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Illinois lawmaker, husband indicted over alleged kickback scheme
33+ min ago (388+ words) (The Center Square)" A Minnesota woman has pleaded guilty to threatening Minnes" The building once served as Pfizer's headquarters, and was c" (The Center Square) " An Illinois state representative faces multiple counts of wire fraud and providing a false statement,…...
Public Office, Nonprofits, and Behested Payments: Is Michael Tubbs Next?
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (333+ words) Press ESC to close IS FORMER STOCKTON MAYOR MICHAEL TUBBS NEXT? With news that Newsom is under investigation by the FBI for possible crimes involving millions of dollars that were allegedly directed to his wife's "nonprofit" business, we see a…...
Woman Moved Into Silver Spring Man's Home, Stole Nearly $407 K In Dating Scam: Prosecutors
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (446+ words) She didn't just steal nearly $407, 000. She moved in first. A woman known by many names, who prosecutors say posed as a Harvard-educated businesswoman, may spend the rest of her life behind bars after a Montgomery County jury convicted her of…...
Scammers impersonating Beaver County deputy sheriffs in phone calls
7+ hour, 11+ min ago (285+ words) The Beaver County Sheriff's Office issued a public warning regarding a scam where individuals impersonate deputy sheriffs. These scammers falsely claim victims have outstanding warrants for failing to appear for federal jury duty and demand immediate payment to resolve these…...
Carol Ammons Indicted of Misusing Campaign Funds and Conspiring with Husband
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (207+ words) THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE ARTICLE BY JANA WIERSEMA URBANA " A local state representative is accused of misusing campaign funds to benefit herself and her family, as well as using state grants to benefit her daughter and conspiring with her…...
Trader gets jail for scheme using SEC filings
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (158+ words) A trader who exploited inside information that he misappropriated from pending securities filings has been sentenced to 27 months in jail after pleading guilty to a charge of insider trading conspiracy. Between January and June 2025, Chen, and his co-defendant " a co-worker…...
Pasco County Deputies Hunt Suspect In Multi-Store Identity Crime Spree
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (186+ words) PASCO COUNTY, Fla. " Pasco Sheriff's Office deputies are actively working to identify a man connected to two separate criminal fraud investigations that took place across the county last month. A few weeks later, on May 27, the same suspect allegedly targeted…...
SANZAF Rejects Hawks' Claim That Fraud Suspects Were Its Directors
8+ hour, 50+ min ago (508+ words) The South African National Zakah Fund (SANZAF) has rejected claims made in a Hawks media statement that two people arrested in connection with an alleged fraud case were directors of the organisation. The response follows the arrest of a 41-year-old…...
Madison man sentenced to 30 months in prison for Medicare ki. ..
54+ min ago (153+ words) A Madison man was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for conspiring to defraud the United States and to in a Medicare kickback scheme. According to court documents and statements made in court, Auzie Phillip Smith, Jr. , 68, of Madison, worked…...
Profits from Okanagan-based Ponzi scheme targeted by B. C. Supreme Court
37+ min ago (612+ words) Published 1: 00 pm Wednesday, July 8, 2026 A B. C. Supreme Court justice has ruled that profits earned through a Ponzi scheme must be repaid to help compensate investors who lost money. On July 3, Justice Fitzpatrick approved that the trustee of the scammer's estate switch…...