LINCOLN COUNTY, Ore. — Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested a California man in connection with a large-scale financial scam that defrauded an 81-year-old local woman of $284,000. According to …
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The US government has seized more than $14 billion (£10.5 billion) in bitcoin and charged Chen Zhi, a UK and Cambodian national and founder of the Prince Group, for allegedly …
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NEWCASTLE, U.K. — A money launderer who helped a global fraud gang steal more than £700,000 from vulnerable elderly victims has avoided jail after providing key evidence against his associates. …
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas — A U.S. Postal Service employee has been arrested following an investigation into the theft and alteration of a $44,000 city check, according to the Montgomery County …
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Former Prophecy Asset Management CEO Charged in $294 Million Securities Fraud Scheme
Federal prosecutors have charged Jeffrey Spotts, 58, of Summit, New Jersey, with orchestrating a $294 million securities fraud conspiracy while serving as CEO and co-founder of Prophecy Asset Management LP, …
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Former Director Choong Lee Aun Faces 41 Charges Over RM16.35M Loss
KUALA LUMPUR – Former director Choong Lee Aun, 59, pleaded not guilty today to 41 charges related to the alleged wrongful transfer of RM16.35 million that caused financial losses to …
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Three former employees of the Gauteng West Department of Education have been convicted and sentenced for theft and fraud after running a ghost employee scheme that drained funds from the …
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Delhi Police have cracked down on an online job scam involving Chinese nationals, arresting three suspects who allegedly duped victims with fake job offers. The gang lured victims into investing …
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Kashyap Belani 2 Others Held in Rs 11.42 Cr Scam
by Ananya MehtaThe State Cybercrime Centre of Excellence announced on Wednesday the arrest of three individuals for allegedly cheating a victim of Rs 11.42 crore using a fraudulent scheme known as “digital …
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Harold Dotson, a 54-year-old accountant from Gaithersburg, Maryland, was sentenced to three years in federal prison, followed by six months of home confinement, for his role in a conspiracy to …