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PEARSON, GA (WDBJ) – Pearson Mayor Robert “Buster” Johnson, 49, of Pearson, Atkinson County, Georgia, has been arrested and charged with a wide range of criminal offenses. The charges include …

Nine individuals, including the Accountant General Lawrence Semakula, have been arrested in connection with a massive $17 million (approximately Shs 60 billion) fraud at the Bank of Uganda (BOU). The …

Olabanji Otufale, 41, of Brooklyn, was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Wednesday after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Otufale, a former …

Francis J. Battista, 39, of Aston, has been convicted of defrauding federal COVID-19 assistance programs of $8.4 million, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. …

James Watt, 26, from Indianapolis, was sentenced to three years of probation on February 5, 2025, after being convicted of producing fake identification documents and money laundering. The U.S. Attorney’s …

A man and woman from New York have been indicted in Elizabethtown on multiple charges after attempting to make fraudulent purchases at a local Best Buy store using an account …

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — A 43-year-old woman, Ha Thi Anh Nguyet, has been arrested after allegedly stealing over VND 500 million (approximately $21,000) in cash, gold jewelry, and …

Authorities in Natchitoches Parish have arrested Shumichael L. Moore, 38, in connection with a fraudulent scheme where he reportedly sold plywood at reduced prices to homeowners, including some senior citizens, …

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Hesmati Norouz, a 43-year-old Iranian national, has been arrested by police in District 11, Ho Chi Minh City, for allegedly deceiving a store employee …

In Kochi, police have arrested 26-year-old Ananthu Krishnan for allegedly defrauding people across Kerala of several crores of rupees. Krishnan had been promising customers discounted goods such as scooters, home …