• 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.

  • Trump Media's accountant is charged with "massive fraud" by the SEC

    BF Borgers, the independent accounting firm for Trump Media & Technology Group, is facing allegations of "massive fraud" from the Securities and Exchange Commission, which on Friday claimed the auditor ran a "sham audit mill" that put investors at risk. The SEC said Borgers has been shut down, noting that the company agreed to a permanent suspension from appearing and practicing before the agency as accountants. The suspension is effective immediately. Additionally, BF Borgers agreed to pay a...

  • Trump Media auditor shut down and charged with 'massive fraud'

    The audit firm used by Donald Trump's social media company has been shut

  • SEC charges Trump Media auditor with ‘massive fraud’

    BF Borgers agrees to $12m civil penalty and owner Benjamin Borgers agrees to pay $2mThe auditor for former president Donald Trump’s Trump Media was accused of running a “massive fraud” and a “sham audit mill” by the US’s top financial regulator on Friday.BF Borgers and its owner Benjamin Borgers, whose clients include Trump Media, were charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with a fraud that affected more than 1,500 SEC filings. Borgers has also acted for financial tech and...

  • Letters to the Editor: Voter fraud believers aren't skeptics. They're ignorant

    To the editor: Everyone has the right to their opinion. But surely we can agree that an opinion based on ignorance is not as valuable as an opinion based on knowledge. ("Many O.C. residents deny Trump election results, potentially swaying key races, poll finds," April 29) As you report, a poll shows that a substantial portion of Orange County residents have doubts about the legitimacy of election results. As the presumptive GOP nominee stated at the state party's convention in Anaheim last year,...

  • Charleston businessman charged in extensive bankruptcy fraud case

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

  • 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 []

  • Son sentenced in father and son tax fraud case

    The son of a father and son team out of Stark County who conspired to defraud the government out of millions of dollars was sentenced Tuesday in federal court.

  • Former HVAC accountant pleads guilty to wire fraud

    WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A former account pleads guilty to allegedly stealing $1.5 million from his employer. On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam announced that 39-year-old Lawrence Malachefski from Wilkes-Barre pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Malachy E. Mannion to wire fraud. According to U.S. Attorney Karam, from March 2023 and June 2023, []

  • Woman admits £14,500 fraud by 'abuse of position'

    The Nuneaton woman is now due to appear at Warwick Crown Court to be sentenced

  • Mother and Daughter Sentenced To Prison For COVID Relief Fraud

    A mother and daughter from Mount Vernon, New York, have been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to COVID relief fraud.