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HOUSTON – A Missouri City couple who once worked at NASA admitted Friday to running a years-long mortgage fraud scheme tied to the financing of their luxury home, federal prosecutors …

ALBANY, N.Y. – A Watervliet man admitted Monday to trading cocaine for stolen guns, pleading guilty to two federal firearms charges tied to a 2022 burglary at a Hudson Falls …

BATON ROUGE, LA – A Prairieville man has pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to defraud a Louisiana childcare grant program created with pandemic relief funds, prosecutors announced. Romney …

BALTIMORE, MD – A Miami woman has been indicted on 16 federal charges for her alleged role in a pandemic-related unemployment insurance fraud scheme that targeted state agencies, including the …

ST. LOUIS, MO – A New York woman pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to a sweeping fraud scheme involving counterfeit checks and stolen identities worth nearly $2.7 million. Gabrielle …

LOS ANGELES, CA – Identical twin brothers who worked as MRI technicians have been indicted on federal charges alleging they failed to report more than $1.1 million in income, much …

Trenton, N.J. – A New Jersey seafood dealer was sentenced for his role in a conspiracy to hide illegal scallop harvesting from federal regulators, prosecutors announced. A federal judge ordered …

Los Angeles, CA – A West Hills man has agreed to plead guilty to running a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme that preyed on elderly church parishioners and other investors with false …

WASHINGTON, DC – A newly declassified memo obtained by former Trump aide and current FBI Director Kash Patel details how senior Justice Department officials in 2016 blocked FBI agents from …

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 …

New York, NY – A Long Island woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges in a sweeping $30 million fraud scheme that promised foreign investors U.S. green cards and exclusive …

Harrisburg, PA – She was trusted to guard inmates — instead, investigators say she had sex with them and used their identities in a fraud scheme. Kristina Miller, 35, a …

NEWARK, N.J. — A Hudson County man has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly defrauding elderly and other victims out of more than $1 million through a long-running investment …

NEWARK, N.J. — A New York City man has been charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for allegedly using stolen personal information to obtain fraudulent business loans totaling …

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — A Maryland husband and wife were sentenced Tuesday to federal prison for their roles in a $20 million life insurance fraud and tax evasion scheme, prosecutors …

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Authorities are investigating a case of debit card fraud after a woman reported several unauthorized transactions made using a cloned version of her card at multiple …

SECAUCUS, N.J. — A Brooklyn woman was arrested Monday after investigators linked her to a six-figure theft carried out through a fraudulent email targeting a financial transaction in early 2022, …

QUEENS, N.Y. — A former Queens husband and wife have been indicted for allegedly stealing wages from employees of two cleaning companies they operated, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced …

TRENTON, N.J. — A Perth Amboy woman admitted to fraudulently obtaining more than $190,000 in federal COVID-19 relief funds, including loans and unemployment benefits, by submitting false applications, U.S. Attorney …

BRONX, N.Y. — A 78-year-old woman was scammed out of $24,000 after falling victim to a phone fraud scheme and in-person collection on Wednesday, June 11, according to police. At …

PARAMUS, N.J. — A certified public accountant from Paramus pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to defraud the United States by promoting fraudulent tax shelters that allowed wealthy clients to claim …

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A disbarred Brooklyn attorney has been convicted of stealing the deeds to 11 residential properties in a decade-long real estate fraud scheme that targeted minority homeowners facing …

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A Gravesend bookkeeper and two accomplices have been indicted for allegedly stealing over $1.1 million through a fake payroll and check-cashing scheme spanning five years, Brooklyn District …

TRENTON, N.J. — Two individuals have been charged in connection with a business email compromise scheme that led to the theft of $150,000 from a small business owner in Trenton, …

UTICA, N.Y. — A Utica man was charged last week in connection with a fraudulent bank transaction that led to a $1,500 loss for a local financial institution. In mid-April, …