FBI Arrests Man as He Lands in JFK, Charged with Wide-Ranging Fraud
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.
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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.
A federal jury convicted Morteza Amiri, a former police officer, of one count of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a scheme to obtain pay raises from the Antioch Police Department, California, by falsely obtaining a university degree.
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.
Long-time Des Peres Alderman John Pound was sentenced on Aug. 1 to five years of probation and ordered to repay $292,305 he embezzled from two clients of his property management company from 2006 to mid-2020, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri.
A U.S. Navy Reserve commander was convicted for his role in a scheme creating false documents to get unvetted Afghan nationals Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) in exchange for money.
Fraud on Facebook isn’t new. But the social media platform is one of the likeliest places you’ll encounter a scam.
The U.S Secret Service seizes a web domain used in a new type of cryptocurrency con called Pig Butchering, which was used to defraud one victim out of $341,000.
Sextortion is a newer form of crime where scammers use explicit photos, personal allegations, or other sensitive material to extort money from their victims. People from all walks of life have been targeted for sextortion– women and men, young and old. It’s important to remember that being targeted by sextortion fraudsters doesn’t mean you’ve done […]
On May 23, police arrested collectible trading card vendors who prosecutors say defrauded customers of $2 million, according to a press release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York.
Fraudsters Include Inmates, Cops, Soldiers
Warning: if you bought something called the “Ultimate Tax Plan,” you might have purchased your way into the ultimate fraud.
Nonprofit organizations perform some of the most laudable activities on earth: bringing medicine to the poor, education to the disenfranchised, and micro-loan programs so the impoverished can start their own businesses.
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