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Palm Coast “Son of the Year” arrested for forging checks from deceased mother’s estate
BUNNELL, Fla. — A 56-year-old Palm Coast man was arrested earlier this month after investigators say he forged multiple checks from his late mother’s estate, stealing thousands of dollars in unauthorized transactions.…
New Jersey Serial Fraudster Sentenced For Passing Bad Checks
TRENTON, NJ – Passing bogus checks intentionally is a crime, and for one serial fraudster, it means a year in the local jail. According to New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J.…
New York Man Admits Scheme to Deposit Over $550,000 in Altered Checks Stolen from Mail
NEWARK, N.J.– A New York man today admitted his role in a scheme to alter and deposit hundreds of checks stolen from mailboxes across New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.…
Providence Man Sentenced in Fraudulent Checks, Bank Fraud Scheme
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who led a counterfeit check scheme that defrauded banks of tens of thousands of dollars has been sentenced to five years in federal prison, announced United…
Camden County Woman Admits Stealing $2.67 Million in Rent Checks from Work, Failing to Pay Taxes
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Camden County, New Jersey, woman today admitted stealing approximately 700 checks and money orders from her employer and failing to pay taxes on the income, U.S. Attorney Philip…
BLM Cut Massive Checks for Co-Founder’s Brother, Father Of Her Child
BLM Cut Massive Checks for Co-Founder’s Brother, Father Of Her Child Harold Hutchison on May 17, 2022 Black Lives Matter paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to the brother of the group’s…
Couple Broke into Akron Home then Tried to Cash Checks at Bank with Stolen Car
AKRON, OH – A couple is being sought by police after committing a home burglary on March 3rd and trying to cash forged checks they stole from their victim. According to police,…
Foreign National Who Fled and Was Later Extradited from the United Kingdom Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank and Wire Fraud in Relation to Theft of Over 2,600 Checks from Religious Institutions
Greenbelt, Maryland – Florin Vaduva, age 31, of Dania Beach, Florida pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud. As part of his plea agreement, Vaduva will be…
Analysis-Test, test, test? Scientists question costly mass COVID checks
By Nikolaj Skydsgaard and Jennifer Rigby COPENHAGEN/LONDON – For many people worldwide, having cotton swabs thrust up their nose or down their throat to test for COVID-19 has become a routine and…
Washington Post Fact Checks A Meme Elon Musk Tweeted
Washington Post Fact Checks A Meme Elon Musk Tweeted Laurel Duggan on April 29, 2022 The Washington Post wrote an article critiquing a cartoon meme about political polarization Elon Musk shared on…
Philadelphia Police Searching for Dope Who Fraudulently Cashed Checks
PHILADELPHIA, PA – On March 23, 2022, the complainant reported that an unknown white male used his identity to cash checks at a bank located at 2620 W Hunting Park Ave in…
Former U.S. Postal Service Employee in Chicago Charged With Stealing Stimulus Checks From the Mail
CHICAGO — A former U.S. Postal Service employee in Chicago has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly stealing government stimulus checks from the mail. OLIVIA L. BRYANT, 33, of Chicago, is…
Fourth Defendant Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Employ Homeless Individuals to Cash Bogus Business Checks
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A fourth Georgia man charged in federal court in Rhode Island with participating in a long-running scheme to entice homeless and transient individuals in the Providence area to cash…
Bronx, New York, Man Admits Scheme to Steal Checks from Mail and Defraud Banks of $550,000
NEWARK, N.J.– A Bronx, New York, man today admitted his role in a scheme to steal checks from the mail, alter them and deposit them in bank accounts he controlled, U.S. Attorney…
Utica Man Charged for Trying to Cash Fake Stimulus Checks
UTICA, NY – A Utica man has been charged after he tried to cash fraudulent COVID-19 stimulus checks at a local check-cashing business. On March 29th, officers arrested Nicholas Smith, age 37,…
Utica Man Arrested For Stealing And Forging Checks
UTICA, NY – Alex Horton, 36 of Utica was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree. The victim had reported on March 16, 2022 that…
‘Slap In The Face’: Dems’ Solution To High Gas Prices Is More Stimulus Checks
‘Slap In The Face’: Dems’ Solution To High Gas Prices Is More Stimulus Checks Thomas Catenacci on March 24, 2022 A group of House Democrats proposed a bill last Thursday that would…
Providence Man Pleads Guilty in Fraudulent Checks, Bank Fraud Scheme
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who participated in a scheme to use stolen banking information to create fraudulent business checks and obtain hundreds of thousands of dollars in bank proceeds today…
Clarence woman defrauded 94-year-old client out of $35,0000 using forged checks
BUFFALO, NY – A Clarence woman pleaded guilty before Erie County Court Judge Susan Eagan for grand larceny after being caught bilking a 94-year-old client out of $35,300. 31-year-old Brigid M. Buseman,…
Former Post Office Manager and Two Illinois Men Federally Charged for Conspiracy Involving Theft of $1.7 Million in Checks from the Mail
INDIANAPOLIS – James Lancaster, 40, of Indianapolis, the former manager of customer service at Indianapolis’ New Augusta Post Office, has been charged in federal court with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and…
U.S. Marshals Announce the Results of Halloween Compliance Checks
Kansas City, MO – United States Marshal Mark S. James announced today the results of Halloween night sex-offender registry compliance checks in Greene, Buchanan, and Clinton Counties. Operations in the Springfield area…
Chicago Woman Who Cashed Her Deceased Grandmother’s Pension Checks Convicted on Federal Fraud and Tax Charges
CHICAGO — A federal jury has convicted a Chicago woman on fraud and tax offenses for cashing her deceased grandmother’s pension checks and preparing false tax returns. EUNICE SALLEY, also known as…
Romanian National Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud Conspiracy Related to a Scheme to Steal Checks Intended for Religious Institutions from the Mail
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Romanian national Mateus Vaduva, age 29, of Baltimore, Maryland, and Florida yesterday to five years in federal prison, followed by five years…
Ohio AG Study Links Stimulus Checks With Spike In Opioid Deaths
Republican Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost released a study Thursday and suggested there is a link between the distribution of COVID-19 pandemic-related stimulus checks and high rates of opioid-related overdoses in his…
Essex County Man and Union County Man Charged with Scheme to Steal Checks and Defraud Banks
NEWARK, N.J. – Two people were arrested today for their roles in a scheme to steal and alter checks from the mail by using stolen U.S. Postal Service keys that access mail…
Oakland County Woman Checks Email Spam Folder and Wins $3 Million Lottery
OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN – An Oakland County woman got the surprise of a lifetime when she checked the spam folder in her email account and saw an email that she’d won a…
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