• 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.

  • 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 […]

  • Agawam man charged with tobacco tax evasion scheme

    An Agawam man will be arraigned for charges in connection to an alleged scheme of evading taxes from the importation and sale of tobacco products.

  • Man charged with framing Maryland principal with AI-generated racist rant

    Maryland High school athletic director Dazhon "DJ" Darien is accused of using AI to fake a racist rant in the voice of his school's principal Eric Eiswert, reports CBS News. The recording infuriated Baltimore and forced Eiswert to stay home for weeks while authorities unraveled the truth. — Read the rest

  • Man pleads guilty to gambling money from $1.5M embezzlement scheme

    LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A man pleaded guilty to gambling over $1.5 million he was accused of embezzling from a Luzerne County HVAC Company. Wilkes-Barre resident Lawrence Malachefski faces up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release for allegedly embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars in his role as []

  • Man Utd vs Sheffield Utd 8/1 PYP: Man Utd over 2.5 goals, Hojlund to score, Ahmedhodzic carded, Garnacho 1+ SOT

    Manchester United host Sheffield United in the Premier League on Wednesday night as they continue to battle for a top six finish. talkSPORT EDGE have teamed up with Betfred to bring readers a speci

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    Ohio man gets $1 Million bond for murder charge of 19-year-old

    An Ohio man was was in court on Monday after allegedly murdering a 19-year-old on Saturday. 21-year-old male, Brian Alexious Melott of Bellaire, is being charged with murder and was told his bond would $1 Million. Melott allegedly murdered 19-year-old David Allen Jr. of Bellaire, Ohio. Bellaire Police say they responded to a shots fired []

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    12 people arrested, 102 charges laid in major credit fraud scheme: Toronto police

    Toronto police say 12 people are facing a combined 102 charges in connection with an investigation into a major credit fraud scheme. The charges were announced Monday as police provided an update on Project  Déjà Vu, a probe into what investigators described as “synthetic-identity fraud." Det. David Coffey, of the Financial Crimes Unit, said synthetic-identity fraud is a form of financial fraud in which fictional personal information is used to open accounts at financial institutions and...

  • $1.7M COVID-19 Fraud Scheme: Westchester Daughter, Mom Who Worked For Police Sentenced

    A mother-daughter duo has been sentenced to prison for defrauding the government of approximately $1.7 million.  Westchester County residents Alicia Ayers and her mother, Andrea Ayers, both of Mount Vernon, were found guilty of submitting more than 300 fraudulent applications for US Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loans.  Andrea Ayers was a former Code Enforcement Officer for the City of Mount Vernon Police Department. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress...

  • Twelve people arrested, more than 100 charges laid in major fraud scheme one expert calls 'appalling'

    The comments come after Toronto police announced the results of a two-year-long synthetic fraud investigation, dubbed Project Déjà Vu, at a news conference Monday.

  • Man charged over tragedy chanting at Man Utd v Burnley match

    Burnley FC says it was informed about ‘offensive footage’ on social media from some of its supportersA football fan has been charged with causing harassment, alarm or distress over alleged tragedy chanting during a Premier League match between Manchester United and Burnley.Burnley FC said it was informed about “offensive footage” on social media from some of its travelling supporters at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon. Continue reading

  • 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 []