By Nic Flosi Two Chicago-area men were sentenced to prison for running online scams that defrauded victims across the United States of over $3.5 million. Anthony Emeka Ibekie, 59, of …
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By Thea DiGiammerino A former Grafton, Massachusetts official, Bruce W. Spinney, III, 49, has been arrested on multiple fraud charges. Spinney faces accusations of defrauding investors in his marijuana business, …
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Eden Prairie Man Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for $2.1 Million COVID-19 Relief Fund Fraud
Eden Prairie, MN — Harold Bennie Kaeding, 75, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison on charges of fraud and money laundering for defrauding the U.S. government’s COVID-19 relief …
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Buffalo, N.Y. — Joseph Ciffa, a 56-year-old from Tonawanda, NY, was sentenced to 37 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara after pleading guilty to conspiracy to …
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By Dishita Malvania Five individuals have been charged by federal authorities in connection with a sophisticated phishing scheme that targeted employees across the United States. The group allegedly stole …
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) — Sheri L. Reeves, a 55-year-old woman from Kennett, Missouri, has pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to her involvement in the theft of $565,000 from …
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By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team Tyree Conyers-Page, also known as Sir Maejor Page, the former head of Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta, has been sentenced to 42 months …
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Deandre Merritt and Co-Conspirators Sentenced for Fraudulent Schemes
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia — Three men have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a conspiracy that involved stealing checks, altering them, and …
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INDIAN TRAIL, NC (U.S. Attorney’s Office) — Roger Trent Melchor, 56, of Indian Trail, North Carolina, pleaded guilty to wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining $32,000 in COVID-19 disaster relief loans. …
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Joanna Smith-Griffin, the founder of ALLHere Education, was arrested on fraud charges Tuesday after being accused of using investor funds for personal expenses as her AI education company collapsed. Smith-Griffin, …