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- Georgia man charged with selling counterfeit Social Security cards using real identities
- FinCEN flags $17.5 billion in suspicious activity tied to health-care fraud
- FTC orders Humboldt Merchant Services to pay $12 million over sham-merchant scams
- San Juan Sheriff warns calls falsely claiming “Lt. Coleman” to demand warrant payments
- FTC settlement restricts Humboldt Merchant Services after allegations of sham-merchant payment flows
- FTC penalizes Humboldt Merchant Services for processing payments for sham merchants
- DOJ and UK launch joint alliance to dismantle global crypto/cyber scam centers
- FTC steps if you already scanned a fake QR code on a parking meter
- FTC: Don’t scan unexpected parking/payment QR codes—scammers may steal your data
- FTC Warns Bill Pay Impersonators: Paid Search Ads Lead to Fake Lookalike Payment Pages
- FBI Boston Agent Impersonators Use Encrypted-App Pressure Before Identity Verification
- FBI Boston Impersonation: Scammers Spoof FBI Phone Number to Push Encrypted App
- FBI Boston: agent impersonation calls spoof FBI phone number and push victims to encrypted app
- FTC warns bill pay impersonators: paid search ads can send you to fake lookalike payment pages
- FTC warns brushing scams: unexpected low-cost packages, name-based fake reviews, QR return phishing
- Harsh Fojalal Shah arrested in Honolulu for alleged 'gold bar' elder fraud impersonating U.S. Marshals (HI)
- Barbara A. Hirshfield charged in alleged ~$10 million Ponzi scheme targeting 200+ victims (MA)
- Andres Jesus Linares-Rea charged with wire fraud in solar panel loan identity-theft scheme (TX)
- FBI Director Patel Statement Highlights Arrest of “Most Wanted Fraudster”
- DOJ Arrests Medicare Fraud Fugitive Linked to $547M Scheme After Return to U.S.
- DOJ Returns Most Wanted COVID-19 Fraud Fugitive from Jamaica in $32M Scheme
- Sioux Falls Crypto Investor Indicted for Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, Bank Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft
- Robison Found Guilty of Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Linked to Investor Bank Account
- Sisters Indicted for Debit-Card and Gift-Card Identity Theft Wire Fraud Scheme
- DOJ (EDPA): Third Nigerian Man Sentenced for Money Laundering and Wire Fraud Over Sexual Extortion
- DOJ: Fugitive Arrested in Alleged $547 Million Medicare Fraud Using Medically Unnecessary Genetic Testing
- FBI Warns Scammers Impersonating IC3 to Retarget Prior Victims With AI Deepfakes
- Chad Michael Boal and Cory Duane Richards Indicted in Multi-Million Ponzi Scheme (Dozens of Victims)
- Jay Lucas Pleads Guilty to Securities, Adviser Fraud, Wire Fraud, Money Laundering in $50M Scheme
- Seth S. Jones Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Against 2 Philadelphia Nonprofits (Over $322,798)
- Arlington Resident Indicted for Wire Fraud and Identity Theft—Northern District of Texas Case
- Zelle Users Defrauded: Florida Man Sentenced to 32 Months for Bank Fraud Conspiracy
- FBI Warns: Spoofed FBI Albany Number Used in Government Impersonation Phone Scam
- DOJ: Scattered Spider member Peter Stokes arrested in Finland and extradited to the U.S. for intrusion and fraud
- Interpol “First Light 2026” targets phishing/impersonation links to money laundering across 97 territories
- Interpol Operation “First Light 2026” nets 5,811 arrests, intercepts $293M in social-engineering fraud
- DOJ: Tomball ISD Financial Officer Charged With $996,174 Wire Fraud
- FBI Mail-and-Wire Fraud Case in Atlanta Results in 14-Year Sentence for Conspiracy
- FBI: Atlanta Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Mail and Wire Fraud Conspiracy
- Iowa Man Agrees to Waive $17.7M Bankruptcy Discharge After USTP Finds Sham Loans and Backdating
- DOJ: Romanian SNAP Fraud Scheme Used Skimmers at ATMs and Fuel Pumps to Steal EBT Data
- Romanian Brothers Plead Guilty in $760K+ Multistate SNAP Skimming and Counterfeit Card Scheme
- DOJ: Peter Stokes arrested in Finland, extradited to US in Scattered Spider extortion case
- Chino ATM skimming devices seized in EBT fraud case, police say
- Chino police arrest suspect in organized EBT fraud and ATM skimming probe
- Metairie Pastor Indicted for Access Device Fraud and Obstruction in Federal Investigation
- DOJ Announces 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown: 455 Defendants, $6.5B+ in False Claims
- DOJ Charges Albany Bank Fraud Plot: Stolen, Forged, Counterfeited Instruments Allegedly Used
- Thirteen Indicted in Albany Bank Fraud Conspiracy Using Forged and Counterfeited Instruments
- DOJ Sues Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota for SNAP Data Shortfalls
- DOJ Massachusetts: 15 Arrests in SNAP, MassHealth, and Disability/Unemployment Benefit Fraud Crackdown
- Tren de Aragua Links Cited in DOJ ATM Malware Case: Ploutus Used to Force U.S. ATMs to Dispense Cash
- DOJ: Two Defendants Sentenced in International ATM “Jackpotting” Conspiracy Using Ploutus Malware
- DOJ SDNY: Identity Theft and Federal Benefits Fraud Complaint Alleges Passport Fraud and Healthcare Fraud Links
- DOJ: Dominican National Allegedly Stole Identities to Fraudulently Claim ~$800,000 in Federal Benefits
- Zamar McPherson Guilty for BEC Scheme Diverting $3M+ via Fake Wire Instructions
- Luis Alfonso Bisono Rodriguez Pleads Guilty in Grandparent Fraud Money Laundering
- Thomas Doyle Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Over Stolen Gustave Courbet Painting
- DOJ: Penny-Stock Pump Scheme Used Insider Share Issuances and Coordinated Press
- Charles Vaccaro Guilty in Multi-State Penny-Stock “Pump” Securities Fraud
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