Tag: fraud
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Colorado Springs police to host fraud, scam prevention event Tuesday
The Colorado Springs Police Department will host a free fraud and scam prevention event Tuesday in partnership with Chase Bank for the community. Law enforcement and banking experts will teach people how to recognize common scams, identify red flags and take action if they or a loved one becomes a victim of fraud or identity…
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El Paso County couple accused of fraud will face trial
The El Paso County couple accused of defrauding their contracting company’s customers out of millions of dollars are heading to trial next year. Dwight Mulberry, 54, and Joni Mulberry, 42, were taken into custody in March 2024 on suspicion of using their company, Craftsman Homes and Interiors, to steal and launder more than $2 million from 2021…
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U.S. Postal Service asks for public’s help in potential fraud cases in Colorado Springs, Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The U.S. Postal Service is asking for the public’s help in identifying multiple individuals suspected of committing fraud using credit cards stolen from mail. One of the suspects is a male in his late 30s to early 40s with neck, back and hand tattoos. He’s been spotted…
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10th Circuit upholds COVID fraud convictions of Colorado Springs-based doctor
The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed on Monday that jurors heard sufficient evidence to convict a doctor of fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 aid from the government and spending it on himself, not on his medical practice headquartered in Colorado Springs. Francis Joseph, the founder of Springs Medical Associates, argued prosecutors failed to prove he…
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10th Circuit finds trial judge erred in sentencing duo who fraudulently sold body parts
A trial judge incorrectly calculated the sentences of a mother and daughter who pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining and selling body parts as part of an eight-year scheme, the federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Tuesday. Megan Hess operated Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors in Montrose, catering to customers seeking cremation as well as medical-research…
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Ancelotti denies wrongdoing after Spanish prosecutors accuse him of tax fraud and seek jail sentence
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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has denied wrongdoing after Spanish state prosecutors accused him of tax fraud during his first stint at the club
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Texas man arrested in alleged scam attempt against disgraced former congressman George Santos
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A Texas man has been arrested on accusations he schemed to dupe disgraced former congressman George Santos into wiring him money with the false promise he could get criminal corruption charges against him dropped
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Former track coach sentenced to five years for duping female athletes into sending nude photos
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A former college track and field coach has been sentenced to five years in prison for setting up sham social media and email accounts in an attempt to trick women into sending him nude or semi-nude photos of themselves
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Montenegro appeals court overturns a decision to extradite Terraform Labs founder to the US
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An appeals court in Montenegro has overturned a ruling that Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon should be extradited to the United States to face fraud charges rather than to his native South Korea
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Former Venezuelan military official pleads guilty to bribery, paying himself millions
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MIAMI — From his home in Fort Lauderdale, a former Venezuelan military officer directed a complex scheme to borrow millions of dollars from Venezuela’s banks for financing food imports to the starving country. It was all a fraud, Nepmar Jesus Escalona Enriquez admitted Monday in Miami federal court. In reality, he orchestrated the transfers of…