A ruthless cyber conman who exploited elderly pensioners—including an 80-year-old man—to smuggle deadly Class A drugs has been sentenced to over nine years in prison. Tonny Iheoma Ezeh, 51, deceived …
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Queens Contractor Clifford Whitaker Charged in $129K Roofing Scam Targeting Elderly Couple
MINEOLA, N.Y. – Clifford Whitaker, a 43-year-old Queens construction company owner, has been charged with attempting to defraud an elderly couple in Franklin Square out of $129,000 through a roofing …
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80-Year-Old Barbara Trickle Pleads Guilty in $15M Fraud Scheme
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — An 80-year-old woman, Barbara Trickle, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud after prosecutors revealed she masterminded a nationwide prize notice scam, …
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A 53-year-old woman from Pawnee, Christine Joan Echohawk, has been arrested on charges related to laundering nearly $1.5 million in funds obtained through an online romance scam targeting elderly women. …
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BALTIMORE — U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced 33-year-old Daniel Ongele of Bowie, Maryland, to 33 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for …
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Christopher Harvey, 35, of Windsor Avenue, Wolverhampton, carried out a series of fraudulent acts against elderly victims, stealing their bank cards after they were tricked by fraudulent phone calls. The …
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FBI Arrests Luis Rodriguez for Scamming Grandparents Using Rideshare
The FBI has arrested Luis Rodriguez, 34, for allegedly scamming elderly individuals out of nearly $50,000 between June 2024 and January 2025. The fraud scheme involved using rideshare companies to …
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Former Bank Teller Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $250,000 from Elderly Customers in Maryland
CLINTON, MD — Mountee Brown, a former bank teller from Clinton, Maryland, pleaded guilty to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft on April 3, 2025, admitting to stealing more than …
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A woman involved in a gang that defrauded individuals of cash and jewellery worth £416,000 has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. Leonnie Charles, 23, from Reading, Berkshire, participated in a …
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FOX LAKE, Ill. (FOX 56) — Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of an elderly couple who had won $130,000 at Rivers Casino in Des …