Scammers impersonate government officials to extract personal information or money
A man has pleaded guilty to attacking a police vehicle, leaving officers trapped inside and fearing for their safety during the riots in Southport. Luke Moran, 38, from Leybourne Avenue …
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — Former State Representative Fred Plump Jr. and Varrie Johnson, the aide to former Representative John Rogers, have both been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty in …
The Criminal Investigation Division (CIB) of the Metropolitan Police arrested 47-year-old Suwadee in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district for impersonating a government official and committing multiple frauds. Her arrest came after …
A man from Perth Amboy, Christopher Valerio, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a scheme that fraudulently obtained COVID-19 unemployment benefits. Valerio, 33, and …
Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, was arrested tonight at a French airport while traveling with a woman and his bodyguard, according to TF1, a reputable French news …
Two men were taken into custody on Monday for allegedly impersonating Olmsted County sergeants and defrauding residents by collecting money in person. Demonte Brazil, 31, of Atlanta, Georgia, and Gabriel …
Bai Suocheng, Wei Chaoren, and Liu Zhengxiang, leaders of three of the four families that ruled Laukkaing on Myanmar’s northeastern border with China, have been arrested and extradited to China. …
A former Russian army commander, Major General Ivan Popov, has been detained on suspicion of large-scale fraud, according to reports from Russian state-run media. The 49-year-old general is set to …
MANILA — The Sandiganbayan has acquitted Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile, along with co-accused Gigi Reyes and Janet Lim Napoles, in a plunder case tied to the pork …
Six individuals have been sentenced for their attempts to defraud the government of £180,000 in tax repayments. The group inflated their incomes and fabricated expenses in self-assessment claims submitted to …
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