FRESNO, Calif. (WTVG) – David Hardcastle, 61, of Fresno, has been charged with six counts of fraud following the collapse of Bitwise, a tech company that went under in May …
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Brandon Maxwell and Bethany Campbell Arrested in Bay County Scam
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – Two suspects, Brandon Maxwell and Bethany Campbell, were arrested in connection to a fraudulent scheme targeting an elderly victim outside Florida. On February 3, the …
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A 37-year-old man, Deeptiraj Pattnaik, was arrested in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday for allegedly defrauding multiple women through matrimonial websites. Pattnaik, a resident of Niladri Vihar, is accused of presenting himself …
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SANDUSKY, Ohio (WTVG) – A Sandusky man is in custody after allegedly scamming a victim out of $1,500, promising a puppy but never delivering. Muzzino Vaccaro, 28, was arrested on …
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On Monday, Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court in Lagos sentenced TikToker Olamide Bello to three years in prison after convicting him of impersonation. Bello was found guilty …
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Nebraska Man Charged for Stealing $300K Lottery Ticket, Claiming Prize
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – A Greeley man, Jeremiah Ehlers, 49, is facing criminal charges after allegedly stealing a $300,000 lottery ticket and fraudulently claiming the prize. The theft occurred in …
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Ridgefield, CT — Krista Luckenbill, 37, was arrested on January 30, 2025, after being extradited from Pennsylvania to face multiple felony charges linked to a 2023 vehicle theft in Ridgefield. …
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VALENCIA — The head of Investigative Court No. 4 in Valencia has ordered the opening of oral proceedings against Francis Puig, brother of former Generalitat Valenciana president Ximo Puig, and …
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Philippe Stanislas Antoine Wasila, a 57-year-old French national, was arrested in Athens on December 2nd in connection with a €5.4 million investment fraud case. The arrest was made possible through …
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NSCDC Arrests Four Suspects in Lagos for Truck Vandalism, Scams
The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) paraded four suspects on Monday for various offences that caused significant harm to their unsuspecting victims. One …