Results for: Fraud

Eleven Republicans in Arizona have been charged with conspiracy, fraud, and forgery for submitting a false document to Congress claiming that Donald Trump won the state in the 2020 presidential election. The charges mark the fourth state to bring charges against ‘fake electors’ in connection with the nationwide scheme to overturn the results of the election. The defendants include the former chair of the Arizona Republican Party, a 2022 U.S. Senate candidate, and two sitting state legislators. The charges come after a string of indictments against fake electors in other states, including Nevada, Michigan, and Georgia.

Saskatoon police have seized 48 tires worth approximately $24,000 from a storage locker and U-Haul in connection with an ongoing investigation involving stolen tires. The operation was initiated upon a report from the Regina Police Station, which alleged the use of a fake ID and credit cards to purchase tires from a dealership. The subsequent investigation led officers to the stolen tires, and a 17-year-old boy was arrested and charged with theft and fraud exceeding $5,000.

A gas station attendant in Monmouth County, New Jersey has been indicted on 52 counts for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from customers using a fraudulent device attached to his cell phone. The attendant, Patrick A. Brown, 48, of Newark, faces charges including credit card fraud, false uttering, theft, and credit card theft. The thefts, which occurred at a Wawa gas station in August 2023, involved Brown swiping customer credit and debit cards at the pump and transferring funds into his personal account. Brown will appear in court on May 6.

Robert Riley Saunders, a 54-year-old former case worker for the Ministry of Children and Family Development, has been denied full parole by the Parole Board of Canada. Saunders was convicted in 2022 for stealing over $460,000 from the ministry in the names of vulnerable Indigenous youth. Despite positive progress, the board raised concerns about the extent and nature of Saunders’s fraudulent activities, which spanned over two decades.

Former SNC-Lavalin vice-president Normand Morin has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for his role in a bribery scheme related to the repair of the Jacques-Cartier Bridge in Montreal. The police investigation revealed that SNC-Lavalin executives paid bribes of $2.23 million to secure a $128-million contract in the early 2000s. In a related case, former CEO of the Federal Bridge Corporation Michel Fournier previously received a sentence of five-and-a-half years for accepting bribes through Swiss bank accounts. SNC-Lavalin, now known as AtkinsRealis, agreed to pay Quebec nearly $30 million in 2022 to settle criminal bribery charges stemming from the bridge project.

A senior official in the Eastern Cape Department of Health has been arrested for fraud, forgery, and uttering. The official, who handed himself over to detectives in East London, is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.

Controversial tax refund firms are taking hundreds of pounds worth of HMRC rebates from households by helping to claim them, experts warn. The unregulated firms are controversial because they take a slice of cash owed to people when they could easily claim back the tax for free. Some firms use tax calculators to collect personal information, which once on file can be used indefinitely to make claims. Experts warn that people can unwittingly start a claims process when using these tools without knowing it.

Mahindra Finance, a non-banking financial company, has detected a fraudulent scheme involving forged KYC documents and embezzlement of funds within its retail vehicle loan portfolio. The incident, which was brought to light at one of the company’s branches in the northeast region, has prompted the postponement of the board meeting where the financial results for the fiscal year 2023-24 were to be approved. Mahindra Finance estimates a financial impact of approximately Rs 150 crore as a result of this fraudulent activity.

Laura Kowal, a widow living a double life with an online scammer, messaged her daughter expressing fears for her life before being found dead in the Mississippi River. Kowal had been scammed out of $1.5 million by a man she met on Match.com named “Frank Borg.” Investigators are not sure if her death was a suicide or a murder. Romance scams are becoming more common, with an estimated 70,000 victims in 2023 alone. Victims often feel embarrassed or ashamed to come forward, which can lead to suicide. Cyber experts advise users to be aware of red flags when engaging in online relationships.

In a dramatic turn of events in Emmerdale, Rhona stuns the court by deviating from her agreed-upon victim impact statement in Gus’s fraud trial. Rhona initially presented a favorable account of Gus, citing his pain over their childlessness. However, as the video of her testimony reveals, she abruptly changes course, leaving Gus and Marlon anxiously awaiting her next words. The outcome of Gus’s trial and the custody of their daughter Ivy hang in the balance as Rhona’s true intentions remain uncertain.