false pretenses

DAVIE COUNTY, N.C. — A Charlotte woman has been arrested in connection with a bank fraud scheme that allegedly resulted in the theft of over $23,000 from a victim’s account. …

DAVIE COUNTY, N.C. — A Charlotte woman has been arrested after allegedly stealing more than $20,000 from another person’s bank account, according to the Davie County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators said …

A New Jersey man has been charged in connection with a sweepstakes scam that authorities say cost a 72-year-old Michigan woman more than $200,000. Michigan State Police announced that Donald …

Wake County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested 25-year-old Daniel Coffey after he was accused of stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of property from a Wendell home. Authorities say the theft occurred …

ASHANTI REGION, Ghana — Abdul Munaf Lawal, 32, has been sentenced to 35 years imprisonment with hard labor for defrauding a victim of $50,000 under false pretenses, the Ashanti Regional …

BOONEVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – A Jamaican national accused of running a Publishers Clearinghouse-style scam has been indicted in Prentiss County, Mississippi, following a year-long investigation. Delroy Escoffery, who frequently travels …

A Siler City Police Department employee is under investigation after allegedly defrauding domestic violence victims out of thousands of dollars in a U-Visa assistance scam. According to the North Carolina …

The Manistee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two men on felony charges after investigating a series of contractor fraud complaints tied to unfinished or misrepresented construction work. In one case, …

A Rochester man, Chaz Keon Davis, 42, was arrested this week following an investigation into a six-figure vehicle theft in Farmington. On August 20, deputies apprehended Davis at a home …

HURON COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) – A Battle Creek man has pleaded guilty to felony charges after using stolen credit card information to buy thousands of dollars’ worth of lottery tickets. …