NEW ORLEANS, LA — On August 28, 2025, Rachel Watts Sanders, 39, of Loranger, Louisiana, was sentenced to five years of probation for her role in a federal wire fraud …
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California Duo Guilty in $16M Apple Counterfeit Return Scam
Two California residents have admitted to their roles in a sophisticated trans-Pacific fraud scheme that defrauded Apple Inc. of approximately $16.2 million by returning thousands of counterfeit devices. Yushan Lin, …
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A man from Northern Ireland has been indicted in a large-scale ticket scam that cost the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts over $100,000 in losses. Ajibola …
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A large-scale ticket resale fraud linked to the Broadway musical Wicked has cost Kentucky Performing Arts over $100,000, authorities say. Ajibola Oduntan, a Nigerian-born man now residing …
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BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBMA) — A mother and daughter duo have been sentenced for orchestrating an elder fraud scheme that stole nearly $500,000 from an elderly victim, U.S. Attorney Prim F. …
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DENVER, Colo. (KDVR) — Two former Colorado business executives have been sentenced to federal prison after defrauding a data management company of nearly $2 million in a years-long scheme involving …
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PENSACOLA, Fla. — A Pensacola man previously imprisoned for defrauding customers has been indicted again for orchestrating a multi-year, multi-million-dollar investment scam, federal prosecutors announced on September 8. Salvatore Carpanzano …
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SYcamore, IL — Erica L. Walker, 48, a deputy clerk at the DeKalb County Circuit Clerk’s Office, was arrested Thursday afternoon at the DeKalb County Courthouse in connection with an …
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PHILADELPHIA — A federal grand jury has indicted Daryl F. Heller, a 56-year-old businessman from Lititz, Pennsylvania, for operating a massive Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors out of approximately $402 …
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Darryl F. Heller, a 55-year-old businessman from Lititz, Pennsylvania, was arrested Wednesday morning in connection with an alleged $770 million investment fraud scheme that defrauded approximately 2,700 investors, primarily in …