false pretenses

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Triad activist Frankie Gist, 29, was charged with felony obtaining property by false pretenses following a police response to a fraud call at a shopping center. Officers …

The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of 37-year-old Nisarg Mayank Acharya of Elon in connection with a major scam that defrauded a Wayne County resident of $61,000. …

MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. — A 25-year-old man has been charged in connection with a $50,000 scam that targeted an elderly couple in Shelby Township, Michigan. Authorities say the suspect, Vedantkumar …

PONTIAC, Mich. (FOX 2) — A 49-year-old man from Warren has been arrested for defrauding a senior citizen in Waterford out of more than $40,000, according to the Oakland County …

CORDOVA, N.C. — Eric John Clark, 48, has been arrested and now faces more than a dozen felony and misdemeanor charges for allegedly stealing municipal water, months after his alleged …

Two individuals were arrested on Sunday for allegedly using a fabricated sob story to collect donations from well-meaning people trying to help with a child’s funeral costs. Hemet police responded …

BOONEVILLE, MS – Hitesh Ratilal Mashiyava, 38, of Tupelo, was arrested on January 30, 2025, following an investigation into a fraudulent scheme where he allegedly impersonated a federal agent to …

GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) – A contractor, 59-year-old Robert Earl Gill, was arraigned this week on seven charges related to fraudulent activities targeting clients in Genesee County. Known as “Ripoff …

CLARENDON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – Authorities have apprehended a man wanted for his involvement in a case of identity fraud. Sheriff’s deputies report that Jose Farguharson is facing charges of …