theft by deception

CONYERS, GA — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has arrested Conyers Police Department Lieutenant Jesus Cadena, 36, of Loganville, on charges of Theft by Deception. The investigation began after …

A Texas man is being held in a Maine jail after authorities say he attempted to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of gold in an elaborate scam targeting …

Bucks County authorities have charged a 46-year-old Delaware man with multiple counts of contractor fraud after he allegedly took thousands of dollars from homeowners for hail-damage repairs and never performed …

BELLEVUE, Neb. — A Bellevue contractor has been ordered to repay more than $24,000 to three customers after failing to complete paid remodeling jobs. Sarpy County District Judge Nathan Cox …

HOUSTON, Texas — A woman who went viral in 2023 for claiming she was struck in the face with a brick outside a Houston nightclub has been convicted of felony …

HEFLIN, Ala. — A coordinated investigation by the Cleburne County Sheriff’s Office and the 7th Judicial Major Crimes Unit led to the arrest of a Georgia man accused of running …

BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — A former Hackensack Public Schools teacher has been sentenced to five years in state prison for defrauding friends and colleagues of more than $300,000 through a …

Kewanee, Illinois — A Carol Stream man has been arrested following an investigation into an elaborate financial scam that targeted an elderly Kewanee resident. According to the Kewanee Police Department, …

GAINESVILLE, Ga. – A Gainesville couple has been sentenced to years in prison for defrauding members of the city’s Latino community in a long-running immigration scam. Olga “Betty” Beatrice Villarreal, …

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pa. — Two self-proclaimed psychics, Gina Marie Marks, 53, and Steve Nicklas, 40, were arrested for allegedly defrauding two women out of more than $600,000 by claiming to …