In a bizarre twist of fate, Jordan McCourt-Knight, a 30-year-old drug dealer from the UK, accidentally helped authorities dismantle a major international drug trafficking organization after losing a bag full …
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Georgia Woman Sentenced to 63 Months for $1.6 Million Embezzlement
Thanh Hoa Thi Bui, 42, of Valdosta, Georgia, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for embezzling more than $1.6 million from a Baton Rouge business. Bui, who worked …
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Irfan Gill, a Portage man involved in an international telemarketing scam, has been sentenced to eight years in prison following his convictions for mail fraud and money laundering. Gill was …
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A con artist from Dudley, West Midlands, has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison after being found guilty of a cross-Atlantic tractor scam worth over £130,000. Augustin-Paul Ciceu, …
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Singapore – O.K. Lim, the founder of the now-collapsed Hin Leong Trading, was sentenced to 17 and a half years in prison for defrauding banking giant HSBC out of millions …
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Charlotte, NC – Rashad Jamal Blanchard, a 47-year-old man affiliated with the Inglewood Family Gangster Bloods, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for attempting to smuggle 46 …
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Boulder, CO – Brian Costello, 35, was arrested on Sunday after allegedly stealing groceries from Whole Foods and assaulting an officer. Costello, who was banned from the store, tried to …
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Mansfield Fireman Donald Anthony Arrested for Credit Card Fraud
Mansfield, LA — Donald Anthony Jr., a former firefighter with the Mansfield Fire Department, was arrested on fraud and identity theft charges after allegedly using the department’s credit card for …
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Lakeland, FL – Three teenagers have been arrested following a violent armed robbery that occurred during a memorial service for a deceased friend in Lakeland, Florida. The robbery took place …
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Romance Scams
Family of Australian Grandmother Detained in Japan Denies Drug Trafficking Allegations, Claims Romance Scam Involved
Tokyo, Japan – The family of Donna Nelson, a 58-year-old grandmother from Western Australia, is fiercely defending her against serious drug trafficking allegations after her arrest in Tokyo earlier this …