Fraud

Jae H. Choi was indicted on Tuesday for bank fraud, false statements on a loan application, aggravated identity theft and money laundering.

The officers have been accused of collecting more than $200,000 in unearned overtime pay between 2016 and early 2019.

David Redfern of Trinity, North Carolina, was identified as the alleged fraudster in a criminal complaint that the Department of Justice unsealed on Tuesday. The DOJ said that most of the money was recovered.

U.S. Attorneys unsealed the indictments of three Nigerian nationals they say stole personal information and IRS W-2 forms as part of a scheme to fraudulently obtain income tax refunds.

Legal authorities retrieved jewelry, over $120,000 in cash, a $125,000 Range Rover vehicle and over $3 million from 10 bank accounts.

Owning a car, purchased with your own money, is right up there with investing in a home or starting a business for some people. However, if you are a first-time car owner, you should exercise caution and consult widely on how to go about it before committing to such a purchase.

If concern about voter fraud with mail-in ballots is delusional, it is a delusion that is shared by most of the world.

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said this year's elections will go forward as planned November 3 this year, but he defended President Donald Trump's suggestion of delaying it should there be a massive move toward mail-in ballots.

A 17-year-old from Tampa has been identified as the mastermind behind a Twitter hack that scammed over $100,000 in bitcoin. Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren filed 30 felony charges against the teen, who will be tried in Florida as an adult.

Robinson allegedly stole over $600,000 in government funds while working as director of a healthcare organization.

Prosecutors said they believe Marnell received approximately $9 million in fraudulent loans obtained from the Paycheck Protection Program.

State officials are working with the U.S. Attorney's Office and the U.S. Department of Labor to see if similar schemes are happening in other states.

Eight individuals are accused of creating bogus companies such as Charm Boutique and Infinite Cleaning to swindle California out of unemployment benefit money.

Julie Wheeler, 43, of Beckley, West Virginia, will spend 42 months in federal prison and pay restitution of $289,055.07, according to a statement released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Justice.

A couple from Virginia has been arrested and charged in an alleged scheme to defraud more than $1.4 million in federal money approved by Congress to go to struggling businesses amid the pandemic.

The CARES Act coronavirus relief law has unintentionally abetted fraud.

"We expect that Canada's judicial system will ultimately prove Ms. Meng's innocence," read a Wednesday statement from Huawei.

A criminal complaint approved by federal prosecutors outlines six charges against Muge Ma, including wire fraud, bank fraud and making false statements to a bank.

District Judge Lorna G. Schofield ruled against a motion by Trump lawyers to postpone a lawsuit alleging fraud and false advertising of a multi-level marketing scheme.

Jay Nixon, a lawyer and former two-term Democratic governor of Missouri, is defending Jim Bakker's "religious freedom" after the televangelist was sued by the state for allegedly promoting a fake coronavirus cure.

Rodney L. Stevenson II faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted on wire fraud charges for allegedly selling "Anti-Viral N95" masks at inflated prices online, then never delivering them.

Many of the boxes displayed to potential investors, ostensibly containing critical supplies of PPE, were actually empty, according to the FBI.

Jim Bakker urged viewers to send him checks so he wouldn't have to "file for bankruptcy" after facing legal challenges for promoting a phony coronavirus cure.

Some Americans eligible for the scheme have begun to see the one-off payments arrive in their accounts, while millions more are waiting for the delivery of paper checks.

The Defense Production Act, a law that controls the distribution of essential supplies in times of emergency, makes it unlawful to engage in price gouging.

According to a criminal complaint, Frank Ludlow of West Sussex shipped scores of fake COVID-19 treatment kits to the United States.

The case of Paul Edwards Mathers, whose corpse was found in a freezer at his wife's home last November, led police to suspicions of homicide.

David Andrade pleaded not guilty to charges including larceny over $1,200 and a public employee standards of conduct violation.

Helen Dove, 31, impersonated 15 employees, doctored bank statements, forged employment contracts and faked job interviews to convince a friend that she had been hired, police said.

The unidentified minor forwarded not only money but also his private personal information to an unknown party.