• Bath woman arrested on welfare fraud charges

    BATH, N.Y. (WETM) — A Bath woman was arrested in April on several felony charges after police say she took thousands of dollars in social services money that she wasn't entitled to have. According to the Steuben County Sheriff's Office, 34-year-old Mallisa M. Aldrich was arrested on Friday, April 26, after an investigation into a []

  • Corning man arrested on welfare fraud/theft charges

    CORNING, N.Y. (WETM) — A Corning man was arrested in April after police said he was collecting funds illegally from the social services department for nearly a year. According to the Steuben County Sheriff's Office, 60-year-old Richard W. Stuby was arrested on Thursday, April 25, after claiming he stole around $6,500 in funds he wasn't []

  • Painted Post man arrested on charges involving welfare fraud

    PAINTED POST, N.Y. (WETM) – A Painted Post man has been arrested on multiple charges in connection to an incident of welfare fraud in Steuben County. According to the Steuben County Sheriff's Office, Tyler C. Hollister, 24, was arrested on April 24, by investigators of the Steuben County Sheriff's Office after he allegedly provided false []

  • Man who won primary election while charged with murder convicted on lesser charge

    LEBANON, Ind. (AP) — A central Indiana man who won a primary election for a township board position while charged with killing his estranged wife has been found guilty of the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter. A Boone County jury convicted Andrew Wilhoite, 41, of Lebanon on Thursday, local news outlets reported. Wilhoite was charged []

  • Man who won primary election while charged with murder convicted on lesser charge

    LEBANON, Ind. (AP) — A central Indiana man who won a primary election for a township board position while charged with killing his estranged wife has been found guilty of the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter. A Boone County jury convicted Andrew Wilhoite, 41, of Lebanon on Thursday, local news outlets reported. Wilhoite was charged […]

  • Berks man charged with contractor fraud

    A Birdsboro landscaping contractor is accused of failing to finish a patio project after being paid nearly $13,000 in advance by a West Lawn homeowner.

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    Beavercreek resident indicted on fraud, theft charges

    Video: Prior unrelated coverage of Beavercreek. BEAVERCREEK, Ohio (WDTN) -- A Greene County grand jury has indicted a Beavercreek woman on 36 counts ranging from fraud to theft. The charges against Beverly Kirk include: The charges are felonies of the second, third and fourth degree. The incident has been investigated by the Ohio Department of []

  • DoJ Charges 'Bitcoin Jesus' With Tax Fraud

    DoJ Charges 'Bitcoin Jesus' With Tax Fraud Authored by Turner Wright via CoinTelegraph.com, The early crypto investor, often called ‘Bitcoin Jesus,’ faces extradition to the U.S. after being charged with evading nearly $50 million in taxes. Officials with the United States Department of Justice announced charges against early Bitcoin investor Roger Ver, known by many as ‘Bitcoin Jesus.’ In an April 30 notice, the Justice Department said authorities in Spain had arrested Ver...

  • 87 charged with public assistance fraud in March

    EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The Office of State Inspector General (OSIG) stated in March that 87 individuals have been charged with public assistance fraud. OSIG says the restitution owned to the Commonwealth totals $345,405 and the 87 defendants will be temporarily disqualified from receiving public benefits in the programs they allegedly defrauding. "These charges highlight the Commonwealth`s []

  • Berks woman charged with food stamp fraud

    State authorities have accused a Womelsdorf woman of fraudulently receiving more than $8,000 in government food benefits over a 10-month period by failing to report income of a member of her household.

  • Man Convicted of Investment Fraud Scheme in Belize

    A man was convicted Monday of ripping off seniors in a purported investment scheme in Belize. Leo Delgado was convicted by a jury at the North Justice Center in Fullerton of three counts of grand theft and six counts of money laundering, all felonies, with sentencing enhancements for aggravated white collar crime between $100,000 and […]

  • Charleston businessman charged in extensive bankruptcy fraud case

    John Wellford III, 73, pleaded guilty Wednesday to falsification of bankruptcy records.