Tag: fraud

Victim reports fraud scheme resulted in $444,000 loss

Jan. 4—Fairfield Glade Police have been asked to look into an elaborate scheme to defraud a local man of around $444,000 that unfolded over a four-month period, according to a report released this past week. The 80-year-old St. George resident filed a report with Fairfield Glade Police Officer Jacob VanTrump on Dec. 21. At that […]

Councilmember Andrea Cardenas appears in court on fraud charges

SAN DIEGO –- Chula Vista Councilmember Andrea Cardenas and her brother Jesus appeared in court Wednesday on fraud charges. Cardenas and her brother are facing multiple felonies ranging from fraud to money laundering related to pandemic-era relief loans obtained by their political consulting firm Grassroots Resources. “These indictments are a dark cloud over the city […]

Feds cracking down on millions of dollars in COVID fraud schemes

It’s been nearly four years since COVID 19 changed just about everything in our lives. We’re still feeling the effects, especially when it comes to your money. The Feds are cracking down on Millions of dollars in COVID fraud schemes. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] “Now the focus is more […]

Santa Fe businessman, music, theater figure charged with securities fraud

Jan. 1—A man well known in Santa Fe’s music, theater and political circles has been indicted on charges accusing him of illegally withholding information from people who invested in his hemp company. A grand jury indictment filed Dec. 15 in state District Court charges Loveless Johnson III, founder of Amerigreen Organics, with six felony counts […]

Thousands accuse Serbia’s ruling populists of election fraud at Belgrade rally

Thousands of people have rallied in Serbia’s capital, chanting “Thieves!” and accusing the populist authorities of President Aleksandar Vucic of orchestrating a fraud during a recent general election. The rally in central Belgrade capped nearly two weeks of street protests against reported widespread irregularities during the December 17 parliamentary and local elections which were also […]