HAMILTON, ON — Pamela Ellis, a 44-year-old support worker employed by a Hamilton agency for people with developmental disabilities, has been charged with defrauding vulnerable clients out of $277,000. The …
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Charity Scams
Former Charity Official Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Nearly $690,000 from St. Louis-Based Organization
A former official of a St. Louis-based charity supporting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities has pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $690,000 over the course of more than a decade, …
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Tarpon Springs Little League President Arrested for Stealing $23,000
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. – Nicole Lampadarios Free, the president of the Tarpon Springs Little League, has been arrested after police say she withdrew more than $23,000 from the league’s accounts …
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Government scam
New Bedford Woman Sentenced for Stealing Federal Funds Through Fraudulent Tax Returns
NEW BEDFORD, MA — Valentina Martinez, 50, of New Bedford, was sentenced on March 7, 2025, for stealing federal funds by filing false tax returns to obtain fraudulent refunds from …
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Woman Arrested for Wire Fraud After Stealing Over $27K from Child Care Resources
PORTAGE, MI — A woman has been arrested for wire fraud after allegedly stealing over $27,000 in funds intended for Child Care Resources and using the money for personal expenses. …
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ONEIDA COUNTY, NY — Jonnell Rose, the former treasurer of the Vernon Center Fire Department, was arrested and arraigned in Vernon Town Court on charges of stealing $309,000 from the …
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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. …
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Burglary and Theft
Delorse Boyd Arrested for Financial Exploitation of Elderly Woman in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Delorse Boyd, 65, of St. Petersburg, has been arrested for financially exploiting a disabled 79-year-old woman, stealing approximately $205,762.60 over several years. Boyd is charged with …
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SEMMES, Ala. (WKRG) — Allison Leger, 37, the president of the Semmes Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO), has been arrested on charges of identity theft and fraudulent use of a …
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Kelvin Kleinovas, aged 24, was convicted after he allowed €10,000 of the €50,000 stolen from a parish priest’s bank account to be lodged into his own account. The incident occurred …