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Feds: South Carolina Duo Harassed and Sextorted Family of Intellectually Disabled Man
On Dec. 11, federal authorities charged Trysten Anthony Cullon, 26, and Jade Ashlynn Stone, 25, both from South Carolina, with conspiracy to commit extortion, cyberstalking and wire fraud for a scheme to defraud a vulnerable victim and his family using threatening text messages, which led to a tragic suicide, according to a Department of Justice […]
Fraudster Real Estate Investor Who Stole From Elderly Sentenced to 181 Months
Brett Barber, 45, of Costa Mesa, Calif., was sentenced to 181 months in prison for running fraudulent investment schemes in which most of the victims were elderly citizens. Barber co-owned BNZ Capital One and National American Capital, both based in Newport Beach, Calif.
Faces of the Missing: Many Native Americans Remain ‘Lost’; Murders Are Unsolved Mysteries
In the first few months of 2024, the disappearance of two young adults rocked the Spirit Lake Tribe in Fort Totten, N.D.
Kosovo National Arrested and Charged with Running Online Marketplace for Stolen ID, Financial Information
Liridon Masurica, a 33-year-old Kosovo native, was indicted by the U.S. and arrested by the authorities in Kosovo after he was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit access device fraud and five counts of fraudulent use of unauthorized access devices.
Cocaine Cops Sentenced to Four Years
Two Columbus, Ohio, police officers have been sentenced to four years in prison for their part in a scheme to sell stolen cocaine.
High School Dean of Students Allegedly Ran a Cocaine Ring on the Side
Lavante Wiggins, 30, the Dean of Students at Pittsfield High School and Theodore Warren, aka Monty, 42, both from Pittsfield, Mass., were arrested on Dec. 11 on charges of conspiracy and trafficking cocaine in Western Massachusetts, according to a DOJ press release.
California CFO Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $1.3 Million From Employers Via Fraudulent Nonprofit Account
Tony Archuleta-Perkins, 48, formerly from San Francisco but currently living in Palm Springs, pleaded guilty to bank fraud and money laundering on Dec. 11, according to a DOJ Press Release. The crimes were related to a years-long embezzlement scheme that cost Archuleta-Perkins’ former employers $1.3 million.
Chinese Man Allegedly Illegally Exported DOD Data, Illegally Imported Rare Earth Materials
A man allegedly lied to two U.S. defense contracting companies by concealing that the products he sold to them from his American-based company were repacked goods from the China-based company he owned.
Feds: North Korean IT Workers Steal Money to Siphon Back to Homeland
Fourteen people alleged to be North Korean nationals were indicted on Dec. 11 on charges of identity theft, wire fraud and money laundering in a years-long conspiracy to violate U.S. Sanctions, according to a DOJ press release.
American Multinational Company Fined $122 Million for Bribing South African Officials
McKinsey Africa, a company that operates as a wholly owned and controlled subsidiary of international consulting firm McKinsey & Company Inc., will pay more than $122 million to resolve an investigation by the Justice Department into a scheme to pay bribes to government officials in South Africa between 2012 and 2016.
Accountant and Sister Embezzled $1.5 Million from Employer
On Dec. 5, a federal court sentenced Margaret Ward Heilman, 66, of Darlington County, S.C., and her sister Katherine Ward Gray, 60, of Florence County, S.C., to prison for their involvement in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud, according to a Justice Department press release.
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