Tag Archives: fraud investigation

BOISE — A southeastern Idaho man is going to prison for 10 years after he was convicted of defrauding the Idaho State Insurance Fund. Thirty-nine-year-old Terry Melvin of Montpelier was sentenced Wednesday in 4th District Court in Boise. He’ll also … Continue reading →

LEXINGTON, KY—A home builder from Georgetown, Kentucky is accused of fraudulently obtaining more than a million dollars in loans from a Frankfort bank. A federal grand jury in Lexington indicted 58-year-old Lee C. Tevis for bank fraud, conspiracy, making false … Continue reading →

CHAMPAIGN — State officials say they have found more than 1,100 inmates – including some in Peoria County – who they believe improperly collected unemployment benefits totaling more than $2 million while jailed in Illinois sometime in about the last … Continue reading →

An Indianola man has been charged with election fraud. Jason Allen Rawlin, 37, was charged with election fraud, a Class D felony, and fraudulent practices, an aggravated misdemeanor, following an investigation by the Division of Criminal Investigation. According to criminal … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rampant fraud within California’s recycling redemption program is costing the state millions of dollars, as scammers drive trucks full of cans across the border from Nevada and Arizona to collect nickels on deposits that were never … Continue reading →

Detectives arrested three people Friday in connection with a complex real estate fraud scheme centering around a multi-million dollar La Canada Flintridge home, authorities said. Saliya “Sal” DeSilva, 49, of Northridge, Nora Yefima, 50, of Santa Clarita and Vahe Hayrapetian, … Continue reading →

STRATHAM — A Massachusetts man arrested at an Osco Pharmacy in Stratham is facing 13 charges related to forged prescriptions. N.H. State Police said James Whitmyer, 45, of 15 Donovan Drive, West Newbury, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 26 at the … Continue reading →

A Prince Frederick physician was indicted Monday by a federal grand jury on charges of illegal distribution of drugs and health care fraud in connection with pain management clinics he operated in Prince Frederick, Waldorf and Greenbelt. George Mathews, 75, … Continue reading →

Listening to a neighbor isn’t always a good idea. Joan Burns, 63, of Kensington, was arrested Thursday and charged with insurance fraud for claiming to have been hurt when a falling tree limb landed on her car. Burns’ story changed … Continue reading →

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. — Authorities say a New Jersey woman scammed relatives and others out of cash, meals and even a wedding by falsely claiming she had bladder cancer. The Burlington County prosecutor has charged 40-year-old Lori Stilley of Delran … Continue reading →