Check Fraud Rises By Stolen Mail During, After Pandemic
Check fraud is back in a big way, fueled by a rise in organized crime that is forcing small businesses and individuals to take more...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 12, 20232 min read
Pandemic Relief Fraudsters Estimated to Have Stolen $280B
An Associated Press analysis found that fraudsters may have stolen more than $280 billion in COVID-19 relief funding; another $123...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 2, 20231 min read
Feds Probe Supposed Police-Aid Groups As Possible 'Scam PACs'
Federal prosecutors are scrutinizing at least 10 political nonprofit groups to determine if the groups defrauded donors. Subpoenas...
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Crime and Justice News
May 26, 20232 min read
Pandemic Business Credit Opens Avenue for Fraud
A pandemic-era tax credit intended to help struggling companies survive and retain employees has become a fraud magnet and created a...
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Crime and Justice News
May 16, 20231 min read
Conservatives Raised Millions, Spent Little Via Pro-Police Robocalls
A group of conservative operatives using robocalls raised millions of dollars from donors using pro-police and pro-veteran messages. ...
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Crime and Justice News
May 16, 20232 min read
Wells Fargo Will Pay $1 Billion To Settle Defrauding Shareholder Case
Wells Fargo & Co agreed to pay $1 billion to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defrauding shareholders about its progress in recovering...
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Crime and Justice News
May 16, 20231 min read
Social Media Influencer Accused Of Bilking Americans In Romance Plot
A woman who federal prosecutors say rose to fame as a social media influencer has been extradited to the U.S. to face charges she bilked...
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Crime and Justice News
May 11, 20232 min read
Court Voids Two Convictions in 'Varsity Blues' Admissions Case
A federal appeals court reversed convictions for two parents who were found guilty of fraud in the Varsity Blues college-admissions...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 27, 20232 min read
Leaders In Mexico Border Wall-Building Fraud Get Prison Time
A federal judge handed down a 51-month prison sentence Wednesday to Air Force veteran Brian Kolfage, the co-founder of a fraud called We...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 18, 20232 min read
U.S. Soldier Arrested For Applying to Fake Kill-For-Hire Site
Fake website RentAHitman.com has snagged another would-be killer-for-hire after a U.S. soldier applied to be an assassin and accepted his...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 27, 20232 min read
How 'Instascammers' Exploit Social Media System's Weaknesses
Scammers are proliferating on Instagram by shutting down prominent influencers' money-making profiles and then demanding payment to...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 16, 20232 min read
Bannon Confidant Accused in $1B Fraud
Federal authorities arrested a prominent Chinese businessman and seized $634 million of his assets, accusing him of fraud and money...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 2, 20232 min read
Biden Seeks $600M To Prosecute More COVID-Relief-Fraud Cases
President Biden is calling on Congress to approve a $1.6 billion legislative package aimed at cracking down on fraud stemming from the...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 20, 20232 min read
Crypto Crackdown Accelerates as Feds Heed Warnings
A growing urgency in Washington to address the threats posed by cryptocurrencies has accelerated the pace of an aggressive government...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 15, 20232 min read
Russian Millionaire Hacker Convicted in $90 Million Fraud
A jury in Boston federal court has convicted the owner of a Moscow-based information technology company with ties to the Kremlin in a $90...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 1, 20232 min read
COVID-Era Fraud Boosted By 221K Suspect Social Security Numbers
The U.S. government may have awarded $5.4 billion in coronavirus aid to small businesses with potentially ineligible Social Security...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 20, 20232 min read
NYC Man Gets Prison For Swindling Elderly In Sweepstakes Scam
A New York City man will spend three years in prison for his role in a bogus sweepstakes fraud that tricked elderly victims into paying...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 27, 20221 min read
California Teen Arrested For Fake Parking Ticket Scam
Police in Santa Cruz, Ca., arrested a 19-year-old they say made fake parking tickets and put them on parked cars near the beach. The fake...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 13, 20221 min read
Bankman-Fried Arrested, Charged With Cryptocurrency Fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of failed cryptocurrency firm FTX, with...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 18, 20222 min read
States Take On Fake Online Reviews and Endorsements
State attorneys general and a key federal agency are working to prevent false or manipulated reviews that can lead to purchases of of...
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