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Kijuana Evans and Lonnie Griffin are charged with embezzling from Oakland County probate wards via TriState Guardian Services. Both are presumed innocent.
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Ohio's attorney general sued Journey Home Restoration and owner Jason Kaczur, alleging $140,000 was taken for roofing and siding work never completed.
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John E. Brown II, 45, of Brecksville, Ohio, pleaded guilty to selling fake ticket-package investments. Victims lost over $3 million, prosecutors say.
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Eyup Onal, of the now-dissolved NV Kitchen and Bath Remodeling, was arrested on three Virginia construction-fraud warrants. He is presumed innocent.
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Emily Roberts, 55, of Monessen, Pa., pleaded guilty to bank fraud for forging 636 checks stolen from a home she cleaned, taking $1,893,750 over 12 years.
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Ex-Santander employee Carlos Bras, 41, of East Providence, got 30 months for stealing over $125,000 from a 78-year-old customer with dementia.
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Yoharis Acosta, 22, of Douglasville, Ga., is charged with theft by deception and elder abuse after deputies say she picked up $10,000 in a fake-bail scam.
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Trevor Bridle, 49, of Danbury, Conn., is charged with first-degree larceny over $1.1M allegedly taken from a Monroe homeowner for renovations barely done.
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Shannon Monet Steel, 42, of Farmington Hills, Mich., is charged with wire fraud. Feds say she posed as an ambassador and bank owner to take loan fees.
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A federal court entered final judgments against Matthew Brown over a bogus $200M Virgin Orbit offer, barring him and ordering a $236,451 penalty.
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Dr. Mark Loftis, 39, of Cushing, Okla., got 14 years for a scheme that billed Medicare, TRICARE and CHAMPVA $30M+ for braces patients didn't need.
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Lin Chenghao, 45, and Mohamed Faizal Haque, 39, of Dallas face felony theft charges after a Texarkana sting where officers posed as elderly scam victims.
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Juan Valoy, 47, of the Bronx got 2-to-4 years after admitting he posed as a broker and took NYC renters' deposits for apartments he had no right to rent.
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Faheem Akram, 33, of Pakistan is charged with selling 5.1M+ counterfeit USPS labels on LabelsBank.com. What online sellers should know about cheap labels.
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Christopher P. Quinn, 49, of Schenectady, N.Y., is charged with allegedly taking $30,000 for a pool he never built, his second arrest of 2026.
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Ex-Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky, serving 12 years for fraud, is permanently banned from the securities and crypto industries under a NY AG settlement.
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SEC alleges Zan Shaikh's Mining Automatic raised $22M from 380+ investors but spent only about 13% on mining. He agreed to a partial settlement.
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SEC alleges ex-Linqto executives William Sarris and Joseph Endoso misled retail buyers of $430M+ in pre-IPO vehicles. They haven't been found liable.
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Phoenix American Hospitality and president William 'Perch' Nelson settled SEC claims of untrue statements to retail investors without admitting or denying.
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Waldon Fenster agreed, without admitting or denying, to pay ~$3.2M to settle SEC claims his 'Last Mile Loan' fund made no loans. Court approval pending.
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Ex-Pennsylvania adviser Scott Mason, accused by the SEC of taking $20M+ from Rubicon Wealth clients, pleaded guilty, got 97 months; SEC case settled.
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The SEC alleges Ryan Wear's Water Station sold investors water machines that often didn't exist, raising $275M. A portfolio manager was also charged.
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A federal court entered a final judgment against American Patriot Brands, CEO Robert Y. Lee and COO Brian Pallas in an SEC cannabis offering case.
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Robert Bernardi and Sunil Chandra of GigaMedia Access agreed to settle SEC fraud claims tied to a $37 million raise and a fake customer call.
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Randy and Chad Miller got 6 and 5 years over fake documents behind $284M in Legacy Cares sports bonds. They and De Laveaga partly settled with the SEC.
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The SEC alleges PGI Global founder Ramil Palafox raised $198M with guaranteed crypto and forex returns and MLM-style referrals, taking $57M for himself.
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SEC alleges Paul Croft and Jonathan Frost ran a $64M Ponzi-style scheme. Frost pleaded guilty criminally and agreed to settle.
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SEC alleges Omar Dario Chavez took $940K+ from 16+ clients, some elderly, promising 10-20% monthly trading returns. The claims are unproven.
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The SEC alleges Canadian Nathan Gauvin used Discord, fake credentials and false returns to raise $18M for his Gray Fund. He also faces criminal charges.
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A court entered default judgments against NanoBit and related defendants that the SEC said used WhatsApp groups and a fake crypto platform to take money.
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