Police brief

The FBI arrested two Huntington Beach residents last week on suspicion

of mail and wire fraud, officials said.

Members of a Telemarketing Fraud Task Force arrested Kristopher A.

Menden and Adrienne C. Eichenbaum alleging they used an advance fee loan

scheme to trick customers into paying insurance deposit fees between $300

and $1,500.

Victims then found out no loans were funded, officials said. The

investigation was initiated based on a July 2 complaint received by the

FBI from the North Carolina Attorney General’s office alleging the

crimes.

Menden and Eichenbaum operated out of an office on Fourth Street in

Santa Ana. Officials also raided one of their homes in the 6500 block of

Warner Avenue.