A Georgia lending firm founder was sentenced to 15 years in prison for running a $76M Ponzi scheme that defrauded more than 300 investors. occrp.org/en/news/us-court-s…
Alabama officials fired one employee and placed two others on leave following a $14.7M business email compromise scam that diverted funds intended for the city’s new arena project. al.com/crime/2026/10/mobile-…
A Walmart driver’s tip exposed an alleged $1.4M fraud scheme involving thousands of online purchases made with stolen payment information. yahoo.com/news/us/articles/w…
A Canadian man used a debunked conspiracy theory to claim more than $40M in fraudulent tax refunds from the Canada Revenue Agency. cbc.ca/news/canada/sovereign…
A 30-country operation targeting AI scams and digital financial fraud identified 15,500 victims and blocked more than 4,100 bank accounts. arabianbusiness.com/finance/…
Pakistan has arrested a man accused of selling more than 5.1 million counterfeit USPS shipping labels through a fraudulent website. bbc.com/news/articles/ckdd8m…
A Connecticut man pleaded guilty to defrauding cryptocurrency investors of nearly $1.16 million and gambling away their funds. justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/wolco…
777 Partners co-founder pleaded guilty to a $500M fraud scheme involving falsified bank statements and fictitious assets used to deceive lenders and investors. abc.net.au/news/2026-10-16/b…
A former California private equity CEO was sentenced to 33 months in prison for defrauding more than 400 investors of $63M through a promissory note scam. justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/for…
A Washington pastor was indicted for allegedly defrauding more than 30 investors of $13M through a fake online marketplace and social network. seattletimes.com/seattle-new…
Regulators say that Bank of America failed to report more than $5B in suspicious transactions, with over $1B of the unreported activity involving national security. cnbc.com/2026/10/13/bank-of-…
China sentenced three members of a Myanmar-based criminal gang to death for running scam centers linked to $1.8B in proceeds from telecommunications fraud and other crimes. cbsnews.com/news/death-sente…
A Jefferies-backed fund alleges $900M in iron ore fraud and secured a $499M global asset freeze against two companies and their owners. qz.com/jefferies-point-bonit…
U.S. and Ghanaian authorities arrested 130 people in a crackdown on online scam rings accused of defrauding 89 victims of more than $10M. theafricareport.com/432781/g…
A North Carolina man was sentenced to 18 months in prison for using thousands of bot accounts and hundreds of thousands of AI-generated songs to fraudulently obtain more than $8M in music streaming royalties. justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/nor…
A former senior federal official pleaded guilty to defrauding the government of approximately $194M, using the funds to acquire 298 gold bars, luxury real estate, watches and other high-value assets. justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/for…
A Texas doctor allegedly helped fraudulently bill the federal government $30M for medical services that were never provided, with the government paying about $20M. justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/loc…
Two people were convicted for using stolen identities and fake payroll and client records to fraudulently obtain more than $1.6M in federal funds intended to support elderly, disabled and homeless Americans. justice.gov/usao-ndny/pr/new…
A Google employee allegedly used inside information about search trends to make more than $1M betting on Polymarket. abcnews.com/US/google-employ…
Independence Blue Cross agreed to pay $22.5M to resolve allegations of Medicare fraud involving false diagnosis codes used to inflate payments. justice.gov/opa/pr/independe…