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They Promised Loans Secured by Thousands of Rare Wine Bottles. The Investors Lost $83 Million

A British businessman has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for helping run a $97 million investment scheme built around loans that investors … Read More

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Feds Say an Executive Manager Stole $2.3 Million From His Employer and Spent Most of It Gambling

A California executive manager is facing a federal wire fraud charge after prosecutors say he stole more than $2.3 million from the Placer County company … Read More

Kyung Cha Moon

She Mailed a $118 Check. Thieves Added $4,000 and Altered Two More, Taking About $14,000 Before She Got It Back

A San Francisco woman temporarily lost about $14,000 after three checks she mailed were stolen, altered and deposited into an account that did not belong … Read More

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Feds Say a Lecturer Put More Than $100,000 in Personal Expenses on a University Card, Then Altered the Records

A former Southern Illinois University Edwardsville lecturer is facing federal fraud charges after prosecutors say he put more than $100,000 in personal expenses on a … Read More

Emmitt Smith

Emmitt Smith’s Solar Venture Projected $13.8 Million in First-Year Income. An Investor Says Its $2.5 Million Was Diverted

Pro Football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith and several business partners are facing a civil fraud lawsuit over a $2.5 million loan that was supposed … Read More

Gold Bars and Dollars

Scammers Said Their Money Was in Danger. Two Boulder Residents Handed Over About $700,000 in Gold Bars

Two Boulder residents lost approximately $700,000 in gold bars after scammers convinced them that their financial accounts were tied to fraud or criminal activity and … Read More

Zi Le

Scammers Told an Elderly Man to Withdraw $25,000 to Protect His Money. Police Say a Courier Came for the Cash

An elderly California man lost $20,000 after a computer pop-up told him to call “Microsoft,” beginning a scam that prosecutors say escalated into claims that … Read More

Shannon Monet Steel

She Claimed to Run a Bank With Nearly $350 Million. Feds Say a Fake Deutsche Bank Letter Led to a $200,000 Wire

A Michigan woman who portrayed herself as an ambassador, hotel owner and private banker is facing a federal wire fraud charge after investigators say those … Read More

Elizabeth Adair

A Victim Found $6,694 in Unauthorized Charges, Then a Second Credit Card Appeared in Their Name. Police Say Surveillance Led to an Arrest

A Pennsylvania woman has been arrested after police say she used two credit cards connected to the same victim to make $8,449.07 in unauthorized purchases. … Read More

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They Sold San Diego Real Estate That Wasn’t Theirs, Then Moved Nearly $1 Million to Mexico and Jordan

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He Put $30,000 Into a Crypto ATM After Calling a Fake Microsoft Number. New Hampshire Is Adding New Safeguards

Reagan France

Former Kentucky Bank Manager Admits Using Coworkers’ Logins and Forged Slips to Steal $335,182 From Customers

Willie Turner

A Postal Worker Supplied Stolen Business Checks, Prosecutors Say a Chicago Crew Tried to Move $5.1 Million Through Fake Minnesota Companies

Malcolm Griffin

A 75 Cent Coupon Took $50 Off Anything. Police Say a Man Used It to Buy Gift Cards in a $200,000 Multistate Scheme

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