Five California residents were arrested Wednesday at the request of Germany for an elaborate fraud scheme involving fake recurring card charges from fictitious merchants, U.S. officials said. German authorities said …
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SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif. — A former train station manager was sentenced on June 9 for his role in helping a former Caltrain executive embezzle public funds and secretly build …
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LOS ANGELES – Phyllis Hope Stitt, 61, a former employee of the California Employment Development Department (EDD), was sentenced to 20 months in federal prison on Friday for her role …
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Ponzi Scam
Elana Cohen-Roth Found Guilty of Defrauding Elderly Santa Rosa Woman in $1.5M Ponzi Scheme
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (CBS12) — Elana Cohen-Roth, an 80-year-old former IRS field agent, was found guilty Thursday of defrauding a 73-year-old Santa Rosa woman out of more than $1.5 million …
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Michael Andrew Scott, 38, from Fair Oaks, California, was sentenced on Wednesday to 33 months in federal prison for his involvement in a fraudulent medical device sales scheme. The U.S. …
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Fake Financial Services ScamsFinancial
Fontana Man Sentenced to 41 Months for Laundering Funds in International Sweepstakes Scam Targeting Elderly
FONTANA, CA — Fabrisio Arias, 46, was sentenced on February 7 to 41 months in prison for his role in laundering nearly $400,000 in a fraudulent international sweepstakes scheme that …
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FinancialLottery & Sweepstakes Scams
Dwayne Anderson Extradited for Alleged Sweepstakes Fraud Scheme
Steve Jurrens Dwayne Anderson, a 35-year-old Jamaican national, appeared in a Sioux Falls court today following his extradition from Jamaica. Anderson is accused of being involved in a multi-year scheme …
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Fake Financial Services ScamsFinancial
12 Arrested in Southern California Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
Authorities arrested 12 Southern California residents on May 9 for their roles in an elaborate auto insurance fraud scheme that netted over $350,000. The scheme’s investigation was led by the …