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A former real-estate agent and her husband had to dip into retirement savings to buy a house after being scammed out of $63,000
Laurie and Rich Ramelow fell victim to a scam and lost $63,000 when buying a house in Texas. They h…
Jordan Pandy
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The DoJ is reportedly investigating if Tesla committed securities or wire fraud in Autopilot probe
The Department of Justice is examining potential securities or wire fraud over Tesla's promotion of…
Grace Kay
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Feds accuse famed short-seller Andrew Left of fraud and market manipulation
The DOJ alleges that Left made at least $16 million by knowingly exploiting his ability to move sto…
Jennifer Sor
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Chris Kirchner, founder of Goldman Sachs-backed Slync, was sentenced to 20 years for fraud and laundering startup funds
Chris Kirchner, a startup founder convicted of defrauding investor was sentenced to 20 years in fed…
Emma Cosgrove
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Ozy dropped its lawsuit against Semafor founder Ben Smith after CEO Carlos Watson was found guilty of fraud
Ozy cofounder Carlos Watson was found guilty of a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme this month.
Jacob Shamsian
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Former CEO of buzzy tech startup hit with prison time for fraud
Prosecutors said the sentence of ex-Headspin CEO Manish Lachwani is a warning to other "fake it til…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Top aide admits to $1 billion fraud conspiracy ahead of Chinese mogul's trial
Yvette Wang, the former chief of staff to Guo Wengui, pleaded guilty to fraud weeks before her form…
Geoff Weiss
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A former campaign staffer for Rep. George Santos who impersonated Kevin McCarthy's chief of staff for donations was just indicted for wire fraud and identity theft
Prosecutors allege that Sam Miele solicited more than a dozen donations using a false identity.
Madison Hall
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The fraud trial of Ozy Media cofounder Carlos Watson has begun. His attorneys have argued race played a role in his indictment.
Federal prosecutors accuse Carlos Watson of orchestrating a scheme to defraud investors and lenders…
Natalie Musumeci
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The 'Wolf of Airbnb' made nearly $2 million through the pandemic running 'mini-hotels' in NYC. He just pleaded guilty to wire fraud.
Konrad Bicher made $2 million by defrauding landlords and taking advantage of loans during the pan…
Will Gendron,AP
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Indian-American jeweller Monishkumar Shah indicted in multi-million dollar international trade fraud
A jeweller, based out of both Mumbai and New Jersey, has been indicted for illegally evading custom…
PTI
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Elizabeth Holmes pleaded with a judge to overturn her Theranos convictions, citing 'insufficient evidence'
Theranos founder's lawyers challenged evidence submitted by prosecutors and said there is no proof …
Ryan Hogg
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George Santos pleads not guilty to federal charges of wire fraud, money laundering, and theft with a potential 20-year prison sentence
Federal prosecutors accused the embattled GOP lawmaker of stealing supporters' money, illegally tak…
Jacob Shamsian,John L. Dorman…
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A GOP congressional candidate used Covid relief funds meant for his employees to pay for his car and political campaign
The candidate, who owns a small business in Idaho, told his employees they would get paid if they w…
Matthew Loh
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A former MoviePass exec has been arrested and charged with wire fraud and money laundering, the third to be indicted in recent months
Khalid Itum, a former executive at MoviePass, was arrested on Tuesday by the FBI and released on $7…
Jason Guerrasio
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A former Yale administrator admitted to stealing over $40 million from the school, which she used to purchase travel, a slew of luxury cars, and multiple homes
A former administrator funneled $40 million in stolen equipment from Yale and used the money to buy…
Gabrielle Bienasz
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Meet Allison Greenfield, the law clerk driving Trump bonkers at his fraud trial
Donald Trump's attacks on Allison Greenfield, now banned by a gag order, led to a deluge of antisem…
Jacob Shamsian
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Jimmy Kimmel says George Santos filing a fraud lawsuit against him is 'like getting sued for paternity by Nick Cannon'
"This is like getting sued for paternity by Nick Cannon," Kimmel said of Santos. Cannon has fathere…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Michael Avenatti convicted of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in Stormy Daniels case and faces up to 22 years in prison
Avenatti was accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the adult film actress Storm…
Sonam Sheth
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'Real Housewives' star Jen Shah reported to a Texas federal prison camp to serve her 6.5 year sentence for wire fraud
"Real Housewives" star Jen Shah reported to FCP Bryan in Texas on Friday where she'll have access t…