false pretenses

Greenville, NC – A Pitt County woman has been arrested and charged with dozens of felonies related to a large-scale identity theft operation, according to the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office …

A local man was arrested last week in connection with a fraud investigation originating in Florida, according to the Aberdeen Police Department. Andrew Bowman, 39, of Aberdeen, was taken into …

A Detroit man, Derrick Woods, 49, maintained he was framed during his sentencing in Midland County’s 42nd Circuit Court for defrauding a Midland woman out of her 2022 black Ford …

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 …