Detroit — Federal prosecutors unveiled a criminal complaint on Wednesday against William Smith, the former chief financial officer of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, accusing him of embezzling nearly $40 million …
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Elderly residents in Stechford faced a distressing scam as a conman posed as a pest controller, claiming there was a rat infestation in the area. David Payne, 42, knocked on …
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — John Rogers, the longest-serving member of the Alabama House of Representatives and a prominent figure in the state’s Black caucus, has been sentenced to 13 months …
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Fake Financial Services ScamsFinancialIdentity Theft
Shahid Mohammad Jailed for Leading £800,000 Fraud Scheme
Shahid Mohammad, the ringleader of a gang that orchestrated a complex fraud scheme, has been sentenced to six years in prison for his role in establishing 90 fake companies that …
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Bensalem, PA — Shannon Lynn Eberhart, 48, was sentenced on Wednesday for stealing thousands of dollars in cash and heirloom jewelry from the families of two elderly women she cared …
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Police have released footage capturing the arrest of Zahid Khan, a fraudster who fled to Dubai but was brought back to the West Midlands to serve a 10-year prison sentence. …
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Debt Collection ScamsFinancialPhishing Scams
Virginia Man Arrested for Scamming $130K from Sullivan County Resident
SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Hang Zhan, a 29-year-old man from Glen Allen, Virginia, has been arrested after allegedly scamming a Sullivan County resident out of more than $130,000 and …
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Government Impersonation ScamsPersonal
Suwadee Arrested in Bangkok for Impersonating Official, 14 Frauds
The Criminal Investigation Division (CIB) of the Metropolitan Police arrested 47-year-old Suwadee in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district for impersonating a government official and committing multiple frauds. Her arrest came after …
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Two “callous” con artists, Rosanna Lisa Stanley, 48, and Gina Guy, 37, have been charged with defrauding at least 16 lonely elderly men out of more than $7 million in …
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Business & Job Opportunity ScamsFinancialGovernment Impersonation ScamsSmishing Scams
Christopher Valerio Sentenced for COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
A man from Perth Amboy, Christopher Valerio, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a scheme that fraudulently obtained COVID-19 unemployment benefits. Valerio, 33, and …