Huntington Beach Company Owner Convicted of Identity Theft in Student Loan Fraud Scheme

SANTA ANA, Calif.—The owner of a Huntington Beach-based company was convicted Tuesday of identity theft in an alleged $6 million nationwide student loan fraud scheme, but jurors deadlocked on multiple other counts after 11 days of deliberations. Angela Kathryn Mirabella, 49, was convicted of one felony count of identity theft. During the trial 24 other felony counts were thrown out, and jurors deadlocked on 62 other counts including conspiracy, computer access and fraud, identity theft, grand theft, and money laundering. During the trial, Orange County Superior Court Judge Richard King threw out a case against co-defendant Paulina Francine Pacheco, 35, an employee, who was charged with identity theft, computer access and fraud, and grand theft....