Orange County Sheriff's Employee Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Grandmother

Roxana C. Laub admitted to stealing over $59,000 through forged checks and fraudulent credit card use over several years.

Roxana C. Laub, a civilian employee of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, pleaded guilty to bank fraud and identity theft charges.
Laub admitted to forging over 20 checks worth $45,000 from her 75-year-old grandmother’s bank account between 2015 and 2017.
From 2020 to 2022, she used her grandmother’s credit card to fund personal expenses, including dining, bars, and a Las Vegas nightclub, and made $14,000 in unauthorized payments from her grandmother’s account.
Laub expressed remorse in a recovered text message and has agreed to repay the stolen funds, though she faces up to 45 years in federal prison at her sentencing on April 9, 2025.
The case was investigated by the FBI, FDIC Office of the Inspector General, and Long Beach Police Department, highlighting elder financial fraud concerns.