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Cherrelle Williams

An Assisted-Living Worker Stole Coworkers’ Identities. They Fueled 51 Successful Unemployment Claims

A Norfolk woman has pleaded guilty in a pandemic-era unemployment fraud scheme that used stolen personal information to generate 51 successful claims across four jurisdictions … Read More

Chelsea Schulz

She Found Returns for Items That Never Came Back, Police Say. Then $4,469 in Nordstrom Refunds Went to Her Account

A former Nordstrom employee is accused of using the retailer’s return system to send herself $4,469.70 in refunds for merchandise that had not actually been … Read More

Aurelia Soogea and William Fickbohm

She Paid $7,000 for a Long Island Rental. The Real Owner Showed Up the Next Day, and Police Arrested a Second Suspect

A 49-year-old woman paid $7,000 for the first month’s rent and a security deposit on a Long Island home, only to return the next day … Read More

Microsoft tech support message

A Fake Security Pop-Up Sent an 85-Year-Old to the Bank to Move Nearly $110,000. Two Employees Stopped the Transfer

An 85-year-old Singapore retiree came close to losing nearly $110,000 after a fake computer security warning led him from supposed technical support to a scammer … Read More

Muzammil Ahmad

Seniors Were Told to Buy Gold for ‘Safekeeping.’ Prosecutors Say a Key Figure in the More Than $250 Million Scheme Was Caught at JFK

A man prosecutors describe as a central figure in an international fraud network accused of stealing more than $250 million from older Americans has been … Read More

Stephanie Seam Strother, aka Stephanie Sean Cummings

She Used Other People’s IDs at Banks Across Several States, Feds Say. More Than $400,000 Went Through

A Texas woman is facing federal charges after investigators say she was tied to more than $820,000 in attempted fraudulent transactions at Regions Bank branches … Read More

Manjit Singh Bedi

He Charged $200 in SNAP Benefits and Handed Customers $100 Cash, Feds Say. Now the FBI Is Offering $150,000 to Find Him

The FBI is offering up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a Tacoma grocery store owner accused of turning customers’ … Read More

Nathan Kirschbaum (left) and Jason Luciano (right)

More Than 13,300 Petition Signatures Were Flagged as Suspected Fraud. The Final Two Circulators Now Face Felony Charges

The final two defendants in a Nebraska petition fraud investigation have been arraigned after election officials flagged more than 13,300 signatures from an initial effort … Read More

Childcare

Feds Say She Faked Daycare Attendance and Left Parent Kickbacks in Gutters. She Collected $359,000

A former Indianapolis daycare operator is facing federal charges after prosecutors say she collected more than $359,000 in childcare assistance by reporting children as present … Read More