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Solar Installer Indicted for Stealing Funds, Not Following Through on Projects

Daniel Jarrett Ridlinghafer, 37, of Marana, Ariz., was indicted on 11 charges of bank, wire and mail fraud by a federal grand jury in Tuscon on Aug. 14, according to a DOJ press release. Ridlinghafer defrauded homeowners out of more than $695,000, prosecutors say.

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Elder Fraud

Ringleader of ‘Grandparent Scam’ Run Out of Dominican Republic Extradited to U.S.

As of the writing of this report, five Dominican Republic nationals have been extradited to New Jersey in a “grandparent scam” that defrauded hundreds of elderly Americans of millions of dollars. A Bronx man has also been arrested for wire fraud conspiracy in connection with the scheme.

Report Raymond L. Daye

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Financial Gains

Dozens Indicted in Contraband Prison Drug Smuggling Ring Involving Drones

Despite thousands of investigations and interdictions, prisoners still retain the ability to smuggle drugs into incarceration facilities– at least in Georgia state prisons.

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Sex Trafficking

Diddy, Don’t…Sean Combs Federally Charged With Trafficking, Racketeering and Abuse

A man who goes by multiple names, including Puff Daddy, P.Diddy, Diddy, PD and Love, can now add “Inmate” to the list.

Report Jessika Saunders

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Influence Peddling

Alleged RT Agents Charged With Deceiving American Public

Two women allegedly worked with a sanctioned Russian media company to use an independent media organization to interfere with America’s election proceedings.

Report Jessika Saunders

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Tax Evasion

Georgia Business Owner Withholds Millions in Payroll Taxes from Employee Checks, Doesn’t Pay the IRS

Barry Lee White, a 59-year-old man from Carrollton, Georgia, was sentenced to 22 months in federal prison on Aug. 27 for willful failure to pay federal and payroll taxes, said the U. S. Attorney’s office in the Northern District of Georgia in a press release. He will also serve three years of supervised release and […]

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Sextortion

Baltimore Teacher Convicted of Federal Sexploitation, Child Pornography Charges

A child being sexually abused is a tragedy. To then be blackmailed by that abuser is a new level of evil. One such super-creep was convicted in federal court Aug. 29 and could spend the rest of his life in federal prison.

Report Raymond L. Daye

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Misrepresentation

Pakistani National Linked to Iran Caught in Foiled Plot to Assassinate US Politicians

Asif Raza Merchant traveled to the United States to put contracts out on the lives of US officials, specifically on American soil.

Report Matthew Koelher

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Misrepresentation

Dual U.S. and Iranian Citizen Arrested for Unlawfully Exporting U.S. Technology to Iran

You can’t get around transferring sensitive technology to a sanctioned country by hiding it in your checked luggage.

Report Jessika Saunders

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Sex Abuse

Children’s Hockey Coach Sentenced to 75 Years for Sexual Abuse of Two Boys

For more than 11 years, a boy who loved to play hockey was abused by his coach. When he was “too old” for the predator’s attention, the coach chose another 6-year-old member of his team to abuse.

Report Raymond L. Daye

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Elder Fraud

Final Member of Nigerian ‘Inheritance Scam’ Ring Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison

Everyone’s fantasy: a rich relative you never knew about dies and leaves you several million dollars. Your first thought is, “This will change my life.” For 400 U.S. senior citizens who were conned out of $6 million over a five-year period, that statement proved to be all-to-true.

Report Raymond L. Daye

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Tax Evasion

New Hampshire CEO Pleads Guilty to $14.3M Federal Payroll Tax Fraud Over Several Years

Nobody likes to pay income taxes, but they do because it is their civic duty as citizens of this country – and, of course, it’s the law. Imagine the hard-earned money you thought was going to Uncle Sam to pay for our nation’s defense and other essential purposes never reached Washington, D.C.

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Solar Installer Indicted for Stealing Funds, Not Following Through on Projects

Ringleader of ‘Grandparent Scam’ Run Out of Dominican Republic Extradited to U.S.

Dozens Indicted in Contraband Prison Drug Smuggling Ring Involving Drones

Diddy, Don’t…Sean Combs Federally Charged With Trafficking, Racketeering and Abuse

Alleged RT Agents Charged With Deceiving American Public

Georgia Business Owner Withholds Millions in Payroll Taxes from Employee Checks, Doesn’t Pay the IRS

Baltimore Teacher Convicted of Federal Sexploitation, Child Pornography Charges

Pakistani National Linked to Iran Caught in Foiled Plot to Assassinate US Politicians

Dual U.S. and Iranian Citizen Arrested for Unlawfully Exporting U.S. Technology to Iran

Children’s Hockey Coach Sentenced to 75 Years for Sexual Abuse of Two Boys

Final Member of Nigerian ‘Inheritance Scam’ Ring Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison

New Hampshire CEO Pleads Guilty to $14.3M Federal Payroll Tax Fraud Over Several Years

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