An Orange County staffing company owner and three others were arrested Thursday on a federal indictment alleging they cheated the Internal Revenue Service out of more than $90 million, money prosecutors say was used for the purchase of homes, rental properties and luxury vacations in Hawaii, Tokyo, Paris, Dubai and elsewhere.

Lorena Padilla, 49, of Villa Park, the case’s lead defendant, is charged with one count of wire fraud conspiracy, one count of money laundering conspiracy, and six counts of failure to account for and pay over employment taxes, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

She is expected to make her initial appearance and be arraigned Thursday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana.

Also arrested and scheduled for arraignment Thursday in Los Angeles federal cour

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