Latest news from Van Nuys in the San Fernando Valley.
Comedian Carlos Mencia faces arraignment today at the Van Nuys Courthouse on 12 felony tax counts. Prosecutors allege he failed to report $8.7 million in income from 2019 to 2024.
Van Nuys resident Oren David Shachar, 59, faces 16 federal counts for allegedly billing Medicare $27 million for hospice care provided to dead or ineligible patients. Shachar purchased identities from funeral home workers and funneled proceeds into luxury purchases including a Rolls-Royce Phantom.