Government Impersonation Scams

By Staff Reports Oxford, MS — Misty Burgess, a 49-year-old woman from Plantersville, was sentenced to 27 months in prison after submitting fraudulent unemployment benefits applications under the name of …

By Jay Weaver Philip Esformes, the former South Florida healthcare executive whose 20-year prison sentence for Medicare fraud was commuted by former President Donald Trump, was arrested on October 12, …

German authorities have detained a 37-year-old American citizen, identified as Martin D., on suspicion of attempting to share sensitive U.S. military information with Chinese intelligence agencies. Martin D., a former …

Reported by Nneoma Omeje Two men, Bruce Knowles, 55, and Ferhat Gumrukcuoglu, 31, have been convicted of attempting to smuggle £39 million (US$51 million) worth of cocaine into the UK, …

Jacqueline Howard BBC News Two men have received lengthy prison sentences in connection with the violent riots that broke out in parts of England and Northern Ireland after the Southport …

by Jake Grissom TAMPA, Fla. — A Sanford man was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for his role in a sophisticated scam targeting senior citizens across the …

By Sharon Resian NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 26 — The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has suspended two of its officers following their arrest by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) in …

Durban, South Africa — Judith Zuma, a former official with South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs in KwaZulu-Natal, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison by the Durban Specialised …

By ASIM TANVEER A court in Pakistan has sentenced Ehsan Shan, a Christian man, to death for sharing blasphemous content on social media, specifically TikTok, that allegedly insulted Islam. The …