Category: Orange County News

Former Director of Operations for O.C. pharmacy sentenced for defrauding the U.S. Military’s Health Care Plan

A Florida man who once was the director of operations at a now-shuttered Irvine pharmacy was sentenced today to 114 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme in which kickbacks were paid for prescriptions for “compounded” medications – a scam that cost Tricare, the United States military’s Read More

Steel, Cotton introduce protections against CCP espionage on U.S. supply chains

Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) and Senator Tom Cotton introduced the “Securing Maritime Data from Communist China Act,” which bans the free, Chinese state-owned logistics platform LOGINK from being used by U.S. military or commercial interests at ports at home or abroad. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has the ability to Read More

Social Services Agency and Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento host Community Resources & Health Fair

In response to the loss of CalFresh emergency allotments, Orange County Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento, Second District, and the County of Orange Social Services Agency have organized a Community Resources & Health Fair. The fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 25 at Centennial Park, near Read More