Fake Financial Services Scams

GATES, N.Y. — A Gates woman is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday after authorities accused her of stealing more than $140,000 from an elderly couple she was hired to …

BANGKOK, Thailand — The Criminal Court has handed down a historic sentence against businessman Prasit Jeawkok, ordering 1,210 years in prison for orchestrating illegal loan schemes that defrauded the public. …

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Michael Leon Thomas on Thursday night following an investigation into an alleged grand theft and identity-related fraud scheme, …

BELOIT — Two Illinois women are facing felony charges after authorities say they used fraudulent Social Security numbers to obtain tax refund loans from a national finance company operating across …

TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. — A Manito woman who served as a secretary and financial officer at Spring Lake Elementary School has been arrested following allegations that she stole more than …

SOUTH FLORIDA — A Cuban resident, Denis Paredes Matos, 32, was arrested after allegedly participating in a scam that defrauded a local seafood wholesaler of hundreds of pounds of lobster. …

MALE, Maldives — Police have arrested 36-year-old Nadheef Mohamed of Rankokaage, GA. Gemanafushi in connection with a scam involving the theft of funds from a businessman’s bank account and subsequent …

Grant County, Wash. — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office Crime Reduction Team arrested a 36-year-old man Sunday after an investigation into a sophisticated scam that targeted an elderly Grant County …

ADAIR COUNTY, Iowa — A former employee of the Orient-Macksburg Community School District has been arrested on felony theft charges following an investigation into payroll manipulation, according to the Adair …

NASSAU COUNTY, N.Y. — A Manhattan man has been arrested for allegedly using counterfeit money to purchase a cellphone in Nassau County, according to police. Authorities said Luis Cruz Homs, …