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WASHINGTON (7News) — Six current and former Metropolitan Police Department employees now face fraud charges after prosecutors said they bilked taxpayers out of more than $440,000 in overtime pay. A judge signed arrest warrants on Tuesday for Former Lieutenant Peter Sheldon, Former Sergeant Frantz Fulcher, Officer Thomas Krmenec, Former Senior Police Officer Bernadette Richardson, Officer …
WASHINGTON – On August 18, 2026, a judge of the Superior Court for the District of Columbia signed arrest warrants for current and former MPD members Peter Sheldon, Frantz Fulcher, Thomas Krmenec, Bernadette Richardson, Dorrie Smith Cleere, and Johnnie Dyer. The warrants issued will lead to arrests on charges for fraudulently claiming overtime and for …
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) published a detailed memorandum on August 13 outlining the newly minted Fraud Division’s Enforcement Priorities, together with a press release touting the organization and expansion of the federal government’s promise to “work tirelessly to bring to justice individuals and corporations who have defrauded the public fisc, and threaten …
GAUTENG – The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Tshwane is urging members of the community to exercise extreme caution when buying goods or services through social media platforms and online marketplaces, as fraudsters continue to use these platforms to deceive unsuspecting victims. Members of the public are cautioned to be especially careful when coming …
The South African Police Service in Mpumalanga has arrested three suspects in separate operations in Sheepmoor and Kriel for alleged extortion and corruption. In the first incident, on 17 August 2026 in Sheepmoor, two suspects allegedly disrupted construction work on the N2 Road and demand employment, threatening to halt operations if not employed. Police from …
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that six members of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) were arrested and criminally charged for falsifying overtime claims by forging supervisory approvals and manipulating official overtime records, resulting in the District paying them $441,137 for work they did not perform. An investigation into this fraud scheme was opened …
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On February 29th, 2024, a consumer from Texas posted a complaint on the CFPB portal against Experian that read like the start of a novel “In the quiet humdrum of everyday life, a sudden jolt shattered the tranquility. I had become a victim of identity theft. Like a thief in the night, unseen hands had …
Six members of the Metropolitan Police Department engaged in overtime fraud costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb said. Five current or former officers and a civilian employee falsified overtime claims and received a total of $441,137 in pay they didn’t earn, Schwalb said. They are accused of …
Washington D.C., Aug. 10, 2026: The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New York-based investment adviser Adit Ventures Management LLC, its CEO Eric Munson, and three affiliated general partners, Adit Ventures LLC; Adit Ventures II LLC; and Adit Ventures III LLC (the General Partners), for allegedly defrauding investors and client funds in connection with investments …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged three Toms River, New Jersey residents for their roles in an affinity investment fraud that raised approximately $47 million from more than 87 investors, who were primarily members of Orthodox Jewish communities in New Jersey and New York. The SEC’s complaint, filed in federal court in the District …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New York resident Andrew Spaventa and three entities he owned and controlled with fraud and other violations in connection with unregistered securities offerings of private funds that purportedly provided retail investors an opportunity to invest in shares of “pre-IPO” private companies while charging hidden fees. According to the …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Daniel Chu, Jerome Kollar, and Ameryn Seibold, the former CEO, CFO, and Senior Director of Finance, respectively, at Texas-based Tricolor Holdings, LLC, for their roles in an alleged multi-year scheme to defraud investors by double pledging hundreds of millions of dollars of subprime auto loans to multiple asset-backed …
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Federal agents and Portland police executed multiple search warrants Tuesday morning in Portland’s South Waterfront neighborhood as part of an ongoing fraud investigation. READ MORE | Freight train kills one, injures another in North Portland KATU received a tip about a large police presence at the Willamette Tower Apartments in the …
The $1.9 billion collapse of subprime auto lender Tricolor last year was fueled by a multiyear fraud involving its executives, the Securities and Exchange Commission alleged in charges announced Tuesday. Texas-based Tricolor, which went bankrupt in September 2025, specialized in loans and car sales to buyers without Social Security numbers or credit histories. From at …
Salman Ahmed Elmi (Minnesota Department of Human Services) allege Elmi and three associates — Frank Reeves, Viktoriya Komonash and Andrea Sampson — ran four agencies that they used to bill more than $4.5 million to Medicaid since 2023. Those agencies were called Reva Health, Reva Autism, Helpful Housing and Homefelt Assisted Living. Elmi and his …
The FCA has banned Howard Roland Duckett from working in financial services due to a serious lack of honesty and integrity. Mr Duckett was a senior manager at Beauforce Corporation Limited, a debt management firm. The High Court has disqualified Mr Duckett from acting as a company director for 10 years. It found that he …
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., woman was found guilty by a federal jury for stealing federal benefits. Divianys Morales-Alvarez, 50, was found guilty of two counts of theft of government funds, one count of bank fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft. In 2024, the Social Security Administration’s Office of the …