Identity-theft
William Carl Jackson, 36, from Sacramento, Calif., has been charged in an indictment unsealed on Nov. 26 with crimes related to stealing from postal service members, according to a DOJ press release.
A New York man was sentenced to life in prison on Nov. 6 for murdering and dismembering a woman in a plot to cash in on her $200,000 life insurance policy.
Ten people were convicted in federal court for their participation in an identity theft and fraud ring that extended from South Carolina north to New York, south to Florida and west to Texas, touching down in North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Virginia and Missouri along the way.
Three members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have been charged with conspiracy, fraud, identity theft and wire fraud for allegedly hacking into accounts of current and former U.S. officials, media, NGOs and U.S. political campaigns, according to a recently unsealed indictment obtained by The Daily Muck.
Working with the State Department and the Treasury Department, as well as other international and federal law enforcement partners, the DOJ seized cryptocurrency exchange websites and charged two Russian nationals in a billion-dollar money laundering scheme, according to an indictment that was unsealed on Sept. 26.
A federal court in Pennsylvania authorized the disruption of a 200,000-device botnet targeting consumers in the United States and worldwide, according to a DOJ press release.
Carlos Corona, a 37-year-old man from South Los Angeles, was sentenced to seven years and three months in federal prison for leading a conspiracy that defrauded banks and credit unions of more than $2.7 million, according to a court judgment in the case.
Four years ago, the United States and the world were in the grips of the COVID pandemic. While there were many heroes in that battle, there were also villains.
Elvis Week is not the time to steal Graceland if you want to do it without the media attention. This “clever” lady, allegedly, didn’t get that memo.
After eluding authorities for seven years, an Orlando man has been sentenced to almost 5½ years in federal prison for fraud and identity theft, the U.S. Attorney for Central Florida reported in a press release.
U.S. Navy Captain Theodore Essenfeld was convicted by a federal jury for cyberstalking and identity theft after posing as an ex-girlfriend online and posting explicit images.
Kader Gahmaal Biwaki Edmond pleads guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud following a $250,000 Zelle scam.
Fraud is everywhere, and anyone can fall victim to it, but older populations, who aren’t always as tech-savvy, are especially vulnerable.
Not everyone has fallen victim to a scam, but everyone has been the target of an attempted scam.
