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Paul Vivera Abad, 45 was arrested by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department for what authorities believe is a million dollar commodities fraud. Abad, who allegedly held himself out as a licensed commodities trader sold investments with promises of significant returns. His company Thirteen Thirty Two Inc. worked with over 10 clients who thought their money was being legitimately invested.

According to law enforcement, Abad told his clients he was a licensed commodities trader when in fact he was not. Under this pretense, he began an investment scheme, trolling investment seminars for potential victims back in January, 2001.

Abad provided clients with false statements showing their investments were growing and on that basis, some clients added to their initial investment. To keep investors at bay, Abad used a ponzi scheme by paying off earlier investors with later investors money

Abad, was a customer service representative at Verizon in the city of Irvine at the time of his arrest. Currently, he is in custody at the Orange County Jail.

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What seems to be a disturbing trend, another Orange County teacher is being accused by the OC District Attorney’s Office of sexual misconduct with teenage students. Marc Silberman, 27 of Anaheim is being accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old student after requesting she stay after class and grabbing another student after sending her sexual notes during class. Silberman is charged with 1 felony count of sexual penetration by foreign object and 1 misdemeanor count of annoying a child. If convicted, SIlberman faces 3 years in state prison and registration as a sex offender pursuant to Penal Code Section 290.

Silberman was substitute teaching at Savanna High School in the city of Anaheim when the alleged sexual assaults took place. In the first instance, Silberman is accused of engaging Jane Doe #1 in inappropriate sexual conversation during class and asking her to remain after class had ended. When the last student left the class, Silberman is accused of digitally penetrating her.

In the second instance, Silberman is again accused of engaging Jane Doe #2 in sexual conversation via notes he was passing her during his lecture and grabbing her by the waist.

Silberman posted bail of $100,000 and is currently out of custody. His arraignment was continued and his next court date is November 12, 2009 in North Justice Center in the city of Fullerton.

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A Lake Forest junior high school music teacher is set to be arraigned today in Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach for exposing his penis to two women. Mark Petrash, 42 of Lake Forest is being charged with two counts of indecent exposure and one count of false imprisonment. If convicted, Petrash faces up to 2 years in county jail.

Prosecutors allege that on August 24, 2009 Petrash took his son to an orthodontist appointment. That when his son went into see the doctor, Petrash who was in the waiting area stood up and pulled up his shorts exposing his penis to the receptionist. The receptionist reported the incident to law enforcement and after an investigation, Petrash was arrested and charged with one count of indecent exposure.

After seeing the story in the news regarding Jane Doe #1, another victim came forward with a similar incident regarding Petrash. Jane Doe #2, a teacher in the same school district as Petrash reported that on May 8, 2009 while at a school district event, he followed Jane Doe #2 into a hotel restroom and entered her stall. While standing between JD #2 and the door, Petrash exposed and rubbed his penis.

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