Mitchell Wasek Charged With Possessing Child Exploitation Files AUSTIN, Texas — Mitchell Wasek, son of Buc-ee’s co-founder Don Wasek, is now facing an additional felony charge after investigators found child …
FBI investigation
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Immigration scam
Mexican Woman Sentenced for Smuggling Undocumented Immigrants and Coercing Forced Labor
On March 7, 2025, Porfiria Maribel Ramos Sanchez, 47, a Mexican citizen residing in Vernon, was sentenced to three years in federal prison for her involvement in a scheme to …
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Smishing Scams
Three U.S. Army Soldiers Arrested for Allegedly Selling Top-Secret National Security Information to China
Tacoma, WA and Hillsboro, OR — Three U.S. Army soldiers, including two active-duty personnel, have been arrested on federal charges for allegedly conspiring to sell sensitive national security information to …
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Wilmington, N.C. — Willard Sutton, 64, of Winterville, North Carolina, has pled guilty to running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded more than 60 investors of over $8 million. Sutton, a …
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A Lancaster County man has been sentenced to 6 to 23 months in prison after admitting to faking his own kidnapping by the mafia in an elaborate ransom scheme. Joshua …
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Online and TechRansomware & Malware ScamsSocial Media Scams
Extortionist Idriss Qibaa Pleads Guilty to $600K/Month Scam
Idriss Qibaa, 28, faces decades behind bars after pleading guilty to a large-scale extortion and cybercrime scheme that earned him an estimated $600,000 per month. His operation involved hijacking social …
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Joseph Sanberg, the multimillionaire California Democrat activist and co-founder of Aspiration, was arrested on Monday on charges related to a scheme to defraud investors of at least $145 million. Sanberg, …
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Authorities have arrested Bobby Lucci, 27, and two associates in a Pittsburgh-area suburb for allegedly stealing $120,000 worth of metal from a manufacturing plant. Investigators believe Lucci is the ringleader …
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Government Impersonation ScamsPersonal
Ex-Detective Ramirez Ivy Sentenced to 18 Months for SBA Loan Fraud
A former police detective from Columbus, Ramirez Ivy, was sentenced to 18 months in prison Thursday for fraudulently obtaining a $200,000 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) from the Small Business …
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Authorities in Texas foiled a mass casualty attack after arresting 21-year-old Seth “Andrea” Gregori on Monday morning. Gregori is accused of making terroristic threats with clear intent to ambush and …