Wake County deputies charged a woman on Monday, who they say was involved in a mail theft and fraud scheme.
According to the Wake County Sheriff’s Office, Rayna Gibson, 25, of Kinston, was charged with two counts of forgery of an instrument, two counts of uttering a forged instrument and two counts of obtaining property by false pretense.
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Deputies responded to two separate incidents in February related to reports of larceny from mailboxes in Wake County.
Both times, the victims reported the checks they placed in the mail were altered and had a different name and larger amount on the check, deputies said.
According to the Wake County Sheriff’s Office, the updated name on each check was the same.
Gibson was also charged in February for the same charges by Garner and Clayton police, warrants said.
She is being held in the Durham County Detention Center under…
THE BHI TRUST PONZI SCHEME (SOUTH AFRICA)
Date: Ongoing updates through February 2026 Perpetrator: Craig Warriner (Principal), with alleged co-conspirators
Case Description: The BHI Trust scandal remains one of South Africa’s most devastating financial crimes, involving the loss of between R1.9 billion and R3 billion. Craig Warriner, the “genius trader” behind the trust, turned himself in during late 2023, but the legal and recovery battles reached a fever pitch in 2025 and 2026. Warriner operated the trust as a textbook Ponzi scheme, utilizing “Old Boy” networks and high-profile brokers to lure in pensioners and high-net-worth individuals with promises of 20% annual returns.
In early 2025, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) faced heavy criticism for “provisionally withdrawing” charges against alleged co-conspirators Michael Haldane and Sona Pillay. However, civil recovery efforts by joint trustees have continued into 2026, aiming to claw back hundreds of millions in “fictitious profits” from early investors to redistribute to those who lost everything. The case is a masterclass in the failure of fiduciary duty; the FSCA eventually banned several advisors for up to 30 years for peddling the unlicensed scheme despite clear red flags, such as the lack of a website, the absence of regulated financial reports, and a fee structure that was triple the industry average.
Link to Original: Moneyweb – BHI Trust Scandal Deep Dive