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The former owner of a pizza parlor in Massachusetts has been accused of lying about the number of employees he had in an effort to fraudulently acquire what turned out to be $660,000+ in federal relief funds for COVID-19 through a Small Business Administration-approved lender, according to an announcement from prosecutors on Tuesday. He is then alleged […]
Two former Chick-fil-A employees in Alabama have been indicted for allegedly diverting thousands of dollars in customer payments to their own bank accounts, Newsweek reports. The United States Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Alabama released a statement on the alleged scheme on Wednesday and outlined the 16-count indictment against them. Larry James Black Jr., 37, and Joshua Daniel Powell, 40, worked […]
A 90-year-old woman was defrauded out of $32.8 million dollars in what was believed to be Hong Kong’s biggest phone scams. CNN reports the scheme began in August 2020, when the unidentified nonagenarian received a phone call from people posing as Chinese officials. The scammers reportedly told the woman her identity was being used in a money laundering […]
Bernie Madoff, notorious convicted fraudster who pleaded guilty in 2009 to 11 federal felonies, is dead at 82. According to a source quoted in an Associated Press report, Madoff died from natural causes at the Federal Medical Center in North Carolina on Wednesday. Last year Madoff’s legal team attempted to get Madoff released from prison due […]
On Tuesday, Zachary Horwitz, a small-time actor, was arrested in Los Angeles for his alleged involvement in a massive Ponzi scheme, according to The LA Times. Authorities say that the 34-year-old Horwitz defrauded investors out of $227 million by peddling fake licensing deals with HBO, Netflix, and others. Horwitz has appeared in films using the name […]
A pair of former New York City mortuary workers have been charged with stealing from the deceased. Federal prosecutors announced the charges Tuesday, accusing 66-year-old Charles McFadgen and 50-year-old Willie Garcon of swiping multiple bank cards from dead bodies at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of New York City. The former suspect, who worked at the office between 2003 […]
Instagram star “Jay Mazini” is facing years behind bars. The 25-year-old influencer—legal name Jebara Igbara—has been charged with wire fraud for allegedly cheating his followers out of $2.5 million worth of Bitcoin. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York announced the charges in a press release Wednesday, claiming Mazini had tricked the victims into sending […]
Florida resident Aaron Barnes-Burpo has been arrested after he allegedly scammed free hotel stays and other services by lying about his association with famous rappers. The Houston Chronicle reports that the 28-year-old was ordered to pay $300,000 in restitution to 19 different businesses, and will be serving seven years in federal prison for his crimes. Barnes-Burpo had reportedly told […]
In a new, unsanctioned interview from prison, Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland admitted he “knowingly lied” to investors. Per the New York Post, McFarland admitted that he conned millions of dollars from investors to fund his disastrous music festival. “I think the biggest mistake before I went awry was just setting an unrealistic time frame for the festival,” he […]
G Herbo addresses the recent charges of fraud involving him and several members of his entourage conducting a multi-year, million-dollar scheme on his latest track “Statement.” Flipping the beat of the iconic Diplomats track “I Really Mean It” with a trap twist, Herbo discusses the allegations of him and others using stolen IDs and credit card information to make expensive purchases […]
