Tag: Fraud and false statements
Agents found no evidence of backdated ballots, report says
HARRISBURG, Pa. — U.S. Postal Service investigators did not find evidence of any backdated presidential election ballots in the post office in Erie, Pennsylvania,...
More charges in hurricane debris removal scheme
PANAMA CITY, Fla. — A developer and a former city commissioner of a Florida Panhandle city are the latest to be charged in the...
Oršić nets hat trick as Dinamo stuns Tottenham 3-0 in EL
MILAN — Mislav Oršić scored a hat trick, including the winner in extra time, as Dinamo Zagreb stunned Tottenham 3-0 on Thursday to overturn...
Founders of California fecal matter-testing company indicted
SAN FRANCISCO — Two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who founded a biotech company that tested fecal matter are accused of bilking their investors and health...
Lawyer: Canada border questions violated Huawei CFO’s rights
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Lawyers for a senior executive for Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies argued at an extradition hearing Friday that her detention...
Ex-politician in prison in adoption scam gets 5 more years
PHOENIX — A former Phoenix politician already in prison on a six-year sentence for operating an illegal adoption scheme involving women from the Marshall...
Lawyer says authorities disregarded Huawei exec’s rights
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The actions of Canadian and American authorities during the arrest of a senior executive for Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies...
Stiffest sentence sought against Arizona ex-politician
PHOENIX — Arizona authorities are seeking the stiffest possible prison sentence against a former politician in metro Phoenix on fraud convictions stemming from his...
What to do if you are a victim of unemployment fraud
Unemployment fraud in the U.S. has reached dramatic levels during the pandemic — the Labor Department inspector general’s office estimates that more than $63...
‘Dating scammer’ faces more time after escape, capture
CAMDEN, N.J. — A New Jersey man who has twice served prison terms for using dating services to defraud women is facing more time...