Alex Mashinsky, the founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network, pleaded guilty to criminal charges on Tuesday, admitting that he misled investors about the company’s financial condition and used …
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Online and TechSocial Media Scams
Malawian Pastor Sentenced to 10 Years for Stealing and Reselling Network Batteries
A 59-year-old Malawian pastor, Mlotha Nelson Usale, has been sentenced to a total of 18 years in prison for tampering with essential infrastructure and committing fraud. Usale, who led the …
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By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team Tyree Conyers-Page, also known as Sir Maejor Page, the former head of Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta, has been sentenced to 42 months …
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FinancialSocial Security and Pension Scams
Mary Mercedes Lea’aetoa Jailed for Stealing $56,596 from Pensioner
By Jessica Shackleton Mary Mercedes Lea’aetoa, a former ANZ employee in Western Australia, was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to 31 charges of stealing as a …
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By Hamilton Keener Anchor / Reporter Mitchell C. Simpson, a 56-year-old used-car dealer from Cornelia, Georgia, has been sentenced to over three years in federal prison for a fraudulent scheme that resulted …
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by: Juliana Lepore NEW LONDON, Conn. (WTNH) — A former Southeastern Connecticut counselor, Jeffrey Slocum, 56, was sentenced to one year of house arrest followed by two years of probation …
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Government Impersonation Scams
Broward Sheriff’s Deputy Alexandra Acosta Sentenced for PPP Loan Fraud
By Jay Weaver Alexandra Acosta, a 38-year-old deputy with the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO), was sentenced on Tuesday to four months in prison after a Miami federal jury convicted her …
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Fake Financial Services ScamsFinancial
Karen and Graham McGowan Sentenced for £800K Curve Theatre Fraud
A couple has been sentenced after defrauding Curve Theatre of nearly £870,000 over a period of 16 months. Karen and Graham McGowan were involved in a fraudulent scheme that saw …
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Two people were jailed for their involvement in a scheme that defrauded a Lincolnshire-based metal recycling company out of £2.2 million, with additional members of the group receiving suspended sentences. …