Bowie MD May 4 2019 A Bowie man was indicted on 20 counts for defrauding the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (V.A.) of $300,000 by a federal grand jury for allegedly using his business to deceive a program for disabled military veterans on April 22. Francis Engles, 63, is alleged to have used his […]
ANCHORAGE AK April 30 2019 A man who stole over $4 million from an Anchorage bank did so with an ice cream social and a private jet, according to a report filed by the U.S. Attorney’s office. Prosecutors say he was in Mexico with the money before the bank even knew it was gone, and he […]
New York City NY April 18 2019 A former NYPD officer’s 20-year disability scam was laid bare Monday when he pleaded guilty to accepting benefits while working as a strip club security guard. Gerard Scparta, 54, took $638,000 in disability benefits from the Social Security Administration and underreported his income by $268,000 after leaving […]
ORANGE COUNTY, Va. March 28 2019— A Stafford man has been charged with multiple counts of money laundering and embezzlement in connection to more than $450,000 embezzled from an Orange County neighborhood association over the course of four years. Roy C. Mayberry, 46, was arrested at his home in Stafford County on Tuesday and charged […]
Pittsburgh PA March 22 2019 State police are looking for a 48-year-old man accused of forging documents that allowed him to carry a weapon and work as a security guard. According to the criminal complaint, Kenneth Wilson hired a private investigator from Greensburg to work security for an event in Pittsburgh last summer. That investigator […]
GALVESTON, Texas March 19 2019 A former fire chief in Southeast Texas has pleaded guilty to stealing about $70,000 from the department and spending some unauthorized funds at a Louisiana racetrack and casino. Prosecutors in Galveston say 61-year-old David Loop of Winnie pleaded guilty Wednesday to felony theft by a public servant from the Crystal Beach […]
Washington DC March 16 2019 A D.C. government employee is facing federal charges for allegedly issuing more than $1.45 million in food stamps and welfare benefits to people in exchange for sexual favors and $380,000, court documents say. Demetrius McMillan, a social services representative for D.C.’s Department of Human Services accepted the sexual favors and […]
Washington DC March 9 2019 The owner of a local tow truck company was sentenced to 16 months in prison for bribing three D.C. government employees. The owner of Able Towing Admitted paying tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to employees at the Department of Public Works and the Department of For-Hire Vehicles, which regulates […]
Boynton Beach FL February 26 2019 If you’re in the market for a fake temporary license plate or a counterfeit insurance card you won’t be able to call “The Tag Man,” according to Boynton Beach police. Undercover officers arrested Fedelin Pericles, 36, on Wednesday after buying two fraudulent temporary tags and a false insurance card […]
URBANA IL Feb 17 2019 — An Urbana woman who allegedly made thousands of dollars’ worth of fraudulent refunds at a store where she worked has been criminally charged with theft. Kayonna Bufford, 20, who listed an address in the 1200 block of East Pennsylvania Avenue, was arraigned Wednesday in Champaign County Circuit Court on the […]