As reported by Hometownlife.com when planning to purchase your next car, you might want to see it first. Two Birmingham residents learned that lesson the hard way after they were ripped off trying to buy used cars on eBay. In March, a 48-year-old woman wired $23,000 to a different state to purchase a 2004 Ford Edge. She never saw the car. Read Article
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Tribune.com reporetd that Caretaker Petroleum Minister Sohail Wajahat has announced that the government is prepared to take action against all officials involved in the base oil import scam, which could have caused a loss of $3 million to the national exchequer. “Inquiry into the base oil import contract, which was being awarded at a higher [...]
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As reported by Swindonadertiser.co.uk a woman who damaged items in shops and then tried to get refunds for them has been jailed for 16 weeks. Christina Rushton, of Leslie Close, Freshbrook, bit the lid of a bottle of engine oil at a garage and then took it to the counter asking for a refund, falsely [...]
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Waterford.patch.com reported that Waterford Police wants you to be aware of a longstanding scam that seems to be occurring in our area again. An elderly resident received a call from a lady stating she was an attorney for the elderly resident’s granddaughter that got arrested for DWI. Read Article
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As reported by Channel3000.com a Milwaukee grandmother is sentenced to a year in prison for scamming the state child care program for low-income parents. Seventy-year-old Shirley Howard is the third member of her family to be sent to prison for defrauding the Wisconsin Shares child care subsidy program. Howard’s daughter and grandson were sentenced in [...]
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According to Fbi.gov Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that Richard Ehrlinger, a former Long Island Railroad conductor, pled guilty today to charges related to the allegedly massive fraud scheme in which Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) workers claimed to be disabled upon early retirement so [...]
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A Plainview.patch.com a dentist with a practice in Brooklyn has been sentenced to 1-3 years in jail after a joint state audit revealed he had engaged in a fraudulent Medicaid practices. Lawrence J. Bruckner, 63, of Plainview, will also have to pay some $700,000 in restitution, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced Thursday. [...]
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According to Eturbonews.com Thai Tourist Police are promoting the use of an app, Tourist Buddy, which is now available at the iTunes store. The free app, currently available only for iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad, is packed with travel and safety advice for tourists and travelers around Thailand. Read Article
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According to huffingtonpost.com a pair of convenience store owners in Florida have been busted for allegedly conducting a large food stamp scam and using taxpayer money to stock their own shelves. Police say Bassam Sale Abu Diab, 55, and his son, Matthew Bassam Abu Diab, 22, bought EBT cards at deeply discounted prices from customers [...]
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According to Rian.ru Moscow police have detained two men suspected of trading in top executive and law enforcement jobs, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday. The suspects promised one businessman they could get his son a post at the Federal Security Service (FSB) central office for 300,000 euros and offered another person the position of [...]
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