Fraud Alerts

Shayne Currie NZME Editor-at-Large·NZ Herald· 11 Jul, 2026 10:02 PM7 mins to read ? Subscribe to listen Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.Subscribe now ? Gift article Save Share this article Reminder, this is a Premium article and requires a subscription to read. Copy Link Email Facebook Twitter/X …

Cash App, the peer-to-peer payment app used by millions across New York and beyond, was so lax with its onboarding controls, according to research cited in class-action court filings, a user could successfully clear the hurdle of identity verification by submitting a photo of a Barbie doll. Fake accounts opened under names including Jesus Christ, …

A Garland man who authorities say fled the United States while awaiting trial has been extradited from Qatar to face federal fraud and money laundering charges in Texas. Abdullah Anwar, 28, arrived in Texas on Friday and was being held in Collin County, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the …

A Fresno family spent the Fourth of July without electricity after PG&E cut off their utilities and accused them of energy fraud, leaving them to endure days of triple-digit heat while trying to get answers. For six days, the family lived out of a trailer as they fought to have their power restored. “We’ve been …

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A woman accused of marrying multiple men in Clark County as part of a fraud scheme has pleaded guilty. 33-year-old Jiaying Chen is accused of marrying multiple men, getting thousands of dollars out of them, and then disappearing. A criminal complaint says Chen married five men between April and June of …

Federal prosecutors say that seven MBTA track inspectors submitted fake reports on Red Line tracks and billed for massive overtime to make it seem they were doing the work. Four of the seven employees were arrested and charged last year while three more were charged in a superseding indictment issued Thursday and made their initial …

State investigators have accused 15 Alaskans and businesses of filing more than $1.8 million in fraudulent Medicaid claims in five separate cases. The criminal cases filed in June are part of a broader nationwide effort to crack down on fraud in the jointly funded federal and state program, state officials said. The defendants include managers …

EDISTO BEACH, S.C. (WCSC) — The town of Edisto Beach says it was the victim of a cybersecurity fraud scheme in January that resulted in the loss of an undisclosed amount of money. The town said the incident occurred Jan. 22 and that it has since recovered nearly 89 percent of the funds lost. Following …

Abstract Fraud detection in financial transactions has emerged as a significant issue in today’s digital payment system with the surge of online banking, mobile payment, and credit card payments. Growing transaction numbers, sophisticated attack methods, extreme class imbalance, and privacy concerns hinder the effectiveness of traditional centralised fraud detection. The low volume and dynamic nature …

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City woman was indicted by a federal grand jury for one count of theft of government money and four counts of wire fraud related to fraudulently obtaining government benefits. This charge is one of many federal fraud cases pursued under the leadership of President Donald Trump and through the establishment …

REPUBLICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL HOPEFUL Michael Walsh can appear on September’s primary ballot under a Essex County Superior Court judge’s ruling issued Friday. The decision, which came from Associate Justice Jeffrey Karp, overrules a State Ballot Law Commission decision to scrub Walsh’s name from the ballot over his submission of allegedly fraudulent nomination signatures. In the …

Michael Walsh speaks to Wrentham residents during a 2024 meeting about state’s MBTA housing law. Walsh is currently running for attorney general as a Republican.MARK STOCKWELL FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE knocked off the primary ballot amid fraud allegations, ruling that a technical error outweighed “substantial evidence” that his campaign submitted fake signatures in order to …

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BOSTON – Six former Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) employees and one current MBTA employee were charged today in a Superseding Indictment for multiple conspiracies, including allegedly conspiring to falsify Red Line track inspection reports as well as to commit overtime fraud. Brian Pfaffinger, 48, of Marshfield, was indicted for conspiracy to falsify records; conspiracy …

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, has dismantled a sophisticated credit card fraud operation. In June 2026, detectives were notified that a counterfeit credit card had been used to purchase fuel at a Wawa on East Hillsborough Avenue. It was determined that the original card’s information had been stolen …

News: 2026 Press Release For Release: July 10, 2026 Media Calls Only: 916-492-3566 Email Inquiries: cdipress@insurance.ca.gov ‘Road rage doesn’t pay’: San Jose driver sentenced for insurance fraud after crash caught on dashcam SAN JOSE, Calif. — Kenneth Pham Tran, 54, of San Jose, was sentenced today after dashcam footage showed him initiating a road rage …