Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: SAPD Detectives Conduct Fraud Investigation
Person Of Interest Buddhist Monk Dies Of Apparent Suicide
On March 1, 2015, at about 1115 hours, officers responded to the Tu Nghiem Temple at 5418 W. 4th street reference a group of approximately 30 people who were at the temple demanding money back from the head monk, Dao Nguyen, age 44. The members of the group alleged that Nguyen had defrauded them of thousands of dollars after he collected monies for a congregational trip to Vietnam that never occurred. Continue reading