The Irvine Police Department has announced the arrest of Quan “David” Hoang Vu, 31, of Orange County, who investigators say posed as a dental office professional and allegedly victimized dental practices across the country through a sophisticated fraud scheme.
According to the Irvine police, Vu allegedly gained the trust of dental offices while working in or around the dental industry, then used that access to steal money and personal information before leaving victims with substantial financial losses.
In a characteristically tongue-in-cheek social media post filled with dental puns, Irvine police said the suspect became a “real pain in the molars” for law enforcement and allegedly “drilled his way into dentists’ offices across the country” before attempting to evade authorities by relocating to Hawaii. Detectives reportedly continued investigating the case and arrested Vu after he returned to the mainland…