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A former Houston police captain was arrested Tuesday following an altercation two weeks prior to the 2020 presidential election where he pointed a gun at the head of a man he falsely accused of being “the mastermind of a giant (voter) fraud” scheme, CNN reports. He has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and faces […]
The pandemic rages on and still the only government relief many Americans have seen was a stimulus check in the spring. People are desperate and, unfortunately, folks looking for any way out can be easy marks. A new text scam is phishing for personal information by impersonating the Internal Revenue Service and promising another $1200 stimulus […]
If there’s one thing the internet age has taught us, it’s that the boys are always watching and listening. Yet, it seems like one Tennessee rapper missed this lesson in common sense as he’s now facing fraud charges after boasting about scamming in his latest music video. Fontrell Antonio Baines was arrested for allegedly committing unemployment fraud, […]
The pandemic may have brought the world to a standstill, but it didn’t stop one Texas man’s hustle. Per the Justice Department, a Dallas-area man stole over $17 million in COVID-19 bailout money. 55-year-old Dinesh Sah was able to finesse $24.8 million, of which he received $17.7 million. The money was federal relief funds allotted by the Paycheck Protection […]
Armando Perez, the police chief of Bridgeport, Connecticut, has resigned from his post after being arrested on federal fraud charges. The city’s mayor, Joe Ganim, announced the news in a video posted to social media Thursday afternoon, confirming Assistant Chief Rebeca Garcia will be the acting police chief until further notice. Perez and Bridgeport’s personnel director, David Dunn, were […]
Former New York Jets wide receiver Josh Bellamy was arrested Thursday morning for his alleged involvement in a $24 million scheme where he llegally received coronavirus relief loans, ESPN reports. The U.S. Justice Department names 10 defendants, aside from Bellamy, in the case, none of which played in the NFL. Bellamy received a loan of more than $1.2 million from the Paycheck Protection Program for his […]
Kanye West‘s presidential campaign continues to sink. On Thursday, a Virginia judge ordered West’s name to be removed from the state’s presidential ballot, after determining his campaign used improper tactics to secure Elector Oaths. According to the Associated Press, Richmond Circuit Court Judge Joi Taylor ruled that 11 out of the 13 required oaths West had […]
Steve Bannon, who previously served as White House Chief Strategist for Trump and executive chair for Breitbart, has been taken into custody and charged with defrauding those who donated to an online fundraiser dubbed “We Build the Wall.” The campaign ultimately raised more than $25 million, despite “repeatedly and falsely” claiming to the public that Brian Kolfage—alongside whom […]
To help assist those who lost money to the disaster that was Fyre Fest in 2017, the U.S. Marshals service will auction off merch from the failed event. “This Fyre Festival-branded clothing and other items that were seized from Billy McFarland were originally intended to be sold at the Fyre Festival itself but were kept by […]
A California man was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in federal prison for trying to sell $6 million worth of paintings he claimed were created by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, and Keith Haring, ABC News reports. Philip Righter, 43, had already pleaded guilty in March to mail fraud and aggravated identity theft in Miami. […]
