Tag: Fraud and false statements
Kentucky judge orders purge of suits from disgraced attorney
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky judge has ordered court officials to purge hundreds of lawsuits filed against clients by a disgraced disability attorney who...
Wu-Tang Clan imposter gets prison for cheating hotels, limos
AUGUSTA, Ga. — A Georgia man has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for using stolen credit cards to live...
California man guilty in $100M Afghanistan fraud scheme
LOS ANGELES — A California man pleaded guilty Tuesday in a scheme to bilk the Afghanistan government out of more than $100 million with...
Ex-White House adviser charged in $200K theft from schools
NEW YORK — The founder of a national charter school network who once served as a White House adviser under President Barack Obama was...
Judge has doubts on voter privacy in Arizona recount
PHOENIX — A judge hearing a challenge to voter privacy policies during the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate's recount of 2.1 million 2020 election ballots in...
Turkey arrests 4 in new digital currency platform probe
ISTANBUL — Turkish authorities arrested four people Monday on fraud charges in connection with an investigation into a local cryptocurrency trading platform — the...
Britain targets 22 people with new anti-corruption sanctions
LONDON — Britain imposed asset freezes and travel bans Monday on 22 people accused of bribery, kickbacks and fraud in its first use of...
Swiss indict 3 over scheme to avert fees on CO2 emissions
GENEVA — Swiss prosecutors announced a criminal indictment Monday against a former official with the federal roads office and two co-conspirators over an alleged...
Election conspiracies live on with audit by Arizona GOP
PHOENIX — Months after former President Donald Trump's election defeat, legislative Republicans in Arizona are challenging the outcome as they embark on an unprecedented...
Turkey detains dozens for alleged cryptocurrency fraud
ISTANBUL — Turkish police have detained 62 people as part of an investigation into a cryptocurrency exchange that is being accused of defrauding investors,...
