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Financial Fraud: James E. Levin and Jacklyn M. Sutcivni Were Indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
Natick Attorney and Former City of Worcester Housing Official Indicted on Fraud Charges BOSTON – A real estate developer and a former City of Worcester housing official were charged in…
Jae Ho Chung Sentenced For Multi-Million Dollar Bank ‘Bustout’ Scheme that used Counterfeit Checks
Leader of Multi-Million Dollar Bank ‘Bustout’ Scheme that used Counterfeit Checks Sentenced to over 5 Years in Federal Prison LOS ANGELES – A West Los Angeles man who masterminded a…
Financial Fraud: James E. Levin and Jacklyn M. Sutcivni Were Indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
Natick Attorney and Former City of Worcester Housing Official Indicted on Fraud…
Jae Ho Chung Sentenced For Multi-Million Dollar Bank ‘Bustout’ Scheme that used Counterfeit Checks
Leader of Multi-Million Dollar Bank ‘Bustout’ Scheme that used Counterfeit Checks Sentenced…
Financial Fraud: Deborah Joy Durand Convicted of False Statements to Obtain Federal Employees Compensation Benefits, Wire Fraud, False Claims Relating to Workers Compensation Benefits, and Theft of Government Property
Former Postal Employee Convicted for Fraudulently Obtaining Workers' Compensation Benefits GREAT FALLS…
Investment Fraud: DAVID BLAINE WELLIVER Sentenced For Defrauding Investors in The Dblaine Fund
Investment Advisor Sentenced to Five Years for Defrauding Investors of $1.725 Million…
Federal Law Enforcement in Chicago Seizes $214 Million in Alleged “Pump and Dump” Investment Fraud
Federal Law Enforcement Cracks Down on $214 Million "Pump and Dump" Scheme…
Tax Fraud: Seven Individuals Convicted of Tax Fraud
HOUSTON With the deadline for filing income tax returns rapidly approaching, Acting…
Identity Theft: Scott J. Wolas Accused of a Fraudulent Real Estate Investment Scheme
Fugitive Sought in $1.5 Million Quincy Real Estate Scheme Arrested in Florida…
FBI Announcement: Preliminary 2015 Crime Stats
Preliminary 2015 Crime Stats Released The FBI’s latest Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime…
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Former Las Vegas Health CEO David Ryan Linden Accused in Alleged $2 Million Federal Grant Embezzlement Scheme; Real Estate Investor Rich Kiran Saga Also Charged
Superseding Indictment Alleges Sophisticated Conspiracy to Defraud Federally Qualified Health…
Iranian National Pleads Guilty in Robbinhood Ransomware Scheme Causing Tens of Millions in Losses and Crippling U.S. Public Services
WASHINGTON – An Iranian national, Sina Gholinejad, 37, pleaded guilty…
Health and Wellness Scams: Emerging Trends in 2024
In today's fast-paced world, where people are constantly seeking ways…
Medical Identity Theft: What We Need To Know in 2023 To Prevent
Medical identity theft is the unauthorized use of an individual's…
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New Credit Cards Its Not Safe 100%
NEW MICROCHIP-ENABLED CREDIT CARDS MAY STILL BE VULNERABLE TO EXPLOITATION BY FRAUDSTERS By October 2015, many U.S. banks will have…
Centrelink Officers: Scammers Imitate False Identity to Phone
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning consumers to beware of scammers imitating Department of Human Services or Centrelink…
FIFA Officials Indicted for Conspiracy and Corruption Scam
Sixteen Additional FIFA Officials Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy and Corruption The New Defendants Include Five Current or Former FIFA Executive…
Rosita Vilchez Sentenced in $7.4 Million Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy
Ringleader Sentenced in $7.4 Million Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy that Targeted Northern Virginia Hispanic Community ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Rosita Vilchez, 41,…
Health & Human Services: Fraud or Scam Report
OIG posts two reports, corporate integrity agreement addendum, an advisory opinion and enforcement actions OIG posts two reports, corporate integrity…
SAN DIEGO—The Owner of a Glendale-based Ride-Sharing Business Pleaded Guilty
L.A. Man Pleads Guilty in $17 Million Scheme to Defraud Verizon by Reselling More Than 30,000 iPhones Obtained at Deeply…
Five Individuals, Including Two Doctors, Charged in Kickback Schemes In California
Five Individuals, Including Two Doctors, Charged in Kickback Schemes Involving Nearly $600 Million in Fraudulent Claims by Southern California Hospitals…
Cybercrime: Talk Talk hacked by Cybercriminals
What to do if you have been affected? The phone and broadband provider Talk Talk which has over 4 million…
Loan Modification: Brian Kandefer Fraudster Sentenced
Brian Kandefer, 37, San Diego, California, was sentenced to 121 months imprisonment and ordered to pay $1.4 million dollars in…
New Hate Crime Statistics From FBI
FBI Releases 2014 Hate Crime Statistics Today, the FBI released Hate Crime Statistics, 2014, the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s…
Paul Hurley – Former BVU Official, Bristol Mayor Pleads Guilty
Paul Hurley Admits to Mail Fraud, Lying to a Federal Grand Jury ABINGDON, VA—The former Mayor of Bristol, Virginia and…
Cyber Criminals: How Protect Your Business?
Cybercrime is all that means theft on the Internet using a computer or smatphone, or any device that uses the…
Chief Financial Officer Indicted on BVU
Stacey Pomrenke Charged in 15-Count Federal Indictment ABINGDON, VA—A federal grand jury sitting in the United States District Court for…
Computer Crime: Winchester Man Pleads Guilty
Christopher Wood іѕ jailed fоr а year іn federal prison HARRISONBURG, VA—A Winchester man, whо previously worked іn thе IT…
Bernard Madoff in Prison
LEV L. DASSIN, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and JOSEPH M. DEMAREST, JR.,…
Enron Case: Crime in the Suites
When Enron declared bankruptcy in December 2001 and took with it the nest eggs of thousands of employees and stockholders,…
Telephone Billing Scheme: Montana Man Sentenced to Prison
Man Sentenced for Orchestrating Nationwide “Cramming” Scheme Unauthorized Charges Placed on Victims’ Phone Bills It’s a problem that has bedeviled…
Insurance Fraud: Broker Sentenced for Stealing
Hundreds of Companies Victimized in Multi-State Scheme FBI announcement about a broker who defrauded trucking companies, has been sentenced to four years…
Cyber Crime: Any of the Internet Are Opportunities
The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to any object or device which connects to the Internet to automatically send and/or…
National Cyber Security Awareness Month Reviews
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, administered by the Department of Homeland Security. This is the perfect time of…
