have worked together to target fraud from transnational criminal organizations specializing in welfare benefit fraud, according to authorities.<\/p>\n

Andrei Nicolae, 18, was arrested on Thursday on a warrant issued by the Orange County District Attorney\u2019s office. Six others were arrested on charges of organized retail theft, fraud and theft of government benefits.<\/p>\n

Two of those arrested had \u201cnumerous\u201d out-of-state extraditable felony warrants and are believed to be involved in local residential burglaries.<\/p>\n

Another person was found to be in possession of $5000 in stolen retail property.<\/p>\n

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