Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Judge orders man to serve 29 months after he pleads guilty to online fraud: On Friday, a Romanian man was sentenced by a federal judge in Tennessee to two years and five months in prison for participating in a scheme to defraud Americans out of over $ 870,000 in goods that never existed. Vlad Diaconu, 37, of Bucharest, Romania, pleaded guilty to fraud back in March 2017, …: Google Alert – Fraud
A former Massachusetts state senator was arrested Friday on extortion and fraud: A former Massachusetts state senator was arrested on charges of extortion and fraud charges after allegedly using his office to gain about $ 1 million, 700 pounds of free coffee and a Jeep. Former state Sen. Brian A. Joyce, 55, federal authorities say, received up to 700 pounds of free coffee, and roughly …: Google Alert – Fraud
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Lathrop Man Pleads Guilty to .7 Million Fraud Scheme: … Guilty to $ 1.7 Million Fraud Scheme. A 46-year-old Missouri man has pleaded guilty to a $ 1.7 million fraud scheme involving the sale of his business. … Federal prosecutors announced Friday that Todd Edwin Rood, of Lathrop, pleaded guilty to loan application fraud. Rood acknowledged that he made …: Google Alert – Fraud
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FCC Must Investigate Fraud Before Voting on Net Neutrality: When Netflix debuted the second season of Stranger Things on October 27, more than 15 million people watched the first episode in the following three days. But the strangest thing about Stranger Things? Its early audience was bigger than some of this year's World Series games.: Google Alert – Fraud
Honduran opposition unites over election fraud allegations: "We're asking for the result to be declared null at the presidential level, due to the scandalous fraud we have discovered," Nasralla said. Earlier, Octavio Pineda, the secretary of the third-placed Liberal Party, presented a similar document, saying the vote should be annulled due to a violation of …: Google Alert – Fraud
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Obayashi's HQ searched for evidence of fraud linked to maglev bids: Prosecutors have searched Obayashi Corp.'s headquarters and other locations for evidence of fraud related to bids for maglev contracts, the major contractor said Saturday. The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office searched the sites from Friday to early Saturday, people close to the matter said.: Google Alert – Fraud
Ex-pol faces 113 counts of fraud and extortion: “Joyce ran his Senate office as a criminal enterprise,” acting U.S. Attorney William Weinreb said at a press conference, adding that Joyce's alleged schemes — ranging from an “IRS Wire Fraud Scheme” to a “Coffee Franchise Bribery Scheme” — started in 2010. Joyce left the Legislature in January.: Google Alert – Fraud