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7 Long Island Men Arrested in $20M Gift Card Fraud Scheme Targeting Elderly Victims

7th March 2025
7 Long Island Men Arrested in $20M Gift Card Fraud Scheme Targeting Elderly Victims. NEW YORK – Seven men from Long Island have been charged in a $20 million money laundering and fraud scheme that tricked over 1,800 victims—many of them elderly—into purchasing Home Depot and Lowe’s gift cards under false pretenses. Authorities say the […]
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Builder Sentenced for Fraud After £31K Extension for Parkinson's Victim

3rd March 2025
Builder Sentenced for Fraud After £31K Extension for Parkinson's Victim. Gary Nelson, 48, a builder who charged a woman £31,190 for a poorly constructed, unfinished extension, has been sentenced. The work was meant to provide a wheelchair-accessible space for a man with Parkinson's disease and a chronic back condition but ended up causing significant financial […]
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Missouri Woman Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud in Scheme to Sell Elvis Presley's Graceland

27th February 2025
Missouri Woman Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud in Scheme to Sell Elvis Presley's Graceland. Lisa Jeanine Findley—a Missouri woman arrested for attempting to sell Elvis Presley’s famous Graceland property—has pleaded guilty to mail fraud. Findley, 54, of Kimberling City, Missouri, was involved in an elaborate scheme to defraud the Presley family by attempting to auction […]
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Kofi Amankwaa Sentenced to 70 Months for VAWA Immigration Fraud Scheme

27th February 2025
Former Immigration Attorney Kofi Amankwaa Sentenced to 70 Months for Fraudulent Immigration Scheme. Kofi Amankwaa, a former Bronx-based immigration attorney, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for orchestrating an extensive immigration fraud scheme. The scheme involved submitting fraudulent petitions under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) to unlawfully help clients gain U.S. immigration […]
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Norman Gray, Biomedical CEO, Sentenced to 10 Years for Defrauding Investors of $13 Million

26th February 2025
Norman Gray, Biomedical CEO, Sentenced to 10 Years for Defrauding Investors of $13 Million. In a shocking case of corporate fraud, Norman Gray, the founder and CEO of a biomedical company (the “Biomedical Company”, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for defrauding investors out of more than $13 million. This sentence was handed […]
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Saad Healthcare Settles $3M False Claims Act Lawsuit

24th February 2025
Saad Enterprises Agrees to $3 Million Settlement Over False Claims Act Violation Saad Enterprises Inc., operating as Saad Healthcare, has agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting fraudulent claims for hospice care in Alabama. The claims in question were for patients who were not […]
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Cash App Payouts in Illinois: $175 Million Settlement Update Over Fraud and Weak Security

22nd February 2025
Cash App Payouts in Illinois: $175 Million Settlement Update Over Fraud and Weak Security. Cash App users in Illinois could soon receive a paycheck following a significant legal action against the mobile payment platform. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered Cash App's parent company, Block Inc., to pay $175 million due to its […]
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10 Notorious Fraudsters Who Scammed Their Way Into History

15th February 2025
10 Notorious Fraudsters Who Scammed Their Way Into History. Throughout history, various swindlers have turned trust into personal fortune, only for their deceptive schemes to eventually crumble. As the world evolved, so did the methods of these tricksters, who adapted to technological advances and shifting economic landscapes. From classic scams to digital cons, notorious figures […]
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Natalie Cochran Convicted of Murder After Ponzi Scheme

14th February 2025
The Shocking Murder Conviction of Natalie Cochran: A Ponzi Scheme and Poisoning Case. In February 2019, Michael Cochran's sudden death shocked his loved ones, but the truth about his passing would take years to uncover. Investigators linked his death to his wife, Natalie Cochran, who, along with Michael, ran a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors […]
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Elizabeth Holmes Shares Her Daily Life in Prison, from Assisting Inmates Launch Careers to Facing 'Pure Pain'

13th February 2025
Elizabeth Holmes Shares Her Daily Life in Prison, from Assisting Inmates Launch Careers to Facing 'Pure Pain'. Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO of Theranos, the billion-dollar health-tech startup that collapsed in a fraud scandal, has spent the last two years at a federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas. Holmes, 41, is serving an 11.25-year sentence, […]
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