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 […]
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Former Webster University IT director admits $2.1 million fraud
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 […]
Abbott calls out ‘voter fraud’ in Houston judicial race
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 […]
2 men wanted for fraud after placing fake pin pad machine at self-checkout in Kroger
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 […]
Intel slapped with class action lawsuit over foundry revenues — litigants allege securities fraud
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 […]
More and more USAA members who lost thousands of dollars are sharing stories of fraud
‘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 […]
Google chief gives evidence at fraud trial of Ozy Media founder
Google chief executive Sundar Pichai gave evidence on Friday at the federal financial conspiracy trial surrounding startup Ozy Media, countering founder Carlos Watson’s alleged claims that the search giant once sought to buy Ozy. Google did consider hiring Watson for a high-level news executive job in 2021 and putting 25 million dollars (£19.7 million) into […]
Berks woman charged with food stamp fraud
State authorities have accused a Bernville-area woman of fraudulently receiving more than $2,800 in government food benefits by failing to report income from her employer while she was on maternity leave. Heather M. Bailey, 40, of the 5700 block of Mt. Pleasant Road, Penn Township, remained free to await a hearing after arraignment Wednesday night […]
Spokane apartment management company agrees to pay nearly $330,000 after federal fraud claims
Jun. 13—A Spokane property management company operating apartments owned by a rapist while he’s in prison agreed to pay nearly $330,000 after admitting they fraudulently obtained hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19 pandemic rental assistance. All Star Property Management LLC and owner Gieve Parker were accused last year in federal court of falsely obtaining […]
Major failures by Minnesota’s education department helped lead to largest Covid fraud scheme in the nation, audit says
Major failures by Minnesota’s education department allowed the rampant misuse of a federal program meant to feed children during the pandemic, according to a state audit report released Thursday. The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) did not properly oversee Feeding Our Future, the nonprofit at the center of an alleged $250 million Covid relief scheme […]
Jacksonville man faces up to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to bank fraud
One of two men from Jacksonville arrested and charged with bank fraud and mail theft has pleaded guilty in federal court. >> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE
Bathroom breaks were banned by Archegos boss accused of fraud, who allegedly ‘yelled’ at staff for stepping away while key stocks were moving
Staff at family office Archegos Capital Management were reportedly “yelled” at by their boss, Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang, for taking bathroom breaks while the firm was allegedly orchestrating market manipulations. Hwang is currently on trial in New York charged with racketeering and fraud offenses related to a $36 billion “house of cards” market manipulation scheme. […]