#fraud

#fraud

George Santos, the gay expelled Republican lawmaker and convicted felon, whose brief congressional career became a spectacle of deception and fraud, surrendered to federal authorities Friday to begin serving a more than 7-year prison sentence.

Chapman ran a laptop farm from her home, helping North Korean IT operatives pose as US-based remote workers, resulting in a $17 million fraud that impacted more than 300 companies.

Burton pleaded guilty Thursday to wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy, facing a maximum of 20 years in prison for both charges.

Chapman helped North Korean workers fraudulently obtain remote-work jobs at U.S. companies. She turned her home into a "laptop farm," concealing their identities.

Harshvardhan Jain, arrested for running a fake embassy, duped people by offering overseas employment through false promises and impersonation of ambassadors for fictional nations.

Four men have been charged for a series of burglaries where victims were allegedly targeted on LGBT dating app Grindr.

Hewlett Packard (HP) is set to recoup more than 700 million ($944 million) from the estate of the late Mike Lynch and his former business partner, Sushovan Hussain.

Amaris Marie Delapena, a Florida lawyer, has been suspended after being convicted of 15 counts of wire fraud and 22 counts of bank fraud, amounting to over $193,000 in embezzlement.

Chiarello's estate alleges that upon his death, three individuals "immediately and maliciously embarked on a campaign of coercion, fraud, and interference to try to trick, intimidate, and pressure Chef Chiarello's Estate" to surrender his restaurants and related assets to them.

These things are industrial-scale fraud factories that are using some of the most modern technology available, and their use of that technology is allowing them to scale these things very quickly. ... I don't even think American law enforcement has figured out how to get their heads around this yet.

Mohammed Alazawi, 54, was sentenced to nine years for carrying out multiple unsafe and illegal circumcisions across the UK, including in the West Midlands.

The younger Hou believes his father has been kidnapped and is personally offering a reward of up to $250,000 for information that leads to his father's return or identifies those responsible for his disappearance.

The victim received a text message reporting a suspicious charge and directed her to call a particular phone number.

Private criminal prosecutions allow individuals, companies, or charities to seek justice, but can also lead to abuse, as shown by the Post Office's 918 successful prosecutions.

Fraudsters often exploit the carefree attitude of holidaymakers during the summer months, seeking to capitalize on those looking for great vacation deals.

A pair of MoonPay executives lost $250,000 worth of Ethereum in a scam they believed was a donation to Donald Trump's inauguration. The victims received a fake email from someone pretending to be a Trump official, requesting the donation to a crypto wallet.

Monzo has been fined £21 million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after fraudsters were able to open bank accounts using clearly fake or implausible addresses - including Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street.

Charmaine Gatlin, former chief operating officer of Jackson Health Foundation, has been accused of fleecing $3.6 million from the foundation through fake invoices and kickbacks.

Despite this happy outcome, the victim wishes to remain anonymous as not even his immediate family know about his misfortune.