financial crimes

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 …

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — A widespread car wrap scam promising easy money has resulted in the arrest of a Fort Pierce woman and revealed a multi-state fraud operation. On …

SMITHFIELD, NC — A Selma man is facing felony charges after authorities allege he stole over $150,000 from a Smithfield business where he previously worked. Saul Antonio Acosta-Garcia, 36, of …

A Manchester woman has been arrested and charged in connection with a large-scale fraudulent money scheme involving suspects from several states and financial damage exceeding one million dollars. According to …

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — Bing ‘Michael’ Li Zhouayo, 38, has been arrested in Barangaroo as one of the alleged ringleaders of a sophisticated fraud syndicate that defrauded banks out of millions. …