Brazilian woman Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira who pretended to be a child is found guilty of fraud
A woman in Brazil was found guilty this week of living with a foster family for more than a year…
Court slashes $50M judgment against Alex Jones over falsely calling shooting a hoax
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas court has slashed the $50 million judgment to $1.5 million against Infowars founder…
Court slashes Jones’ Infowars judgement to $1.5 million
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas court on Friday slashed a $50 million judgment to $1.5 million against…
Man charged in Medicaid fraud scheme previously received Minnesota ‘Outstanding Refugee Award’
A man now charged in a more than $1 million Medicaid fraud case, in which some defendants have…
The Trump administration is cracking on a $112 billion tariff-dodging scheme it actually made worse
President Donald Trump’s onslaught of tariffs was initially meant to grow government revenue. However, they may have inadvertently…
Jury finds Sheryl Williams Stapleton guilty on federal charges
Jury finds Sheryl Williams Stapleton guilty on federal charges tied to APS funds Sheryl Williams Stapleton was found…
Massachusetts mayor arrested for fraudulently obtaining pandemic loan
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts mayor was arrested Friday and charged with fraudulently obtaining a pandemic loan and…
Trump administration renews push to fire Lisa Cook from the Fed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is moving ahead with its efforts to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa…
Visa buys Israel’s BioCatch for $2.4b
BioCatch became a unicorn (a valuation of $1 billion) back in late November 2023, when it completed a…
How Zohran Mamdani’s pied-a-terre tax exposed an epidemic of ‘ghost cars’ instead
It’s not an uncommon sight to see out-of-state plates in New York. For one, it is the self-described…
Israeli charged with tax fraud extradited from Panama after global manhunt
An Israeli man convicted of tax fraud was extradited to Israel from Panama on Sunday after an international…
FBI ‘Most Wanted’ fraud suspect arrested in Jamaica over alleged $32M COVID-19 relief scheme
One of the FBI’s most wanted alleged COVID-19 fraud fugitives has been returned to the United States after…