Two arrested in Prince George’s County for scamming victims out of cash, gold in tech support schemes
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MD — The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Financial Crimes Unit has arrested two suspects accused of participating in separate tech support scams that defrauded victims out of large…
Three More Accused of Role in Scamming Elderly Nationwide
On May 8, Bowen Chen, 21, of Monterey Park, Jiacheng Chen, 19, of East San Gabriel, and Vianne Chen, a.k.a. Tingting T. Chen, 41, were added to an indictment in U.S. District…
Providence Man Sentenced for Scamming Rhode Island and Massachusetts Seniors
Vidal Roquez, 39, previously admitted to the court that he personally visited the homes of grandparent scam victims in Rhode Island and Massachusetts to collect cash from them after they had been…
Indian National Pleads Guilty to Scamming New Yorkers, Americans Out of $6 Million
Vinoth Ponmaran, 35, a citizen of India, pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy that targeted over 6,500 victims, many of whom were elderly, across the United States and Canada. The…
Internet Salesman Scamming Pennsylvania Customers Slapped with AG Lawsuit
Harrisburg, PA – Attorney General Michelle Henry has filed a lawsuit against Davis Communications Internet, Inc., and its owner, David Davis, accusing them of posing as an internet provider while merely reselling…
Three Arrested for Scamming Philadelphia Seniors
PHILADELPHIA, PA – On Monday, District Attorney Larry Krasner, DAO First Assistant Carolyn Engel Temin, and members of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Elder Justice Unit (EJU) announced charges against three individuals…
Williamsport Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Scamming Customers
WILLIAMSPORT, PA – Michael Bloom, a Williamsport-based contractor, has been sentenced to two-and-a-half to seven years in a State Correctional Institute for failing to fulfill elevator installation contracts. The 44-year-old man pleaded…
Scrap metal worker, customer caught scamming business by falsifying records
SALISBURY, MD – An elaborate theft scheme at Salisbury Scrap Metal has resulted in charges being filed against employee Michael Angelo Fisher and customer Lenord Pompilus Jr. Fisher allegedly falsified customer information,…
Rampant catfishing, scamming forces Utica Police Department to disable Facebook commenting
UTICA, NY – The Utica Police Department has announced it has shut off comments on the department’s official Facebook page after the page has been plagued by scammers, catfishing and extortionists. “We…
Calabasas Man Sentenced to 17½ Years in Prison for Scamming Cannabis Vaping Business Investors Out of More Than $35 Million
LOS ANGELES – A former UCLA decathlete who also competed with the Philippines national team was sentenced today to 210 months in federal prison for fraudulently raising more than $45 million…
Mastic Fence Contractor Charged for Scamming Customers Out of $20,000
MASTIC, NY – A Mastic business owner has been charged after taking over $20,000 from customers for fence work and never providing his services or material. Steven Vitagliano, owner of Line Up…
Calabasas Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Charges for Scamming Cannabis Vaping Business Investors Out of at Least $28 Million
LOS ANGELES – A former UCLA decathlete who also competed with the Philippines national team has agreed to plead guilty to two federal criminal charges for fraudulently raising more than $37…
NY Bagel Company Owner Sentenced to 3 ½ Years in Prison for Scamming Prospective Franchisees Out of Over $2 Million
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division announced that Joseph Smith, 57, formerly of Fishkill, New…
New Jersey Settles $10 Million Lawsuit With Scamming Timeshare Rental Company
by Matt Platkin, NJ Attorney General TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that a lawsuit by the State has resulted in a…
Superstorm Sandy Fraudster Contractors Plead Guilty to Scamming Storm Victims
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Two out-of-state contractors who defrauded Superstorm Sandy victims in Ocean County out of a half-million dollars have pleaded guilty in court, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D.…
Nigerian woman sentenced for scamming Social Security Administration and FEMA out of nearly a million dollars
ATLANTA – Ivie Shevon Sajere has been sentenced for her role in a conspiracy that defrauded the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) out of nearly $1,000,000. …
Woman pleads guilty to scamming SSA and FEMA out of hundreds of thousands of dollars
ATLANTA – Ivie Shevon Sajere pled guilty to a money laundering conspiracy that defrauded the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) out of nearly $1,000,000. The conspiracy…
Five New Yorkers charged for scamming Atlantic City Casinos out of $1.12 million
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced that five individuals have been indicted for allegedly conspiring to steal a total of $1,120,000 from five Atlantic City casinos by presenting fraudulent bank…
Two charged for scamming sports tourists out of $126,000 trip to see Tiger Woods
FREEHOLD – Two men have been charged via direct indictment for a six-figure theft connected to a contracted trip for eight people to attend the 2019 Masters Tournament that never materialized, Acting…
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