A 36-year-old Florida woman was arrested after federal authorities said she swindled $2,8 million from a Holocaust survivor in a "multi-year scheme" that began on a dating app. USA Today writes about it. U.S. Attorney's Office said Peaches...
25 people from Florida, New York, New Jersey and Texas are charged with wire fraud and the illegal sale of nursing diplomas. This is stated on the website of the US Department of Justice. The defendants created a scheme for issuing fake diplomas and certificates of medical education, ...
A Colorado funeral home owner who was accused of selling body parts and giving fake ashes to clients has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, CBS reports. Federal prosecutors said Megan Hess received the maximum sentence after she admitted in November...
The former owner of a T-Mobile retail store in Eagle Rock was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison for his multi-million dollar criminal scheme. He stole the credentials of T-Mobile employees and gained access to the company's internal computer systems. With their help…
A Northern California prosecutor's office said Nov. 1 that a former Apple employee pleaded guilty to mail and wire fraud related to schemes that resulted in more than $17 million being stolen from the tech giant, CNET reported. 52-year-old Dhirendra Prasad 1…
According to US immigration officials, the scammers have targeted sponsors who are trying to help Ukrainians come to the United States. The CNN edition told in more detail. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reports that the agency recently received reports of a phishing scam via email.…
London police have announced that they have opened an investigation into the charitable foundation of the heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, reports the BBC. The point is that the leaders of the fund may have helped their donor, a Saudi billionaire, receive the Order of the British Empire. A police statement released on February 16 said…
An accounting firm that has been producing annual financial statements for Donald Trump and his business for years is cutting ties with his company and saying the decade's accounts "can no longer be relied upon," CBS reports. Mazars USA wrote on February 9…
February is the time of year when cyber scammers like to play Cupid, aiming their “arrows” at potential victims, writes USA Today. Security company Check Point Research says that over the past few years, scammers have frequently used the word "Valentine" in February...
A woman was charged $10 for a taxi ride in San Francisco. When she contested the bill, things got even more sad, according to the SanFranciscoChronicle. One September evening, Marguerite Becker and her husband Chris Schlesinger got into a San Francisco taxi. Their trip is 000…