February 12, 2024 Man accused of stealing $28,000 worth of electrical wire with fraudulent barcode scheme A man is under arrest again, this time accused of ripping off multiple Lowe’s and Home Depot stores to get his hands on electrical wire without paying.
January 31, 2024 Sentenced to prison years after shooting her mom, sister to death, staging murder-suicide A woman who killed her mother and her sister has been sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for those crimes, plus an additional six years in prison.
January 24, 2024 Deputy took bite out of crime, arrested ex-con counterfeiter at restaurant, report says “Loose fake 20 dollar bills were located,” this arrest report said, “including bills located inside of a nearly full Zaxby’s food container.”
January 9, 2024 Trump supporter who voted with dead father’s ballot sentenced to jail, fighting back with civil suits The man convicted of voting with his late father’s ballot in the 2020 presidential election has been sentenced to jail but not before filing civil suits.
December 22, 2023 Restaurant owner who lived ‘lavish lifestyle’ with ‘private tennis court’ sentenced to prison for tax fraud A restaurant owner who prosecutors said “maintained a lavish lifestyle” has been sentenced to federal prison for tax fraud.
December 11, 2023 Florida man convicted of voting with his late father’s ballot in 2020 presidential election A Florida man was convicted of voting with his late father’s ballot in 2020 and his lawyer, a former state representative, immediately filed for a new trial.
December 11, 2023 Claims adjuster who helped armed robbers find victims, look like cops sentenced to prison A claims adjuster who helped a group of people commit a string of armed robberies around Florida has been sentenced to federal prison.
December 8, 2023 Tow company owner charged for charging insurance company 3 times what it should’ve, prosecutors say The owner of a towing company working outside Philadelphia is charged with overinflating a bill to an insurance company after a driver’s crash.
December 5, 2023 Roofing company accused of ‘intentionally and schematically causing damage’ for insurance money, 4 arrests made Florida officials announced arrests at a roofing company for “their alleged involvement in intentionally and schematically causing damage to homeowner’s roofs.”
December 4, 2023 Your new gift card came with a zero balance? Police say this scam may have happened Two men are under arrest for what police are calling a “gift card scam” happening at supermarkets.
November 17, 2023 Man paid women to manipulate, listen to their abdomens, and record them in fake medical study, police say Police in Connecticut are looking for women who unknowingly took part in a fake medical study, despite getting paid in cash.
November 9, 2023 Think you’re insured? Better double-check if this guy arrested in Florida is your agent An insurance agent is facing nearly two dozen criminal charges for taking money from customers but not paying their premiums.
October 20, 2023 ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Florida lawmaker sentenced to federal prison for fraud, other crimes Former Florida state Rep. Joseph Harding has been sentenced to 4 months in federal prison for wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements in connection with a COVID-19 relief fraud.
October 4, 2023 New poll has Haley over DeSantis among Republicans in New Hampshire, but Trump far ahead of both There’s a bit of a shakeup in the Republican presidential race. Nikki Haley has jumped way ahead of Ron DeSantis in a poll of likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire.
October 3, 2023 Investigation: Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO exploited young men at sex parties for years A two-year BBC investigation found allegations of exploitation at sex parties thrown by Abercrombie & Fitch’s former CEO and his British life partner.
October 3, 2023 Trump trial: Limited gag order for disparaging judge’s principal law clerk on social media Donald Trump and lawyers for both sides met with the judge in his civil business fraud trial and Trump deleted a disparaging social media post from the morning about the judge’s principal law clerk.
October 2, 2023 Day 1 of Trump’s New York fraud trial: ‘We did nothing wrong … There’s no case here’ Former President Donald Trump spent Monday in a New York courtroom as his fraud trial began and, in the end, the defendant claimed a victory because of something the judge mentioned.
April 13, 2023 Man pleads guilty to COVID relief fraud, applied for 2 loans while in prison A man who filed for relief money under the Paycheck Protection Program in 2021 claimed he owned a business that provided taxi and ridesharing services, but he was in prison for the entire year.
January 4, 2023 Despite claiming ‘That didn’t happen,’ George Santos could face 15-year-old fraud charge The latest allegation against George Santos isn’t that he lied, but that he stole, and his notoriety could lead to him being charged with fraud by the end of the week.
October 25, 2022 Teacher accused of stealing coworkers’ coaching supplements, even denying them when asked Teachers get paid for educating in the classroom, but some also get supplements for work with extracurricular activities. Andrea Smith-Thomas was one of them.
July 15, 2022 Hundreds of gallons for $1.10 with a pried open gas pump, remote control Two suspects are accused of using high-tech equipment to steal several hundred gallons of diesel.
June 9, 2022 Beyond the U.S. Capitol doors – window, in one case – and the Florida rioters’ sentences Authorities say many of the Jan. 6 riot suspects ended up in handcuffs after friends and coworkers turned them in. Many also appeared in social media photos of the spectacle.
May 9, 2022 Woman under arrest 2-1/2 years after allegedly making a big jewelry buy with a bogus check The owner of a jewelry store had to wait a long time for justice. He called police to report a customer he didn’t want to return. That was back in October, 2019.
March 27, 2022 Insurance company busts former cancer patient for 63 fraudulent claims worth $37,000 A woman went through cancer treatments but is accused of submitting dozens of fraudulent insurance claims.
January 31, 2022 4 Palm Beach County women charged in Aflac fraud scheme Four women are accused of trying to rip off an insurance company, and three were even paid thousands of dollars before being arrested.
October 23, 2020 When to talk and when to not The idea for this blog post came today when I noticed an article called “Where cancel culture stops,” by Yisroel Besser in Mishpacha magazine, meant for Orthodox Jews. (I apologize…
May 31, 2018 Where have you gone, Sasha Savitsky? I don’t know why TV stations (and networks) allow mistakes to remain without corrections but it’s certainly a disservice to viewers and readers. One…