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 …
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A St. Louis-area doctor, Dr. Sonny Saggar, was sentenced on Wednesday to nearly three years in federal prison for defrauding Medicare and Missouri Medicaid out of $742,528. The 57-year-old operated …
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Online Dating & Sextortion Scams
Brandon Lee Chase Sentenced to 90 Years for Child Sexual Exploitation
A Walkerville man, 45-year-old Brandon Lee Chase, has been sentenced to 90 years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. The sentencing was …
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Washington, D.C. (February 11, 2025) – Eric Council, 25, from Athens, Georgia, pled guilty on Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to charges of conspiracy …
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Jackson, Miss. – A Vicksburg man, Laron Evans, was sentenced to 32 years in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate after he pled guilty to several …
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ALBANY, Ore. – Two Chinese nationals were arrested in connection with a scam that nearly defrauded an Albany resident of more than $37,000 earlier this month, according to Albany police. …