financial crime

Perth, Australia – Annie Melanie Lucas, a 62-year-old grandmother, has been extradited back to Australia after allegedly embezzling over $1.6 million from her former employer. She appeared in a Perth …

PORTLAND, Ore. – Clinton Wells, a 36-year-old Portland man, was sentenced on Thursday to three years in federal prison after using stolen identity and financial information to steal more than …

BELMONT, Mich. (CBS12) — Matthew Mencarelli, 39, from Belmont, Michigan, has been sentenced to 97 months in federal prison for running a wire fraud scheme that defrauded 15 victims out …

VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — Heather ‘Razzlekhan’ Morgan, a California native, has been convicted for her role in one of the largest financial seizures in U.S. history. Morgan is currently serving …

Howell Township police have arrested Wei Zheng and Qiufen Chen after they were caught on Interstate 195 following a sting operation. The two suspects had just left the victims’ home, …

Reginald Knight, 52, of Arlington, Georgia, was found guilty of making and subscribing a false tax return, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia announced today. Knight’s …

Thai authorities have arrested Wiyada, a 41-year-old businesswoman, for renting out electronic data capture (EDC) machines to a Chinese criminal gang. The gang used the machines to steal credit card …

James Arthur McDonald Jr., 53, formerly of Arcadia, California, has agreed to plead guilty to securities fraud after defrauding investors of at least $2.7 million, according to the U.S. Attorney’s …

HONG KONG — Former Hong Kong legislator Chim Pui-chung has been sentenced to two years and 10 months in prison after being found guilty of conspiracy to defraud over a …

Paula Sue Leventhal, 64, of Centerville, Virginia, pleaded guilty to wire fraud on Wednesday, admitting to the embezzlement of $550,000 from her employer, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for …