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Velasquez would rent cars from dealerships and list them for sale online, Chang said. When interested buyers would contact her, Velasquez would ask for a down payment or monthly payments, and once they paid it off, she promised to give them the car, Chang said. The cars would end up being repossessed or reported stolen and buyers never got their cars, according to Chang.

Ellicott was charged in January 2024 for invoicing the city $14,000 for earthquake supplies. But according to his charging statement from the DA's office, The actual items purchased were three Oculus virtual reality headsets, four Rylo Action cameras, an HDTV projector, a Nikon DSLR camera worth nearly $2,000, four GoPro cameras, three mini instant cameras, six Microsoft tablets, and four OSMO pocket cameras with expansion kits. Moreover, Ellicott then went and just resold most of these items on eBay.

High Court enforcement agents, tasked with repossessing the premises due to unpaid rent and debts, had found the bodies of two elderly men. They felt immediate concern at the circumstances in which the bodies were being kept, Ms Bates said. Water was coming in through a leak in the roof of the mortuary room, it was running down the walls. The room was not refrigerated, the temperature within the mortuary room was no different to elsewhere in the premises.

Small-business owner Johnny Carroll only got refund after a year of pleading and the company eventually said it had been a 'malware incident'.

Fraudsters are increasingly using generative AI. Deepfake video calls and synthetic identities have become more realistic at record speed. 77 percent of anti-fraud professionals have seen a clear acceleration in the past two years. But most feel ill-prepared. This is according to research by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and SAS. Modern analysis techniques can recognize suspicious patterns and transactions in real time. Network analytics exposes hidden relationships that are barely visible to humans.

The Pompey supporting pair arrived at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton for the match - the first league meeting between the rivals for 13 years - wearing hi-vis vests and carrying radio equipment to blend in with staff. The men, who live in Portsmouth, admitted fraud by false representation and going on to a playing area of a football match. They were ordered to pay fines and costs totalling just over 1,000 each.

On Friday afternoon, Judge Nolan warned the five-time All-Ireland winner that a custodial sentence is "inevitable" after hearing evidence of how he conned people out of nearly €400,000 by pretending he needed money for cancer treatment. Before the hearing finished, Judge Nolan asked prosecution barrister Dominic McGinn SC what is the maximum sentence that can be imposed. Mr McGinn said that deception carries a maximum prison term of up to five years.

A woman who faked her own death in a "deliberate scheme" to avoid a Circuit Criminal Court trial has been jailed for three years. Amy McAuley (35) had been due to stand trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in January 2023 on theft and attempted deception charges, after she used altered documents to take out a €10,000 loan from KBC Bank in 2018 and later unsuccessfully attempted to obtain a second €5,000 loan.

Two men from Brampton are facing charges for allegedly fabricating a police report of a carjacking in a complex fraud scheme, police said in a news release Thursday. Ontario Provincial Police said they had received a report of a carjacking in Caledon on Sept. 18 around 10 p.m. In the report, the complainant said their car was involved in a collision, then approached by two people one with a handgun who stole the car.

Seddio's alleged machinations have stymied the overseas investors' nearly year-long effort to claw back the millions they put into an escrow account as they explored a potential business venture with real estate investor Sam Sprei, according to their federal suit filed this month. It's one of multiple lawsuits filed in state and federal court that the former Brooklyn Democratic Party chairman is facing over his ties to Sprei.

We really mirror the process between the police and the CPS, Davison said. The difference is that the police are agents of the state, whereas people call on Davison when the state fails to help.

The operation was earning its ringleaders tens of thousands of euros a match. Porto said one alleged ringleader had convinced dozens of people to hand over personal details, which he used to register them as club members and purchase season tickets in their names. These schemes reached an impressive scale, with dozens of seats controlled by a single individual, the club said in a statement to the Guardian.

He realized that a batch of letters he'd sent to landowners, offering to lease their rights, had incorrect information, including monetary amounts and other details. But instead of correcting the errors, Bentley doubled down, not wanting to admit his mistake. When the letters failed to secure enough land leases to generate big profits, Bentley tried to make up the difference by sinking his investors' money into new, risky deals, some of which faltered and drained the coffers of his company, Bellatorum Resources.

"Dr. Wendy Osefo and her husband, Edward Osefo, are back home safely with their family and in good spirits," a spokesperson said in a statement. "They are grateful for the outpouring of concern and support from friends, fans, and colleagues. The Osefos, alongside their legal team, look forward to their day in court. At this time, they respectfully ask for privacy as they focus on their family and the legal process ahead."

This week, James filed a lawsuit against a series of familiar, but not quite right, corporate entities: Sullivan & Cromwell LLC, Sullivan & Cromwel LLC, Sullivan & Kromwell LLC, Sullivan & Kromwel LLC, Sullivan & Cromwelll LLC, Sullivann & Cromwell LLC, and Sulivan & Cromwel LLC, under a state law that allows the AG to sue entities that "engage in repeated fraudulent or illegal acts or otherwise demonstrate persistent fraud or illegality in the carrying on, conducting or transaction of business."

Gambling debt scandals are cautionary tales, often in the worst way possible. They show how quickly addiction can derail lives and erase fortunes, not to mention break up families and ruin relationships. Whether the person in question is an athlete, executive, lawyer or heir, they all seem to fall into the same pattern where losses compound and desperate attempts to recover the money or conceal its loss usually fail.

Britain's leading banks have warned the government against capping the resale prices of concert and event tickets, claiming the move would push ticket touts and fraudulent sellers onto unregulated social media platforms. In a submission to ministers, UK Finance, the trade body representing Lloyds, NatWest, HSBC, Barclays and more than 300 other financial institutions, said proposed ticket price caps could backfire by driving "tout activity" away from regulated platforms such as Viagogo and towards sites like Facebook Marketplace, where fans are more exposed to scams.

Charlie Javice got in trouble because some of her startup's customers were fake. She's now facing some real consequences. It's significantly more than the 18 months Javice's legal team had been hoping for. Federal prosecutors, meanwhile, were aiming for a 12-year sentence. Javice could have been sentenced to up to 30 years in prison. The only problem? Frank never had data for more than 300,000 users. Javice's sentencing could also have some wider implications.

Charlie Javice, founder of the financial aid startup Frank and Forbes 30 under 30 alumnus, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for fraud. The fintech startup had been acquired by JPMorgan Chase in 2021 for $175 million. The bank later accused Javice of lying about its customer base; the founder claimed the company had 4 million customers, when it actually had 300,000.

Sept. 16 Theft by false pretenses, identity theft: Someone called a Saratoga resident about an online inquiry the victim made regarding a house for rent, convinced the victim to provide personal information and money to secure the rental, and then ceased communications with the victim, for a total loss of about $5,050. Sept. 17 Reckless evading: At 1:47 a.m., deputies attempted to stop a motorist at Saratoga Avenue and Highway 85 for multiple traffic violations, but the driver did not yield and recklessly evaded,

Charlie Javice, the fintech entrepreneur convicted of defrauding JPMorgan Chase, got bad news from her New York judge - she must show up for a sentencing scheduled for Monday despite her request for more time. Defense lawyers had told the judge and prosecutors that Javice could not safely fly to New York due to health concerns that remain redacted from the public record. She had asked for what prosecutors opposed as an unspecified, "lengthy" delay.

This is hard to admit, but I got scammed out of $1.25 million. The money is gone, and I can't get it back. But instead of hiding, I've decided to share my story. My recent post on X about the $1.25 million scam went viral with more than 4 million views and thousands of reposts and comments. MrBeast even chimed in that he would give a $100,000 reward to anyone who could help track down the scammers.