District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced the filing of felony charges against Yanwen Gu (DOB 03/20/86) of Rosemead, CA, and Shaohua Sun (DOB 08/20/86) of Monterey Park, CA.
Gu and Sun have been charged with multiple felonies including conspiracy to commit grand theft and attempted grand theft for their alleged roles in an elder fraud scheme. Gu and Sun were arraigned on March 23, 2026, and pleaded not guilty.
On March 18, 2026, a local senior citizen received a text message instructing him to confirm an alleged $350 Apple Store purchase using his credit. This text message included a phone number directing the senior to call “immediately”. Once on the phone, an unidentified co-conspirator falsely claimed the elder victim’s local credit union account(s) were linked to supposed child sexual abuse content based in Canada. The elder victim was then directed to call a telephone number supposedly belonging to the “Ventura County Credit Union Fraud Department.”…