Money

Damien Merriweather

Teen Invested $15,000 in a Cleaning Deal Naming a Dissolved LLC. A $60,000 Buyout Check Bounced, Police Say

attorney

He Was Appointed to Protect Four Children’s Settlement Money. Feds Say Fake Court Orders Helped Him Take More Than $400,000

Cesar Campos-Reyes

The Restaurant Owner Received $866,500 in Pandemic Relief and Put $262,145 Into Real Estate. He Pleaded Guilty

Bryan David Sheriff

A Bank Fraud Alert Led Police to More Than $33,000 in Withdrawals. One Suspect Was Arrested, Another Is Still Wanted

Antonio Chavez

Police Officer and His Wife Are Accused of Defrauding Stores and Credit Card Companies. A Judge Released Them on GPS Monitoring

Bethanne Kee and Susanne Kee

They Stole Children’s Identities, Invented Mental Health Diagnoses and Billed Medicaid. Mother and Daughter Get 4½ Years

Medical Fraud

Fake “Team Treatment,” Hotel Kickbacks and $11 Million in Medicaid Claims Ended With Three Convictions

Stanley Pophal

He Promised 20% Returns on Crypto, AI and Gold. Investors Lost $14.25 Million, and He Got 8 Years

Will Richardson

A Grand Jury Indicted Him Before He Was Sworn In. The New County Commissioner Was Jailed After His First Meeting

Zacchary E. Weber

A Benefits Administrator Managed Health Funds for Three School Districts. Police Say $810,695 Was Transferred Without Permission

courtroom scene from a legal proceeding regarding a Las Cruces therapist sentenced for Medicaid fraud

She Billed Medicaid for Therapy While Children Were at School and Used Other Therapists’ Provider IDs. Now She Gets 5 Years