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DES MOINES, Iowa — Carl Dale Markley, a former nurse practitioner and business owner from Ames, pleaded guilty to 15 counts of sex trafficking by fraud and coercion, admitting to …

DENVER – Bryant Edwin Sewall, 57, formerly of Little Elm, Texas, was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison after being convicted of 14 counts of wire fraud and one …

ST. LOUIS — A convicted felon has pleaded guilty to illegally acquiring dozens of firearms and defrauding two investors out of more than $830,000, federal prosecutors announced. Dennis Latour, 41, …

NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey tax preparer faces a 16-count federal indictment for allegedly falsifying tax returns and fraudulently obtaining funds from COVID-19 relief programs, according to the U.S. …

Queens Man Charged with Pandemic Relief Fund Fraud **Queens, NY** – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz has charged Humayun Kabir with grand larceny and related crimes. He allegedly misappropriated pandemic …

LAS VEGAS — A Nevada man admitted in federal court Thursday to orchestrating a multimillion-dollar investment fraud scheme, defrauding victims of more than $6.1 million over six years. Mykalai Kontilai, …

NEW YORK — The NYPD is seeking public assistance to identify a woman accused of a grand larceny involving a fraudulent vehicle sale in the Bronx last month. According to …

Dr. Kenneth Fishberger, a 75-year-old internist from East Setauket, New York, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to conspiring to commit health care fraud. Fishberger admitted to accepting kickbacks for …

FLEMINGTON, N.J. — A 38-year-old man from Asbury has been charged with theft by deception and tax-related offenses after authorities allege he defrauded a 91-year-old Clarksburg man of $400,000 through …

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, NJ — A 51-year-old Pennsylvania man was arrested Tuesday after attempting to collect cash from an elderly couple in what police say was an elaborate phone scam involving …

NEWARK, N.J. — An Ocean County man was sentenced to two years in federal prison on Thursday for laundering proceeds from a wire fraud scheme that defrauded a multinational financial …

Man Charged with Bank Fraud in Utica, NY **Utica, NY** – The Utica Police Department was alerted by a local bank on October 17 regarding multiple bad checks issued by …

HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry has announced an investigation into possible cases of voter registration fraud in several counties, assuring residents that the state’s safeguards are actively …

YARDLEY, Pa. — Authorities in Bucks County are investigating a fabricated video circulating on social media that appears to show the destruction of election ballots. The Yardley Borough Police Department …

Police Seek Public’s Help Identifying Fraud Suspect **Columbus, OH** – The Columbus Division of Police is requesting assistance from the public in identifying an individual involved in fraud incidents. On …

ALBANY, N.Y. — Two Albany residents were sentenced this week to federal prison for their involvement in a bank fraud conspiracy that targeted SEFCU, federal prosecutors announced. Allahson Allah, 54, …

MILTON, Del. — Delaware State Police have arrested a 46-year-old Milton man accused of home improvement fraud involving multiple victims across Kent and Sussex counties. Christopher Russell, the owner of …

BRONX, N.Y. — Eight alleged members and associates of the “Shiesty 66” gang have been indicted in a large-scale bank fraud scheme that netted over $10 million, according to an …

STAFFORD, Va. — The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office released its daily incident report for Wednesday, Oct. 16, detailing a series of fraud, larceny, and public intoxication cases from recent days. …

Newark, NJ – As Halloween approaches, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs has been conducting inspections of temporary “pop-up” Halloween stores to ensure compliance with state laws aimed at …

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Sir Maejor Page, a Black Lives Matter activist and repeat police impersonator, was sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison for defrauding donors out …