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BOISE, Idaho — A roofing contractor in southwestern Idaho has been accused of defrauding federal programs designed to help businesses and veterans. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 62-year-old Patrick J. Large of Meridian is also charged with scheming to defraud … Continue reading →

SAN DIEGO — A former Department of Homeland Security employee has been sentenced to nearly four months in jail after he took money from investors promising them a computer training school would be built in the Philippines. Dario Tomas of … Continue reading →

A former Breathitt County school superintendent pleaded guilty in a federal vote-buying case on Tuesday. Arch Turner, who resigned in May, was charged with being part of a scheme to buy votes in the May 2010 primary in the county. … Continue reading →

WICHITA, Kan. — Two Wichita men have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from allegations that they listed stolen goods for sale online. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom says in a release Monday that 23-year-old Jordan Smith pleaded guilty to two counts … Continue reading →

Three Elk Grove residents pleaded guilty today in federal court in Sacramento to charges arising from a mortgage fraud scheme. The guilty pleas by Ali Khalil, 32, Amanullah Khalil, 39, and Wahidullah Khalil, 27, were announced today by U.S. Attorney … Continue reading →

Amy M. Shelby, age 38, of Madison, Illinois, was indicted by a grand jury and charged with two counts of wire fraud, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. The offenses each … Continue reading →

A Bloomfield man is one of 151 people charged throughout the state in an alleged driver’s license scheme, authorities said. Jin Jun-Hyun of Bloomfield, a South Korean national, is facing fraud charges in Essex County for applying for the license … Continue reading →

SPRING HILL — A second suspect in an organized fraud investigation has been apprehended roughly a day after his partner was reported to be taken into custody. Jason Lee Garrett, 36, was taken into custody Wednesday by unpaid law enforcement … Continue reading →

New York state is cheated out of an estimated $150 million annually by tens of thousands of New Yorkers, the Buffalo News reports. The Buffalo News reports those cheating the system include state prison inmates, overseas vacationers and those with … Continue reading →

TORRANCE, Calif. — A Los Angeles County real estate agent has been arrested on suspicion of defrauding clients out of more than $400,000. Sheriff’s Detective Ron Sabatine said Sunday that 47-year-old Jong Hwan Huhof Torrance was arrested July 5. Investigators … Continue reading →