KC Man Used Fake Gun in Foiled Independence Restaurant Robbery
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man who attempted to rob an Independence, Mo., restaurant with a fake gun, but was thwarted when …
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Florida man charged with selling fake Cisco equipment in $1 billion scheme
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Friday announced the arrest of a Florida man accused of importing counterfeit Cisco networking equipment that if …
New Jersey Pharmacist Charged for Selling Fake COVID-19 Cards
BAYONNE, NJ – A New Jersey Pharmacist in Bayonne has been arrested and charged for selling bogus COVID-19 vaccination record cards then entering false information …
Newark Man Passing Fake Bills Stole $20, Chips, Soda from Dollar General
NEWARK, NJ – It was a high-stakes, low-reward robbery in Newark last week when a man tried to pass a counterfeit $50 bill for a …
Pro-Chinese Agents Conducted Fake Social Media Protests To Halt US Mining
Pro-Chinese operatives pretended to be legitimate protestors on social media to create controversy surrounding the opening of rare earth mineral mines in the US, Mandiant …
West Michigan Man Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison For Illegally Possessing Firearms And Intending To Sell Fake Adderall Pills
Roddrick Wilson intended to sell over 15,000 fake Adderall® pills that subsequently tested positive for methamphetamine at time of his arrest in August 2021 …
Kosher cert group accuses JetBlue of selling food with fake kosher label
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – A kosher certification group sued JetBlue Airways Corp in New Jersey federal court Thursday, alleging JetBlue unlawfully used its trademarks …
U.S. Justice Dept delivers subpoenas in Trump fake electors probe, reports say
WASHINGTON – U.S. federal agents delivered grand jury subpoenas on Wednesday to multiple people as part of a probe into efforts by ex-President Donald Trump …
Woman Who Defrauded Illinois Bank Using Fake Identity Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison
East St. Louis, Ill. – Heather Harper, 38, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was sentenced to thirty months in prison on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in connection with …
Ocean City Police Warn Against Using Fake IDs for Liquor This Summer
OCEAN CITY, MD – The Ocean City Police Department is warning underage drinkers with fake identification cards to think twice before trying to use them …
Texas Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Fake Investment Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON – Sean T. Johnson, also known as Shawn Johnson, 42, of Dallas, Texas, has been sentenced to 10 …
Mifflintown Woman Charged With Possessing Fake Covid-19 Vaccine Card
WILLIAMSPORT- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Amy B. Leister, age 55, of Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, was charged on …
Staten Island Man Created 23 Fake Cancer Charities and Stole Over $150,000
PRESS RELEASE by Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office NEW YORK, NY – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, together with New York State Attorney General Letitia James, …
South Bay Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Multimillion-Dollar Real Estate Scam Involving Fake Open Houses at Not-for-Sale Homes
LOS ANGELES – A South Bay man pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for participating with his sister in a $6 million …
Co-Conspirators Sentenced for Stealing over $1.8 Million in Fake Billing Scheme
RALEIGH, N.C. – Three defendants were sentenced today for conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States in connection with a fraudulent invoicing scheme …
New York Couple Gets Lifetime Ban for Using Fake COVID-19 IDs to See Buffalo Bills Playoff Game
BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo Bills defeated the New England Patriots 47-17 on January 15th to advance to the AFC Divisional round against the Kansas …
Ocean County Man Admits Illegally Possessing Short-Barreled Rifle, Silencer, and Fake Federal Identification Badges
TRENTON, N.J. – An Ocean County, New Jersey, man today admitted unlawfully possessing a privately manufactured short barrel rifle, a silencer, and five imitation badges …
Founders Of Fake “Hedge Fund” Plead Guilty To Federal Charges For Orchestrating A $4 Million Ponzi Scheme
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The founders of a fake “hedge fund” appeared in court today and pleaded guilty to federal charges for orchestrating a $4 million …
Florida man who defrauded elderly investors with fake commodities investment scheme sentenced to prison
Seattle –A Cocoa Beach, Florida, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 30 months in prison for wire fraud in connection with his …
Shore Democrat Gopal Says NJ Curriculum Buzz is Fake News based on Misinformation
FREEHOLD, NJ – New Jersey Democrat Vin Gopal, a State Senator out of Monmouth County today is echoing Governor Phil Murphy and the NJEA claims …
Dubuque Veterinarian Pleads Guilty in Fake Dog Prescription Scheme
A licensed Iowa veterinarian who wrote Tramadol prescriptions for fake dogs in order to obtain the controlled substance at local pharmacies pled guilty today in …
$81 Million in Fake Watches Intercepted by Louisville CBP in 6 Months
LOUISVILLE, Ky—Cheap, gaudy, and worthless is how you can characterize the more than 3,200 counterfeit designer watches U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in …
Lawton Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Federal Prison for a Lawton Bank Robbery Involving a Fake Bomb
OKLAHOMA CITY – Last Friday, a federal judge sentenced JOHN SCOTT BROOKS, 39, of Lawton, to serve 120 months in federal prison for a Lawton …
Russia says West helping Ukraine prepare fake allegations of war crimes
LONDON – Moscow said on Monday that the United States and Britain were helping Ukraine prepare fake claims about the alleged persecution of civilians in …
Covington Woman Sentenced to 21 Months for Fake Investment Scheme
