Virginia Beach VA Aug 28 2018 For almost three decades, Kevin Darlene Edwards served as a probation officer in Virginia Beach, tasked with making sure defendants stayed out of trouble and got locked up when they didn’t. In retirement, she worked part-time as a probation officer in Chesapeake and as a criminal justice instructor at Bryant […]
NORFOLK, Va. Aug 8 2018– A Virginia Beach naval officer pleaded guilty today to his role in a $2.7 million procurement fraud scheme, and to lying on his federal income tax return. According to court documents, Randolph M. Prince, 45, defrauded the Navy out of over $2.7 million through a procurement fraud scheme in which […]
BIRMINGHAM AL August 1 2018– The FBI today arrested two Georgia residents on charges they took part in an interstate jury-duty scam, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp Jr. and U.S. Marshal Martin Keely. A one-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama charges […]
Texas July 30 2018 If you ever received one of those IRS scam calls, you might have wondered: will the good guys ever make those bad guys pay? About a week ago, it happened. A federal judge in Texas sentenced 21 residents of New Jersey, Illinois, Indiana, Texas, Arizona, California, Alabama and Florida to prison terms […]
Bergen County NJ July 15 2018 A bank employee and her boyfriend allegedly stole about $375,000 from the accounts of a deceased New Jersey resident, authorities say. According to Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo, Shannell Griggs, a bank worker, unlawfully used the bank’s computerized account and customer service systems to access and take over the […]
Cottonwood Heights UT July 15 2018 Police in Cottonwood Heights arrested two people on Monday who they say used counterfeit cash to purchase items at a local business, then returned the items for real money. Following the arrest, police found thousands of dollars in counterfeit bills — mostly 20s and some 100s — in the suspects’ […]
LONG BEACH CA June 17 2018 Personal information belonging to more than 1,000 veterans was found during a traffic stop of a Veterans Affairs clerk in Long Beach this week. The discovery was made on the campus of Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center after VA police officers noticed a personal car which illegally had commercial plates […]
Newport News VA June 6 2018 A federal jury has convicted a Newport News, Virginia, woman on fraud and tax charges after prosecutors said she charged over a half-million dollars on her boss’ credit cards. Sherea Darnell is a former manager at a Williamsburg, Virginia, eye care center. Prosecutors said she used the doctor’s credit […]
GARDNER, Kan.June 3 2018 A Catholic priest from Kansas is facing charges for allegedly stealing more than $42,000 from his parish after losing a large amount of money gambling. The Kansas City Star reports that 68-year-old Joseph Cramer is charged with felony theft and two counts of felony computer crime. He is free on bond […]
CHICAGO IL April 25 2018 The UPS headquarters might be in Atlanta, but for almost three months, hundreds if not thousands of pieces of its corporate mail were delivered to a small unassuming garden apartment in the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. That corporate mail included tens of thousands of dollars in business checks. According […]