• L.A. Homelessness Nonprofit Exec Charged With Skimming Millions To Finance Bingo Hall,Julie Gerstein

    L.A. Homelessness Nonprofit Exec Charged With Skimming Millions To Finance Bingo Hall

    Three people working for Los Angeles–area homeless nonprofits have been arrested and charged with wire fraud and money laundering for allegedly siphoning millions of taxpayer dollars to fund their lavish lifestyles, and in one case to open up a nightclub and bingo hall. Michael Young, founder of the

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  • Travis Kelce Named as Victim in $35 Million Ponzi Scheme—Where Fraudster Splashed Out on Luxe Apartments and Hotel Stays,Kelsi Karruli

    Travis Kelce Named as Victim in $35 Million Ponzi Scheme—Where Fraudster Splashed Out on Luxe Apartments and Hotel Stays

    Travis Kelce has been identified as a victim of a sprawling $35 million Ponzi scheme that saw the man behind the fraud use investor funds to help finance a lavish lifestyle that included luxury apartments, private jet travel, and high-end hotel stays. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 36, was named

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  • California Passes Nation’s First Insurance Requirements for Smoke Damage Claims,Tristan Navera

    California Passes Nation’s First Insurance Requirements for Smoke Damage Claims

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a spate of bills to reform the state's wildfire insurance sector, after consumer fallout from the catastrophic Eaton and Palisades fires of early 2025. The four bills signed in Sacramento on Tuesday are aimed at adding consumer protections for wildfire su

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