LaPlace man pleads guilty to $400K bank fraud scheme involving fake car loans and stolen identities
NEW ORLEANS, LA – A 40-year-old LaPlace man admitted to orchestrating a years-long bank fraud scheme that involved fake car loans, fraudulent documents, and stolen identities totaling more than $400,000 in losses…
Dem State Rep Accused Republican Colleague Of Crying ‘Fake Tears’ During Abortion Bill Debate, Texts Show
Dem State Rep Accused Republican Colleague Of Crying ‘Fake Tears’ During Abortion Bill Debate, Texts Show Kate Anderson on August 7, 2023 Democratic state Sen. Stacy Brenner of Maine accused Republican state…
Hawaii Democrats Used ‘Fake Electors’ During The 1960 Election. Nobody Was Charged.
Hawaii Democrats Used ‘Fake Electors’ During The 1960 Election. Nobody Was Charged. Katelynn Richardson on August 4, 2023 Former President Donald Trump is facing charges under Special Counsel Jack Smith’s indictment that…
Michigan Attorney General Charges 16 ‘Fake Electors’ For Trump During 2020 Election
Michigan Attorney General Charges 16 ‘Fake Electors’ For Trump During 2020 Election Arjun Singh on July 18, 2023 Democratic Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed charges on Tuesday against 16 people who…
New Jersey lawmakers worried about rise in deep -fake photography
TRENTON, NJ – Lawmakers in New Jersey worried about deep-fake photographs and videos are seeking to pass a law that will criminalize the act of using technology to manipulate those photos. New…
US Special Forces Plan To Utilize ‘Deep Fake’ Technology In ‘Influence’ Ops, Docs Show
US Special Forces Plan To Utilize ‘Deep Fake’ Technology In ‘Influence’ Ops, Docs Show Jason Cohen on March 6, 2023 U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is seeking to utilize deep fakes in…
Sen. JD Vance Blasts Buttigieg For Focus On ‘Fake Problems’ After Toxic Train Derailment
Sen. JD Vance Blasts Buttigieg For Focus On ‘Fake Problems’ After Toxic Train Derailment Harold Hutchison on February 14, 2023 Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio blasted Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg…
Don Lemon Looked Straight Into The Camera And Said: ‘There’s Nothing Fake About CNN’
Don Lemon Looked Straight Into The Camera And Said: ‘There’s Nothing Fake About CNN’ Harold Hutchison on December 19, 2022 CNN host Don Lemon denied that CNN was “fake” Monday while interviewing…
Chinese Officers Used ‘Fake’ Think Tank To Recruit Agents In America, DOJ Alleges
Chinese Officers Used ‘Fake’ Think Tank To Recruit Agents In America, DOJ Alleges Micaela Burrow on October 24, 2022 The Department of Justice unveiled allegations against Chinese nationals, including three intelligence officers…
Man Who Filled Car With Fake Explosives Sentenced to 7 Years for Carjacking
A man who packed a stolen car with fake explosives and fake law enforcement credentials was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison for carjacking, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern…
Fake Home Loans Land Perpetrators in Prison
MIAMI – After previously pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft, Ana Amador and Sunilda Casilla were sentenced in federal court to prison and ordered to pay…
Beverly Hills Man Pleads Guilty to Charge for Using Fake Companies in Scheme to Steal Millions of Dollars in COVID Small Business Loans
LOS ANGELES – A Beverly Hills man – whose sons pleaded guilty earlier this month to felonies for defrauding COVID-relief programs – pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for…
Operation Hard Pressed Results in Charges Against Seven Defendants for Selling Fentanyl, Cocaine and Fake Xanax Pills
Seven suspects were arrested Tuesday in Tulsa for allegedly taking part in a drug trafficking organization operating in the Tulsa metro area that distributed counterfeit Xanax pills, cocaine, and fentanyl. “The U.S. Attorney’s…
Wilmington Man Who Possessed Fake Oxycodone Pills For Resale Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Jacquill Stovall, 33, of Wilmington, was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison by U.S. District…
Downey Man Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging He Sold Fake Prescription Pills that Caused Fatal Fentanyl Overdose
LOS ANGELES – A Downey man is in federal custody today after being arrested on federal charges of selling counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl to a 17-year-old Downey female who suffered…
San Luis Obispo County Man Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging He Sold Fake Prescription Pills that Caused Fatal Fentanyl Overdose
LOS ANGELES – A Paso Robles man has been arrested on federal charges of selling counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl to a 19-year-old Atascadero resident who suffered a fatal overdose from…
Leader of “Genesis II Church of Health and Healing,” Who Sold Toxic Bleach as Fake “Miracle” Cure for Covid-19 and Other Serious Diseases, Extradited from Colombia to the United States
Miami, Florida – Mark Grenon, 64, made his initial appearance today in federal court in Miami, Florida, after being extradited from Colombia. Grenon is charged—along with his three sons, Jonathan Grenon, 36,…
Pittsburgh Man Pleads Guilty to Holding Counterfeit Drugs and Possessing Equipment Used to Make Fake Substances
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of holding counterfeit drugs for sale and possession of equipment for manufacturing counterfeit substances, United States Attorney Cindy…
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 employees fought back, pleaded guilty in federal…
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 into the state’s COVID-19 vaccination database. “Christina…
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 purchase at the Dollar General store, but…