By Hannah Johnson A Nigerian man, Uchenna Nlemchi, has been sentenced to 51 months in prison for his involvement in a romance scam and business email compromise scheme. He is …
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A U.S. District Court has sentenced Nigerian national Victor Uzor to four years in prison for his role in a $1.1 million business email compromise scheme. The sentence, delivered by …
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By Ravie Lakshmanan Law enforcement authorities have reportedly arrested a key member of the notorious cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider. The individual, a 22-year-old from the United Kingdom, was …
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SPRINGFIELD — The FBI has arrested a Boston man, Urvishkumar Vipulkumar Patel, in connection with a scam that defrauded a 75-year-old North Adams man of over $400,000. According to a …
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The FBI has arrested five individuals in connection with a $15 million hospice fraud and money laundering scheme. The arrests occurred in California, a state known for a rising trend …
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Lamor Whitehead was accused of using $90,000 of a parishioner’s retirement savings to buy luxury goods and attempting to extort a businessman for $500,000. Mr. Whitehead, 45, a Brooklyn preacher …
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Two men are heading to prison after the Department of Justice revealed they, along with 62 others, defrauded millions of dollars from older Americans over two decades in a nationwide …
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Tabitha Dobi Sentenced to 33 Months for Real Estate Fraud
Tabitha Dobi, a 46-year-old woman from Brunswick, Georgia, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for wire fraud after pleading guilty to stealing over $250,000 from a real estate …
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reached out to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for assistance in apprehending two Nigerian fugitives wanted for healthcare fraud in the …
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A Romanian national flagged by the FBI for involvement in an organized crime group has pleaded guilty to a theft charge after stealing a man’s necklace in Palm Desert, California. …