DOJ v. Balu

Razvan Balu allegedly stole $160000 from victims’ CalWORKS benefit accounts. According to the complaint charging Balu, between January 1, 2026, and March 1, 2026, Balu used the public assistance account information of approximately 210 victims who live in San Diego, Fresno, Los Angeles, Kern, Kings, and Tulare counties to make unauthorized withdrawals at Los Angeles County ATMs in which he accessed, attempted to steal, and stole from the victims’ public assistance benefit accounts. During this period, Balu attempted to withdraw $196650 and successfully withdrew $159990 from the victims’ accounts.

Summary generated from official Department of Justice press release