Macomb Mother, Tara Lee Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Related to Fraudulent Adoption Scheme
A Macomb County woman pleaded guilty today on charges of wire fraud in connection to an adoption fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider. Schneider was joined in the announcement by FBI More...
Jamaican lottery scammer, Oraine Gray receives 34 months for fraud and making death threats
United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today the conviction and sentencing of Oraine Gray a/k/a “James Cooper”, a 23-year-old resident of Jamaica, to 34 months in federal prison after his admission More...
FBI Releases the Internet Crime Complaint Center 2018 Internet Crime Report
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) 2018 Internet Crime Report includes information from 351,936 complaints of suspected Internet crime, with reported losses in excess of $2.7 billion. The top More...
Pinellas Man, Gary Kinard Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Telemarketing Scam
U.S. District Judge Susan Bucklew has sentenced Gary Kinard (40, St. Petersburg) to 7 years and 11 months in federal prison for his role in a telemarketing scheme. As part of his sentence, the court also entered More...
Colorado Roofing Companies Helping Victims of Contracting Scam
Several roofing companies in Colorado are coming forward to help victims of a state-wide contracting scam, KRDO reports. The companies came forward after a Monument contractor named Daniel Nail was accused of defrauding More...
Cybercrime and email scams: NYU researchers develop a free visualization tool to bring cyber criminals to justice
A team of researchers is helping law enforcement crack down on email scammers, thanks to a new visual analytics tool that dramatically speeds up forensic email investigations and highlights critical links within More...
