fraud

A former federal public affairs officer has been sentenced to seven years in prison for pretending to be an undercover CIA operative to persuade companies to give him millions of dollars.

Steve Bannon, former White House chief strategist, was indicted for fraud in New York City.

All over the country, people are receiving letters in their mailboxes that were not meant for them.  “My mom called me Friday and said, she got this unsolicited prepaid debit card in the mail addressed to my dad,” Brenda Schmidt of Naperville told NBC 5 Responds. “And that was surprising enough, but more surprising because my dad passed on December 27, 2015....

A Manhattan resident has been charged for a fraudulent scheme to obtain over $20 million in government-guaranteed loans designed to provide relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Muge Ma, 36 and from Manhattan, is charged with one count each of bank fraud, wire fraud, and making false statements to a bank — each of…

Federal officials say the COVID-19 outbreak has unleashed a wave of fraud

Two men lied about their businesses in loan applications under the new Paycheck Protection Program, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday, saying they are the first to be charged with fraud in connection with the multibillion-dollar loan initiative in the United States. The two men were been charged in Rhode Island with filing fraudulent bank loan applications seeking $438,000 from the Small…

Scam artists are up to their old tricks, but with a new twist: exploiting confusion around the government’s stimulus check program to defraud people to give up banking and personal information.

A former vice president of Outcome Health pleaded guilty Monday to his role in an alleged $1 billion fraud scheme at the health care information and advertising company. Ashik Desai, 26, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a U.S. district courtroom, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Federal prosecutors filed charges last month against him and other Outcome executives, including CEO Rishi...

The head of a suburban Chicago facility that treats patients with autism is accused of defrauding an insurance company of millions of dollars.

A federal judge in Michigan has sentenced a man to two years in prison for swapping fake diamonds for real ones at jewelry stores in several states.

A Massachusetts mayor who was first elected at age 23 was arrested Thursday and charged with defrauding investors in a company he formed out of more than $230,000 and using the funds to enhance his political career and pay for a lavish lifestyle, federal prosecutors said. Jasiel Correia faces nine counts of wire fraud and four counts of filing false...

New York State Tax officials are investigating allegations detailed in an exhaustive New York Times investigation into Donald Trump and his family’s business dealings. The Times reported on Tuesday that Trump and his family committed “instances of outright fraud” in order to transfer millions of dollars from the real estate empire of the president’s father, Fred Trump, to his children...

A former reality television show star is facing charges of fraud and identity theft after allegedly stealing and using a debit card from a man she allegedly visited for a prostitution date, authorities say.

Whether it’s repairing roof damage from a storm or a remodeling job, most of us will have to deal with a home contractor. Here are some quick and easy tips to protect yourself from being scammed or overpaying for shoddy work.

A Southern California attorney pleaded guilty Monday to running a scam that authorities say collected more than $50 million from wealthy Chinese investors seeking green cards.

About 300 people in more than half the states have been charged in the largest crackdown to date on health care fraud, federal authorities announced Wednesday. According to the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services, those arrested account for more than $900 million in false billings to Medicare and Medicaid, NBC News reported. The crackdown ensnared 60 licensed...

A former employee of Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $33,000 from the institution.

Officials with the Field Museum of Natural History say an employee allegedly stole about $900,000 in cash over seven years.

A federal jury has convicted a Northwest Indiana mayor and his wife of wire fraud and other charges for improperly using funds from his campaign and his city’s food pantry.

A 46-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to cheating the Chicago Cubs out of royalty payments so patrons could view games at Wrigley Field from his rooftop club.