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RITCHEL MOREHEAD, age 41, a resident of Covington, Louisiana, was sentenced on April 7, …
Naturopathic Doctor Pleads Guilty To Fake COVID-19 Immunization And Vaccination Card Scheme
SAN FRANCISCO – A California-licensed naturopathic doctor pleaded guilty today for scheming to sell homeoprophylaxis immunization pellets and for falsifying COVID-19 vaccination cards by making …
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 …
Beware of wartime fake news triggering a run, EU banks told
By Huw Jones LONDON – Banks should beware of fake news that could trigger a run on their deposits, the European Union’s banking watchdog said …
Cincinnati man sentenced to three years in prison for creating fake ID documents claiming he was federal employee & agent
A Cincinnati man was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 36 months in prison for crimes related to creating fake credentials to pretend to …
Cheektowaga Woman Sold Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Cards to Undercover Agent
CHEEKTOWAGA, NY – A Cheektowaga woman, Kaiyah S. Heinrich, 24 appeared in court Monday morning to face forgery charges after she allegedly sold fake COVID-19 …
Cincinnati CBP Stop Fake Driver’s Licenses
CINCINNATI–-U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers discovered counterfeit driver’s licenses inside inbound packages moving through the Cincinnati Port of Entry. During a routine examination …
Man Charged With Trafficking Fentanyl-Laced Fake Percocet
A Fort Worth man who allegedly sold fake Percocet pills laced with fentanyl has been charged with a federal drug crime, announced U.S. Attorney for …
U.S. soldiers alive, despite Russia ‘fake news’ report, U.S. military says
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON – Three current and former members of the Tennessee National Guard falsely identified in a Russian media report as mercenaries who …
$4.55 Million in Fake Jewelry Seized by CBP Officers in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers that inspect packages at the Express Consignment Operation (ECO) hub in Louisville see a variety of …
Hidden Video Reportedly Captures NYT Reporter Calling Jan 6 Coverage ‘Overreaction.’ Fake Trauma, Fake News, Full ‘Of FBI Informants’
Hidden Video Reportedly Captures NYT Reporter Calling Jan 6 Coverage ‘Overreaction.’ Fake Trauma, Fake News, Full ‘Of FBI Informants’ Elliot Dordick on March 8, 2022 …
Purveyor of fake COVID-19 vaccines sentenced
Seattle – A Redmond, Washington, man who held himself out as a biotech expert was sentenced today in federal court for introducing misbranded drugs into …
Minneapolis Man Sentenced to Prison for Impersonating an FBI Agent, Lying to Victim about a Fake Terrorism Investigation
MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 10 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release for impersonating a federal officer. …
Whitefish man sentenced to six years in prison for defrauding Montana investor of $2.3 million in scheme to fund fake CIA rescue missions
MISSOULA — A Whitefish man who admitted to defrauding a Montana investor of $2.3 million by falsely claiming to be a former Force Recon Marine …
Queens Marine Reservist, Nurse Charged for Dealing Fake COVID-19 ID Cards
QUEENS, NY – A Queens Nurse and U.S. Marine Corps Reservist Jia Liu and nurse Steven Rodriguez have been charged by the federal government for …
Wilmington Man Who Sold Fake Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl Sentenced To Over 15 Years In Federal Prison
WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that a Wilmington, Delaware man was sentenced yesterday to 188 months …
China Is Using To Fake Twitter Accounts To Promote Beijing Olympics: REPORT
China is using a coordinated network of inauthentic social media accounts to shape public opinion surrounding the Beijing Winter Olympics, according to an investigation by …
Conservative Groups Flooded By Fake Event Registrations
Multiple events hosted by conservative groups have been flooded with fake registrations across the country, including one at an Ivy League school hosted by a …
Philadelphia CBP Officers Monopolize $263K in Fake Miami-Bound Euros from Russia
PHILADELPHIA – A parcel of “Monopoly money” did not pass Customs and Border Protection officers, and the importer will not collect the more than $263,000 …
Facebook, Instagram are hot spots for fake Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Chanel
By Elizabeth Culliford and Silvia Aloisi NEW YORK/MILAN – Facebook owner Meta Platforms is struggling to stop counterfeiters from pushing fake luxury goods from Gucci …
Russia Reportedly Planned To Use Fake Video With ‘Graphic Scenes’ As Pretext To Invade Ukraine
Senior officials in the Biden administration told reporters on Thursday that U.S. intelligence purportedly uncovered a Russian plot to use a fake video as a …
Fake New Jersey financial advisor stole $471,000 from scammed investors
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced that an unregistered investment adviser was sentenced to 3 years in state prison for stealing over $471,000 …
Exclusive-In heated meeting, India seeks tougher action from U.S. tech giants on fake news
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI – Indian officials have held heated discussions with Google, Twitter and Facebook for not proactively removing what they described as …
NPR doesn’t bring up Elizabeth Warren in long segment about people pretending to be Indian for job or college search
A National Public Radio (NPR) program released Wednesday failed to mention America’s most famous fake Indian in a segment discussing people who lie about being …
$8.7 Million Fake Jewelry Seized by Cincinnati, Indianapolis CBP
CINCINNATI— From December 24-January 5, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati and Indianapolis seized four large shipments of jewelry deemed to be …
Philadelphia CBP Intercepts Fake COVID Vax Card – One of 30K Seized Nationally
PHILADELPHIA – Sometimes things are just too easy. On Saturday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers were conducting routine international parcel inspections for dangerous, illegal, …