Here’s a roundup of recent incidents and announcements from Ventura County agencies: These goods were recovered in a recent operation to stop retail thefts. This firearm was seized during a recent law enforcement operation to stop retail thefts. 19 arrested in retail thefts Nineteen people were arrested recently in a “blitz operation” conducted by a […]
Crime Alert Berks County, a citizen crime-fighting group, is offering cash rewards of up to $10,000 to anyone supplying tips that lead to an arrest in this case or any other case or crime. Tipsters with crime information can call 877-373-9913 anytime or contact Crime Alert at its website at www.alertberks.org or via the AlertBerks […]
A Waterbury behavioral health provider who was previously convicted of Medicaid-related crimes and was barred from working with the program has now been convicted of health care fraud involving Medicaid and ordered to pay $25,000 in restitution, records show. Elijah Caldwell, 43, appeared in court in Hartford on Thursday and was sentenced to three years […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Reality TV star Julie Chrisley’s sentence for bank fraud and tax evasion was thrown out Friday by federal appeals judges, who ordered a lower court to redo her punishment over what the appellate panel called a “narrow issue.” Julie Chrisley and her husband, Todd Chrisley, who earned fame for the show “Chrisley […]
A federal appeals court has vacated Julie Chrisley’s sentence over fraud allegations. According to court documents obtained by Channel 2 investigative reporter Mark Winne, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals said “After careful consideration, and with the benefit of oral argument, we affirm the district court on all issues except for the loss amount attributed […]
Hialeah Councilwoman Angelica Pacheco surrendered to the FBI on Thursday morning as she faces healthcare fraud charges. The FBI confirmed to the Miami Herald that Pacheco is in federal custody and was scheduled to make her first appearance Thursday afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lauren F. Louis in Miami federal court. The councilwoman was elected […]
Jun. 18—GRAND FORKS — Julie Fedorchak‘s campaign has filed complaints with the Federal Communication Commission and Federal Election Commission following a series of text messages on primary election day that said that she had dropped out when she in fact had not. The texts were sent to voters across the state, including Fedorchak’s family and […]
ST. LOUIS – A St. Peters, Missouri, man who served as Webster University’s IT director appeared in federal court on Tuesday and admitted defrauding both his employer and an IT equipment seller in a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Ronald Simpson, 54, devised his […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) pointed to what he viewed as a prime example of voter fraud Saturday in a Houston-area judicial race after a new election was ordered nearly two years after the fact. A Houston judge found last month that more than 1,400 votes in the 2022 180th District Court race were invalid […]
Atlanta Police are looking for two men wanted in connection to larceny. On June 6, at approximately 3:07 p.m., officers responded to the Kroger at 800 Glenwood Avenue Southeast about a larceny. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Officers arrived at the scene and spoke to security personnel who said that […]
Credit: Intel Levi & Korsinsky, a class action attorneys’ firm, is calling Intel investors to join a class action suit against the company. The suit alleges that the semiconductor giant failed to properly disclose losses generated by its manufacturing division in January when it reported its 2023 results. Starting Q1 2024, Intel adopted its so-called […]
‘It’s just a nightmare’: More and more USAA members who lost thousands of dollars are sharing stories of fraud Curtis Murrah says he’d been a loyal customer with USAA for 28 years — until his wife rang him up one day saying she couldn’t make their mortgage payment because there wasn’t any money in their […]