financial crimes

WHEATON, IL — A Lombard man has been indicted on 16 felony charges after a years-long investigation linked him to more than 30 identity theft incidents and other serious crimes. …

A Grand Junction nonprofit, the Veterans Art Center, has been left devastated after losing $20,000 in a roofing scam allegedly orchestrated by Kurtis Smith of Redeemed Roofing LLC. The center, …

JERSEY — Jersey Mutual is set to recover over £650,000 from two men behind a sophisticated multi-million-pound fraud that spanned 13 years. Roy Anthony Jeanne, the company’s former General Manager, …

Rena Lamp Arrested in Multi-State “Felony Lane Gang” Forgery Case Bettendorf, Iowa – A woman accused of passing stolen checks at several Quad City banks has been arrested and is …

OSHAWA, Ont. – A 23-year-old man from Oshawa, Alex Noah Pekala, has been arrested and charged after allegedly defrauding victims out of more than $2.5 million through an elaborate investment …

NAIROBI, Kenya – An Equity Bank teller, Debra Nyanduko Ombwonge, has been charged with stealing more than Sh2.4 million from the bank’s Tom Mboya branch in Nairobi. Nyanduko appeared before …

MORRISTOWN, NJ – Melissa Rivera, 61, of Haskell, was sentenced to five years probation after pleading guilty to stealing nearly $293,000 from two Roman Catholic parishes in Washington Township and …

LYONS, NY — A Lyons woman is facing charges after a series of theft and identity fraud incidents involving unauthorized mobile transactions. According to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, 35-year-old …

Ottawa police have charged Sheri White, 52, and Dina Pisani, 58, in connection with a fraudulent inheritance scheme that tricked multiple victims between 2023 and 2025. According to investigators, nine …

CALIFORNIA — The U.S. Department of Justice announced on August 21, 2025, that Joseph Neal Sanberg, 46, co-founder of Aspiration Partners, has agreed to plead guilty to a massive fraud …