Tag Archives: fraud investigation

DETROIT — Three market owners who live in Dearborn were arrested and eight markets in three cities were searched over two days in a federal food stamp fraud investigation, authorities announced Friday. The owners and markets allegedly redeemed U.S. Department … Continue reading →

The Madison Police Department and Crime Stoppers need your help in identifying two suspects in a Fraud Investigation. The suspects are responsible for over $10,000 in illegal transactions. The suspects used victim’s information to set up s tore accounts. The … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles man who helped steal the identities of elderly credit-cardholders has been sentenced to 7 ½ years in federal prison. The U.S. attorney’s office says 36-year-old Sedrick Bagby was sentenced Monday and ordered to … Continue reading →

HOUSTON—A repeat fraud offender who owed nearly $30 million in restitution at the time of a Texas securities scam faces up to 120 years in prison. A federal jury in Houston convicted 64-year-old Richard Plato of Baytown on five counts … Continue reading →

Police in Adair County are warning of a phone scam that has been reported in the county. Cell phone users in the Adair County area are receiving phone calls from an unidentified source claiming to be Publisher’s Clearing House. The … Continue reading →

DANVILLE, Ky. — Police in central Kentucky are warning residents about a scam that seeks to take advantage of general human kindness as the holiday season approaches. Danville Police Chief Tony Gray says local authorities have dealt with several residents … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES – Three people, including the CEO of an insurance company in Long Beach, were arrested Wednesday on federal charges alleging they were operating a scheme to defraud insurance finance companies. Taken into custody at their homes were Lee … Continue reading →

Triangle Credit Card Fraud is a common scam known to affect many on-line merchants. It has been called “Triangle Credit Card Fraud” because there are three primary parties involved or impacted by the scam. The first party is the fraudster … Continue reading →

The IC3 has previously reported on work-at-home schemes where victims advised they applied for employment through on-line resumes. The alleged employers used the names of well-known financial institutions and industry agencies to lure their victims into the scheme. The potential … Continue reading →

Recent complaints reported to the IC3 identified a new twist to the Hit Man Scam The victims informed that the e-mails advised they have been targeted for assassination and asked them to purchase a security alarm to use if they … Continue reading →