• 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.

  • What's the difference between a credit freeze and a fraud alert?

    We do a lot of things in the name of security. We lock our doors, give our accounts complicated passwords and track our checked luggage with AirTags. But one thing we may overlook in our security efforts is our credit — and it’s something we should pay attention to. It seems there are always new …

  • Credit card fraud: How to spot and report it

    Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. Credit card fraud: three words that can put a damper on your travel, business or everyday life. Unfortunately, you can’t prevent credit card fraud by keeping physical possession of your rewards credit cards. You could fall victim due to a data breach, a …

  • Trump's civil fraud bond stands

    Judge Engoron closed the loopholes and removed opportunities that Donald Trump's folks built to disappear the collateral and approved the $175 million bond. The $175 million bond that Trump and his friend, Don Hankey, posted to stave off collections in his civil fraud judgment is good enough for Judge Engoron. — Read the rest

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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.

  • A shocking number of voters are open to election fraud

    A new survey by the Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports shows that more than one in four likely voters say they would break election laws in the 2024 election, “if given the opportunity.” The results raise serious questions not only about political polarization in America but also whether the country’s election laws are secure enough to stop illegal voting in the next election and beyond. The Heartland-Rasmussen poll asked 1,467 likely voters whether they plan to vote for Joe Biden,...

  • PVV doesn't want to "bake leniency into" fraud approach

    The PVV has little enthusiasm for an overly forgiving approach to fraud. MP Edgar Mulder said in response to the parliamentary inquiry into the derailed fraud policy that he does not want “parliament to immediately have to bake leniency” into legislation. “Because real fraudsters simply need to be tackled.” NSC and VVD are also unwilling to adopt the recommendations outright and have received harsh criticism from other parties for their reluctance.

  • 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 […]

  • Plastic Industry Recycling Deemed a “Fraud” by Experts

    Critics are calling out the longstanding narrative promoted by the sector that plastic is predominantly recyclable.