consumer protection

Eight members of an organised crime group have been sentenced to a total of 13 years and six months for defrauding residents across the East Midlands. The gang targeted vulnerable …

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. — Two Los Angeles County men have been arrested in connection with a construction scam that defrauded multiple Ventura County residents out of more than $1.3 million, …

A Bolivar business owner is being sued by Missouri Attorney General Catherine L. Hanaway for alleged violations of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act. According to court filings, Hanaway’s office has …

KALISPELL, Mont. — Authorities have issued a warrant for Nathaniel Gevern Lewis, 43, who is accused of defrauding Flathead residents in a bulk beef sales scheme. In March 2025, the …

BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A Schenectady man who admitted to taking money for fencing projects he never completed in Saratoga and Warren Counties has been sentenced to probation. James …

Identity fraud continues to affect millions, and for some criminals, it’s a means to commit even bigger crimes—like auto loan fraud. A recent case in San Antonio, Texas has brought …

North Yorkshire Man Jailed for £25K Solar Panel Scam A Middlesbrough man has been jailed for two years and eight months after scamming customers out of nearly £25,000 in a …

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) – The Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) has announced the arrest of Gabriel Adame, 50, a contractor accused of defrauding homeowners—many of them seniors—out of more than …

Timothy Scott Gilbert, 60, a collision repair shop owner from Statesville, North Carolina, has been charged with felony fraud after allegedly accepting an insurance payment for vehicle repairs that he …

Noyan Nihat, the director of two financial firms with the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) approval, is now under scrutiny after being linked to two companies fined a total of £340,000 …