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Mar 21, 20244 min read

Aventura Technologies, Inc: Frances Cabasso, Jack Cabasso, & Jonathan Lasker, and others Admit Guilt for Wire Fraud and Unlawful Importation by Selling Chinese Products as American-Made

To conceal the Chinese origin of its products, Jack Cabasso, Aventura's owner, took extensive measures. For example, he accused competitors

Mar 20, 20247 min read

CryptoFX LLC Charged By Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Alleged $300 Million Crypto Asset Ponzi Scheme; Victims To Get Their Day in Court

The SEC stated that over 90% of investor funds were allegedly spent on luxury cars, credit cards, jewelry, adult entertainment, and real est

Mar 17, 20247 min read

Syretta Scherer, a Resident of Snellville, GA, Member to a Romance Scam Squad, Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Commit Money Laundering: Squad Co-conspirators Consecutively Face The Scale Of Justice

According to court documents, it was revealed that Scherer established a fake company called Precise Carriers in late 2017 to facilitate her

Mar 17, 20247 min read

John Westley Rogers, Jr., 83, of Birmingham, Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case Involving the Jefferson County Community Service Fund

The second superseding indictment alleges that from around March 2019 to April 2023, Rogers and Kindall conspired with Plump to defraud and

Mar 14, 20246 min read

Attorney General Brown & a Coalition of Attorneys General back Supreme Court Review of Ruling Refuting Order on Ghost Guns: Pushes Necessity of Federal Oversight for Homemade Guns

Ghost guns, which are firearms without serial numbers, are often assembled at home using kits or partially complete frames and receivers tha

Mar 12, 20244 min read

The FTC +10States Charges Against Gregory B. Anderson & Women's Cancer Fund aka Cancer Recovery Fou. Intel. For Misleading Donors Who Wanted To Provide Fin. Assistance To Women Fighting Cancer

According to the complaint, fundraisers for Women’s Cancer Fund assured potential donors that their contributions would "save lives" and "di

Mar 11, 20245 min read

Ex-Savanna Oklahoma Police Officer (SPD), Jeffrey Scott Smith, Found Guilty of Sexually Assaulting a Woman During a Traffic Stop and Obstruction of Justice

Smith then asked K.H. about her job. She reluctantly mentioned that she worked at a gentlemen’s club. Upon learning this, Smith asked to sea

Mar 11, 20245 min read

FTC Moves to Ban Creators of Automators AI, formerly known as Empire Ecommerce, and Onyx Distribution For E-Commerce Money-Making Scheme

In a lawsuit filed in August 2023, the FTC alleged that Roman Cresto, John Cresto, and Andrew Chapman, in conjunction with various entities

Social Media

Mar 4, 20244 min read

Justice Department Says JetBlue's Acquisition Plan of Spirit Airlines is Now Dead

The acquisition was halted by the District Court following a 17-day trial that commenced in October 2023. Back in March 2023, the Justice...

Travel

Mar 4, 20243 min read

Brian R. Walshe, aged 49, Has Been Convicted For His Involvement In A Plot To Distribute Fake Warhol Artworks

Upon comparing the paintings to the eBay listing's photographs, they found discrepancies and concluded that the purchased paintings were not

Art

Mar 3, 20244 min read

Paul A. Pereira, the Former CEO and Co-Founder of Alfi, Inc, has been Charged by the SEC with Fraud for Allegedly Making False Statements on Social Media

Alfi's stock price was at its lowest in nearly two months, Pereira allegedly made false and misleading statements on social media and in a

Mar 2, 20244 min read

Apache Corporation to pay $4 million and reduce illegal air pollution caused by oil and gas wells in New Mexico and Texas: Initiative to eliminate of over 10,000 tons of harmful air pollutants yearly

On top of the $4 million penalty, Apache will allocate a minimum of $4.5 million for comprehensive design, operation, maintenance, and monit

Environment & Climate

Feb 26, 20246 min read

Maryland Residents are Advised by the Maryland State Police to Exercise Caution & Authenticate Credentials When Using the Services of Automotive Dismantler Recycler (ADR) and Scrap Pro

Maryland law prohibits individuals from engaging in automotive dismantling and recycling (or scrap processing) without the proper licensing.

News

Feb 21, 20243 min read

Officials of Didion Milling Inc., a Corn Milling Company in Cambria, Wisconsin, were Found Guilty by a Jury and Convicted of Workplace Safety Violations after a Fatal Mill Explosion

Derrick Clark, the Vice President of Operations at Didion Milling, was convicted of various charges, including falsifying documents, providi

Feb 17, 20245 min read

Justice Takes A Stand; Six Man Crew & their Boss-Amir Aqeel are Convicted for Conspiracy to Fraudulently Obtain in $20M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme

According to court documents, these individuals conspired with others to fraudulently obtain PPP loans by providing false information about

Feb 17, 20246 min read

Dawn Trotta, age 52, of Covington Township, Pennsylvania Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Steal Major Artworks and Sports Memorabilia :Eight Others Implicated in the same Conspiracy

According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, the indictment and particulars accuse the nine individuals of conspiring over two decad

Art

Feb 15, 20245 min read

Jonathan Braun, a Merchant Cash Advance Operator, is now facing a Judgment filed by the FTC for deceiving Small Businesses and Unlawfully Seizing Assets: The Judgment Amounts to over $20.3 million

Braun and four other defendants were sued by the FTC for deceiving small businesses and organizations. They were accused of misrepresenting

Feb 14, 20244 min read

Former Dentist Seyed Hamid Tofigh, 57, of Potomac, MD, Sentenced to Five years in Jail for Stealing More than $8 Million Dollars from Medicaid

Tofigh cunningly executed this fraudulent scheme by illegally practicing dentistry on Maryland Medicaid recipients, primarily children,...

Feb 14, 20245 min read

Joly Germine, of Croix-des-Bouquets, Aka “King” Aka "Yonyon", & Queen Eliande Tunis, Both Leaders to Hattian Gang"400 Mawozo" Both Pleaded Guilty to Gun Smuggling & Money Laundering

Evidence presented during trial revealed that from March to November 2021, Germine, Tunis, and two other co-defendants collaborated with eac