As the political fight over who lost Afghanistan gets bloodier, the latest round has shifted from lamentation over the probable return of al Qaeda to…
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SEC Charges Shakopee Couple in $17.6M Ponzi Scheme
AevanStock / Shutterstock.com On Tuesday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged a Shakopee couple with fraud for allegedly operating a long-running Ponzi scheme that…
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Area couple on probation charged in nearly $1M PPP loan scam | Business Observer
LEHIGH ACRES — A Lee County couple that operated a handyman and repair business out of their home has been charged in a federal pandemic…
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Surge Of Stimulus Check Scams Prompts IRS Warning – Forbes Advisor
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Director and Promoter of BitConnect Pleads Guilty in Global $2 Billion Cryptocurrency Scheme | USAO-SDCA
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Daniel C. Silva, Mark W. Pletcher, Lisa Sanniti and Carl Brooker NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—September 1, 2021 SAN DIEGO—Glenn Arcaro of Los…
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Pyramid schemes Pyramid schemes also promise easy riches, via investment opportunities or marketing of consumer goods and services. The crooks at the top of the…
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Former Sunbelt employee sentenced in equipment scam
Michael Guzman, 43, a former Sunbelt Rentals employee who hatched a scheme to defraud his company out of $4 million in construction equipment, has been sentenced…
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IRS sees surge of scams tied to COVID-19 economic impact payments | Coronavirus
CHICAGO (WREX) — The Internal Revenue Service received a record number of complaints about Economic Impact Payment scams in June and July 2021 not seen…
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IRS Warns About Stimulus Check Scams After Receiving Record Number of Reports
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning Americans about stimulus check scams after receiving a record number of reports this summer. The agency announced in…
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IRS sees surge in reports of stimulus check scams
The IRS’s criminal investigation division said this week that the agency received a record number of reports about stimulus check scams in June and July.…
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