Text scam posing as NJMVC targets millions across New Jersey, officials warn
MAYS LANDING, NJ — Authorities in Atlantic County are warning residents statewide of a widespread phone scam involving fake text messages claiming to be from the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC).…
Scammers posing as police as authorities continue search for baby Kason Thomass
COLUMBUS, OH – The Columbus Police Department says scammers are calling residents asking for money to grow a reward for the return of baby Kason Thomass who was taken during a carjacking…
Police issue warning after two men posing as firefighters scope out home in Newark
NEWARK, DE – Police have issued a warning to residents after two men posing as city firefighters may have been scoping out a home on Winslow Road on Saturday. According to the…
‘A Prank’: Reddit Poster Posing As Juror In Waukesha Trial Comes Clean After Judge Gets The Cops Involved
‘A Prank’: Reddit Poster Posing As Juror In Waukesha Trial Comes Clean After Judge Gets The Cops Involved Trevor Schakohl on October 25, 2022 A Reddit post supposedly written by an anonymous…
Easton Resident Sentenced To 18 Years In Federal Prison For Posing As A Teenage Boy On Social Media To Entice Minor Females To Send Him Sexually Explicit Images And Videos Of Themselves
Baltimore, Maryland – Chief United States District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Angel Gabriel Arroyo-Angelino (“Arroyo”), age 34, a Mexican citizen residing in Easton, Maryland, today to 18 years in federal prison,…
Man accused of posing as U.S. agent appears poised to enter a plea -court filing
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A man who was accused earlier this year of posing as a federal law enforcement agent and providing lavish gifts to U.S. Secret Service agents appeared…
Nigerian Man Indicted and Wanted for Defrauding New York State Out of More than $30 Million by Posing as Ventilator Seller During Height of the COVID-19 Pandemic
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Chidozie Collins Obasi, 29, of Nigeria, was charged by Indictment with one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, six…
Armed Men Posing as DEA Agents Carjack New York City Driver
NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department reported today that they are searching for a group of men who posed as DEA agents in order to facilitate a carjacking…
NYC Thieves Posing as Drug Dealers to Commit Robberies in Manhattan
NEW YORK, NY – Crafty thieves in Manhattan are now posing as drug dealers in an attempt to commit robbery against unsuspecting prospective buyers, the New York City Police Department said. The…
Scammers Posing as Baltimore County Sheriff’s Officers Targeting Residents
BALTIMORE, Md – Scammers are targeting Baltimore residents to fleece people out of money, claiming to be police officers. According to the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office, the agency is again receiving numerous…
Phone Scammers Posing as Delaware State Police Seeking Donations, Agency Reports
WILMINGTON, DE (PUBLIC SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT) The Delaware State Police is providing a Scam Alert Advisory. This is a general alert that applies to the entire State of Delaware. The Delaware State Police…
Easton Resident Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge for Posing as a Teenage Boy on Social Media to Entice Minor Females to Send Him Sexually Explicit Images and Videos of Themselves
Baltimore, Maryland – Angel Gabriel Arroyo-Angelino (“Arroyo”), age 34, a Mexican citizen residing in Easton, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity. …
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Posing as a 16-Year-Old Boy to Persuade, Induce, and Entice at Least Three Minor Victims to Engage in Sexually Explicit Conduct in Order to Produce Images and Videos of Such Conduct
Greenbelt, Maryland – Derrell Lamar Hooker Orange (“Hooker Orange”) age 37, of Brandywine, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to enticement of a minor to produce child [censored]ography and to possession of child [censored]ography. …
Men Posing As Uber Drivers Rob and Kidnap Unsuspecting Victims in D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department is investigating an Armed Kidnapping that took place on the 600 Block of Florida Avenue in Northwest D.C. This incident happened on May…
U.S. judge declines to detain two men accused of posing as federal agents
WASHINGTON – A U.S. judge on Tuesday declined a request by federal prosecutors to detain two men who are accused of impersonating federal law enforcement agents, saying the government had failed to…
Delaware Police Warn Scammers Posing as Cops, Shaking Down Residents for “Bail Money”
The following information is being released as a public service announcement for the Delaware State Police. The following message has been provided by the Delaware State Police and being released to the…
Two arrested on Long Island for posing as undercover police, pulling over drivers
LONG ISLAND, NY – Two men have been charged with posing as police officers after attempting to pull over drivers in Smithtown, police said Thursday. Franco Calla and Robert Toomey were arrested…
Former Employee Of Technology Company Charged With Stealing Confidential Data And Extorting Company For Ransom While Posing As Anonymous Attacker
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced…
Man posing as taxi driver jailed, placed on sex offenders register
LONDON – Isaac Mabwa, 33, of Melville Avenue, Ealing, was sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment at Wood Green Crown Court on Monday, 29 November. He was also placed on the sex offenders…
Suspected Iranian Hackers Charged For Posing As Trump Supporters, Sending Threats To Democratic Voters
Two suspected Iranian hackers were charged for posing as supporters of former President Donald Trump and sending threatening messages to U.S. voters, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. Iranians Seyyed Mohammad Hosein…
Illegal immigrant arrested for murder had crossed border posing as an unaccompanied minor
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Back in October, Yery Noel-Ullova, 23, was arrested for the murder of a man inside a Lone Star Road home. Now, police have learned Noel-Ullova recently entered the United…
Posing on Social Media with Guns and Drugs Leads Waterloo Man to Federal Prison
A man who made several social media posts posing with guns and marijuana was sentenced today to nearly three years in federal prison. Joshua Adam Rode, age 24, from Waterloo, Iowa, received…
Chevy Chase Man Facing Federal Indictment for Allegedly Posing as an Investment Advisor to Steal $750,0000 From a Non-Profit Organization Providing Services to Combat and Wounded Military Veterans
Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Brian McQuade, age 70, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, for the federal charges of wire fraud related to a scheme to…
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