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A Michigan man is now the center of a fraud investigation that left a Mountain Heritage group with no cash and no place to go. The spanish students spent 26 thousand dollars to travel to Guatemala. Shortly before the trip, … Continue reading →

CLEVELAND (AP) — A former FBI informant convicted in a mortgage fraud scheme has been indicted on charges of running a similar scam. Paul Tomko, 39, faces eight counts, including wire fraud and conspiracy, the U.S. attorney’s office said. The … Continue reading →

LEXINGTON—A federal jury convicted the former president of a Lexington-based company today for defrauding thousands of investors nationwide out of more than $18 million. The jury convicted 66-year-old James Norman Turek of eight counts of securities fraud and five counts … Continue reading →

LOUISVILLE, KY—A Georgia woman who embezzled over $11,000 from the Armed Forces Bank, Fort Knox, Kentucky, pleaded guilty recently in United States District Court before U.S. Magistrate Judge James D. Moyer announced David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the … Continue reading →

Three individuals from Whitestone have been charged with the illegal distribution of trademark counterfeited toys. The operation, which was based in Flushing, was closed down in a sting implemented and executed by Detective James Manaco of the NYPD’s District Attorneys … Continue reading →

A 25-year-old Philadelphia man is being held at the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail after York County investigators arrested him in the theft and use of multiple credit card numbers allegedly stolen from a York business. Chernoh Amadu Bah was arrested … Continue reading →

QUEENSBURY — A Queensbury woman was charged with three felonies Tuesday in a welfare fraud investigation, police said. Kelli Lynn Smith, 32, was charged with fourth-degree grand larceny, attempted first-degree offering a false instrument for filing and fourth-degree welfare fraud, … Continue reading →

SAN DIEGO (CNS) – A 20-year-old from San Diego was among two dozen people arrested around the world Tuesday as part of an international sweep targeting online identity theft and fraud, federal officials reported. Mark “Cubby” Caparelli was taken into … Continue reading →

A Maryland man accused of selling millions of dollars in fraudulent renewable energy credits was convicted Monday on all 42 counts against him, including money laundering, wire fraud and violations of the Clean Air act. Rodney Hailey was accused of … Continue reading →

LEXINGTON—A federal jury convicted the former president of a Lexington-based company today for defrauding thousands of investors nationwide out of more than $18 million. The jury convicted 66-year-old James Norman Turek of eight counts of securities fraud and five counts … Continue reading →