Government scam

A Las Vegas man, Emelio Vladimir Rochester, 28, was sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison for his role in defrauding California’s unemployment system and committing identity …

Three men were sentenced to federal prison on Thursday for their roles in a stolen identity tax refund scheme that defrauded the U.S. Treasury and IRS. The U.S. Attorney’s Office …

Indian police have arrested 24-year-old US tourist Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov for attempting to make contact with the Sentinelese people, an isolated tribe living on North Sentinel Island. Polyakov arrived on …

Ricky Dallas O’Quinn, 63, of Melbourne, Florida, and his wife, Mabel O’Quinn, have pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide and receive unlawful labor payments in connection with a scheme involving …

LENOIR COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) – Two employees of the Lenoir County Jail have been arrested and charged with smuggling drugs to inmates, authorities said. According to the Lenoir County Sheriff’s …

A fraudulent racket involving vehicle insurance policies and government documents was uncovered by the Shamshabad Special Operations Team (SOT) on Friday, January 17. The operation led to the arrest of …

On Thursday, the Vigilance Establishment team arrested Manu Shankar, the assistant drug commissioner of the Moradabad Division, for accepting a bribe. Shankar demanded a bribe of Rs 35,000 from a …

Horseheads, N.Y. — Shari D. Degraw, 55, and Alexandria C. Degraw, 22, both of Horseheads, have been indicted on grand larceny and welfare fraud charges following an investigation into fraudulent …

MEMPHIS, TN — Billy Richmond Jr., the owner of Memphis-based wing franchise The Wing Guru, has been arrested and indicted on charges of theft and tax fraud. Court records show …

In a significant operation, the Arunachal Pradesh Police have arrested Sunil Baglary in Guwahati for allegedly masterminding a large-scale financial fraud targeting contractors. Baglary, who had been evading capture for …