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Calford Charleswell

St. Croix Man Allegedly Got 24 Yards of Concrete With a Worthless Check. Two Years Later, He Was Arrested Over $6,024

A $6,024 check that prosecutors say was used to obtain concrete on St. Croix became the subject of a criminal prosecution after investigators accused the … Read More

Christopher Louis Wilson

Hanover Resident Responded to a Fake Microsoft Alert. Nearly $50,000 Was Lost — Then a Milwaukee Man Was Extradited

A Hanover County, Virginia, resident lost nearly $50,000 after responding to a computer warning that appeared to come from Microsoft and ultimately allowing a stranger … Read More

Dr. Joseph A. Montes

Houston Doctor Let Pop-Up COVID Testing Sites Operate Under His Name, Prosecutors Say. Then Came 9,000 Claims in One Day and $30M in Billing

A Houston physician is facing a 12-count federal indictment after prosecutors accused him and others of billing a federal COVID-19 reimbursement program approximately $30 million … Read More

Former CIA Executive Pleads Guilty After Fake Classified Programs Sent $145M to Florida Real Estate and $46M to Gold

A former senior CIA official has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after admitting to a scheme that prosecutors say cost the U.S. government approximately $194 … Read More

Romance Scam

She Wired $150,000 for a Fake Lotus Deal. He Admits It Went Toward a $734,000 Ferrari in $1.8M Romance Fraud

A California man with 10 prior felony convictions has pleaded guilty after admitting that he took more than $1.8 million from two elderly women while … Read More

Diego Alfredo Medina Acosta

Biltmore Hotel Was Missing 192 Lobster Tails. Police Say Surveillance Showed a Worker Moving a Loaded Cart

A luxury hotel in Coral Gables discovered $7,854.36 in food missing from its kitchen and storage areas, including 192 lobster tails valued at $6,525. Police … Read More

Financial crime

Checks Meant for Corporate Vendors Had Their Payee Names Replaced. Prosecutors Say Four People Laundered the Money

Four people with ties to Connecticut, Florida, Missouri and Iowa have been charged in an eight-count federal indictment after prosecutors said checks intended to pay … Read More

Kristen Cherry

HOA Treasurer Still Had the Checks. Police Say Counterfeit Copies Were Cashed at Two Banks

An Ohio homeowners association treasurer discovered that two checks had cleared the group’s bank account even though the original checks were still in her possession. … Read More

Kirsten Zubini

They Claimed to Be With the Construction Company. Prosecutors Say More Than $1 Million Went to Her Account

A New York woman has been sentenced to three to nine years in state prison after prosecutors said she and others falsely represented themselves as … Read More

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Deziree Hood

Man Leaves Two Gold Chains He Paid $110,000 for on Bathroom Counter, Then Fingerprints Lead Miami Police to a Familiar Suspect

Raman Pal and stolen copper

Nebraska Deputies Ask Driver What He’s Hauling, He Can’t Explain, Then They Discover $250,000 Worth of Stolen Copper

Bria and Zane Davey

Bookkeeper and Husband Face Embezzlement Charges After $3.27 Million Allegedly Disappears From Two Businesses

Arkansas Police Follow Drag Marks to Smoking Burn Pit. Three Plead Not Guilty in $35K Cable Damage Case

Arkansas Police Follow Drag Marks to Smoking Burn Pit. Three Plead Not Guilty in $35K Cable Damage Case

Melissa Joy Cuffe, 41

Fake Bank Call Set Off $856K in Fraudulent Transfers. One Wire Led Police to a Florida Woman

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