Curtis Somoza
Investigative
SOMOZA OUTSMARTED TRANSAMERICA. THE DOJ MADE HIM PAY FOR IT.
Rev. J. Benjamin Hardwick and Curtis Somoza created a life insurance program for poor South Los Angeles congregants, funded by investors and insured by…
By Frank Report Team | September 5, 2026
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DOJ Gave Seized Evidence to a Private Buyer in Somoza Case
Curtis Somoza's lawyer asked the FBI for copies of his seized computers. Months later the government gave the originals away and never made copies.
By Frank Parlato | August 25, 2026
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Somoza Part 2: The Insurance Worked. That Was the Problem
Rev. Hardwick had funerals he couldn't pay for. Curtis Somoza found the number Transamerica missed. The church still collects. Somoza went to prison.
By Frank Parlato | August 12, 2026
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2,500 Black Churchgoers Got Free Insurance; He Got 25 Years
A pastor needed burial money for his poor Black congregation. A Beverly Hills financier found the mortality gap that made it possible.
By Frank Parlato | August 9, 2026