Crowdfunding Scams

BANGKOK, Thailand – Pol Capt Wisanu Chimtrakul, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), along with law enforcement, held a press conference at Suvarnabhumi Airport announcing the arrest …

The Matunga police have arrested three individuals for allegedly making Rs 4.5 crore through a fraudulent crowdfunding campaign, exploiting the name of a child in need of medical treatment. According …

Joseph Neal Sanberg, 45, of Orange, California, was arrested on Monday following a federal criminal complaint accusing him of conspiring to defraud two investor funds out of at least $145 …

Elie Schwartz, 46, a New York-based commercial real estate investor, pleaded guilty to wire fraud after he misappropriated approximately $62.8 million in investor funds raised through the CrowdStreet Marketplace for …

Virginia Beach, Va. — Federal prosecutors announced new charges against five women connected to one of the largest coupon fraud schemes ever uncovered in the U.S. This scheme, masterminded by …

Craig Allen, 53, of Atlanta, Georgia, has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for defrauding dozens of investors out of millions of dollars, according to the U.S. Attorney’s …

OTTUMWA, IOWA — Dana Elaine Wright, 56, of Albin, Wyoming, is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly financially exploiting an elderly victim from Ottumwa, Iowa. Wright has been charged with …

CHOMEWOOD, Ala. (WIAT) — Robert Burgett, the former finance director for the city of Homewood, could face decades in prison after pleading guilty to stealing nearly $1 million from the …

BOSTON, MA: The former director of the Quincy Department of Elder Services, Thomas Clasby, has been indicted on multiple charges after allegedly embezzling public funds for personal use. U.S. Attorney …

A crowdfunding campaign launched to support two suspended Jersey paramedics, Tom Le Sauteur and John Sutherland, has raised over £43,000, far surpassing its original £20,000 target. The two paramedics were …