Source: SCV News
Date: 04/21/2026 5:36pm

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Canyon Country Man Pleads Guilty in $23.9 Million Nationwide Crime Tourism Burglary and Fraud Scheme
A 59-year-old Canyon Country man has pleaded guilty to leading a nationwide “crime tourism” ring that used rental cars to help South American theft crews carry out burglaries and fraud schemes causing at least $23.9 million in losses. Prosecutors say he fenced stolen goods, laundered proceeds, fraudulently obtained COVID-19 relief funds, and structured cash withdrawals to avoid detection; he now faces up to 55 years in federal prison at his November sentencing.

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