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Two men sentenced for defrauding Memphis VA of $1.1 million
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two men have been sentenced to prison for defrauding the Memphis VA Medical Center of more than $1 million. The U.S. attorney’s office said Monday that Andre Reddix and Ronnie White...
View ArticleFeds want ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ profits as part of $3.5 billion fraud...
NEW YORK — In a massive lawsuit that reads like an international thriller, the U.S. government claims that well-connected fraudsters stole $3.5 billion from the Malaysian people and used it to buy New...
View ArticleFlorida oncologist convicted of giving smuggled, unapproved cancer drugs to...
TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida doctor may spend the rest of her life in prison after she was convicted of giving unapproved medicine to cancer patients and defrauding Medicare. According to the Department of...
View ArticlePolice: Florida man, 85, loses $300K in online dating fraud
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — Police say a 49-year-old woman swindled a man nearly twice her age out of more than $300,000 after he sought companionship on a dating app. Eighty-five-year-old John Berman was a...
View ArticleFormer Tennessee lawmaker Larry Bates sentenced to 21 years in Ponzi scheme
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former Tennessee lawmaker who led a multimillion dollar Ponzi scheme promoted on Christian media and centered on buying and selling gold and silver coins has been sentenced to more...
View ArticleFake school volunteer allegedly wrote bad check for football tickets
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis middle school is strengthening security measures after a man allegedly posed as a volunteer there in a scheme to sell or give away tickets to the Southern Heritage Classic....
View ArticleFormer lawmaker, family all sentenced in Ponzi scheme
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former Tennessee lawmaker and three members of his family have all been sentenced for their roles in a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme promoted on Christian media and centered on...
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Infographic: A timeline of the world’s greatest identity theft (and how to...
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View ArticleMemphis man sentenced to 57 months
MEMPHIS, Tenn — A Memphis man was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison Wednesday for defrauding financial institutions. According to reports, Talmadge Garner and co-conspirators participated in a...
View ArticleSuspect with multiple aliases accused of using bad payments in Mid-South again
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- WREG is uncovering more crimes connected to a Mid-South man who goes by multiple names. Jason Smith, or Jason Gators, has been charged with theft and fraud several times in the past...
View ArticleTwenty arrested for allegedly using fake IDs at Memphis employer
MEMPHIS, Tenn. —The Tennessee Highway Patrol said Tuesday that 20 people had been arrested and accused of presenting fraudulent identification documents in an attempt to become employed at Expeditors...
View ArticleSanford: More needs to be done in grade fixing scandal
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It is clearly the biggest scandal to hit local public schools in years. While the focus had been on allegations of grade fixing at Trezevant High School, there are now strong...
View ArticleFinal suspect in fraud scheme still at large
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - - U.S. Marshals are looking for Andree Artis, and they need your help. He's wanted for counterfeiting and cashing checks stolen from mailboxes in our area . He's one of 11 people...
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Surveillance images released showing accused serial auto burglars
If you can identify either of these men, call Crime Stoppers at (901) 528-CASH. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Surveillance images have been released of two men accused of committing numerous auto burglaries...
View ArticleFormer Arkansas judge sentenced to 5 years in prison for fraud and bribery...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former Arkansas state judge was sentenced to five years in prison for a fraud and briber scheme that went on for seven years. 71-year-old O. Joseph Boeckmann was found guilty of...
View ArticleArkansas Police arrest two women accused of stealing from elderly by...
MARKED TREE, Arkansas — On a quiet street in Marked Tree, Arkansas, police say two women committed multiple crimes that landed them in jail on several charges. "It does concern me," neighbor Bobby...
View ArticleStudy: Millenials more vulnerable to con artists than older adults
LOS ANGELES — “It hurts a lot. It’s one of the biggest life lessons. It wasn’t easy.” David Sigman of Los Angeles says he never thought he would fall victim to a scam. “I was shaking. I felt violated....
View Article‘Valuable lesson:’ Woman tracks down teen who took her credit card
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A woman said someone found her credit card and started spending, so she took matters into her own hands. "I had the card at Sam's, and then when I got to Kroger, I couldn't find the...
View ArticleNurse practitioner accused of writing 300 fraudulent prescriptions
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A nurse practitioner is facing serious charges after allegedly writing hundreds of fraudulent prescriptions, some of them for opioids. That's important to note, because she was hired...
View ArticleThieves emptied the bank account of America’s oldest living veteran, Richard...
AUSTIN, Texas — Someone has stolen the identity of the oldest living veteran in America and emptied his bank account. The family of 112-year-old Richard Overton said they don’t know how a thief got...
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