CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Chaman Samael Silverio Balbuena, 31, of Defiance, Missouri, is among 13 individuals facing federal charges in a sophisticated scheme that defrauded elderly Americans of more than …
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WATERLOO, Iowa — Erion Marshai Gafeney, 24, was sentenced Wednesday to eight months in jail for her role in a straw man gun buying scheme that funneled firearms to individuals …
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NEW YORK, N.Y. — U.S. Secret Service agents executed a search warrant Wednesday at a Jamaica warehouse following the indictment and arrests of five men accused of stealing and reselling …
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PORT ARTHUR, Texas – A Port Arthur woman has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and must repay over $1.4 million after pleading guilty to a wire fraud …
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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 …