Scammers impersonate government officials
Tom Lee and Freddy Young have been jailed for scamming a pensioner out of £37,000 in a fraudulent roofing job that experts say was only worth £3,000. The pair of …
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Cynthia Holland Convicted of Fraud for Stealing Mother’s Social Security
AIKEN, S.C. — A federal jury convicted Cynthia Delores Holland, 61, former Aiken County Director of Voter Registration and Elections, of theft of government property after she fraudulently obtained Social …
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WOLCOTT, NY – The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 28-year-old Bianca Mumford following an investigation into welfare fraud. Deputies allege Mumford failed to report her employment status while receiving …
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TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) — A Mexican national residing in Putnam County has been sentenced after admitting to using another person’s Social Security number—belonging to a Texas prison inmate—as his own, …
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Akhil Varghese Held in Rs3 Cr Kottayam Pension Fraud
by Ananya MehtaKollam/Kottayam, Kerala: Akhil C Varghese, the absconding clerk accused in the Rs3 crore pension fraud at Kottayam municipality, was arrested by the vigilance team from a lodge in Kollam on …
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MILAN, Pa. — A 75-year-old Milan man is facing federal charges after allegedly stealing more than $350,000 in government benefits over nearly 17 years. Richard Burke was charged on Wednesday, …
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BATON ROUGE, La. — A 62-year-old woman from Greensburg has pleaded guilty to stealing $50,000 in Social Security benefits intended for a deceased relative. Beverly Watson McNabb entered her plea …
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Mississippi Woman Accused of Stealing Over $70,000 in SNAP Benefits
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM/Gray News) – A Mississippi woman is facing serious charges after authorities say she fraudulently obtained over $70,000 in SNAP benefits. According to investigators with the Mississippi …
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Akhmet Kuzgov Arrested in $40K Scam Targeting Barry Senior
PIKE COUNTY, Ill. (WGEM) — A Los Angeles man was arrested Thursday after allegedly scamming $40,000 in cash from an elderly resident in Barry, Illinois, in what authorities describe as …
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Rohith-Reddy Kananala, 28, has been sentenced to one year in jail for scamming £30,000 from elderly pensioners by impersonating a fraud investigator. Targeting vulnerable seniors across Britain, Kananala convinced them …