Tag: Fraud

Video: Facts Matter (March 5): Judge Finds 78% of Mail-In Ballots Invalid, Orders New Election

Two city council members in New Jersey were indicted on fraud charges related to mail-in voting in the city’s last election. Similarly, in Mississippi, a judge has just thrown out the results of a local election. He ordered them to now hold a redo election. Also in Mississippi, lawmakers have just passed a bill that…


Queensland Lawyer to Face Court Over US Fraudster

A Queensland lawyer has been asked for information as the United States tries to obtain over $US6 million in restitution owed by a tax fraudster, court documents say. The United States has applied in a Queensland court for lawyer Steven Miotti and two of his former clients to produce documents and be questioned in relation…


Feds, States Warn About Romance Scams Ahead of Valentine’s Day

With Valentine’s day fast approaching, federal and state authorities are cautioning the public to stay vigilant about romance scams, which reached a record of $304 million in losses reported to the federal government in 2020. Romance scams, also known as confidence fraud, involve fraudsters preying upon victims who look for companionship on online dating apps and…


German Regulators Seize $60 Million in Bitcoin but Fail to Find out Password

FRANKFURT—German prosecutors have confiscated more than 50 million euros ($60 million) worth of bitcoin from a fraudster, but they can’t unlock the money because he won’t give them the password. The man was sentenced to jail and has since served his term, maintaining his silence throughout while police made repeated failed efforts to crack the…


Orange County Ridesharing Passenger Warns of Disturbing Fraud

A Rancho Santa Margarita woman is warning others about the unscrupulous tactics of some ridesharing drivers after she says she was hit with a bogus charge. Ashley McClure told The Epoch Times that she’s fallen victim to a scam that’s been circulating throughout the country for years: Vomit fraud. The Better Business Bureau is among…


Chicago Man Charged For Allegedly Selling CCP Virus stimulus checks Stolen From Postal Service

A Chicago man has been charged for allegedly conspiring with the postal service to steal and sell CCP (Chinese Communist Party) Virus stimulus checks. According to an indictment in a federal court in Chicago, Akeem Kosoko, 26, was charged with one count of conspiracy to steal mail and government funds, three counts of embezzlement of…


The Constitutional Process Did Not Stop Fraud. We Need to Do That.

Commentary As soon as the Nov. 3, 2020 election started looking odd in the early morning hours of Nov. 4, my laser focus for this election was to ensure we ran the complete constitutional process.  It was not about President Trump or now President-Elect Biden, it was about fully exercising the constitutional guidance on elections…


Health Fraud Case: Mississippi Pharmacy Owner Gets 18 Years

HATTIESBURG—A Mississippi owner of pharmacies and pharmacy distributors has been sentenced to 18 years in prison and ordered to repay the government nearly $287.7 million for his part in what prosecutors described as a $510 million health care fraud involving high-priced pain cream. Wade Ashley Walters, 54, of Hattiesburg, also was ordered at Friday’s sentencing to…


Suppose They Gave an Inauguration and Nobody Came?

Commentary The increasingly fascistic American left is setting a trap for the rest of their fellow citizens—often termed “deplorables” but more appropriately dubbed “normals” by Kurt Schlichter—by warning we intend violence all over the country during Joe Biden’s inauguration. This is nonsense, of course, but any kind of demonstration can be declared violent by a…


Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal Has Fraud Case Adjourned to February

OTTAWA—A former Liberal MP facing charges of fraud and breach of trust related to his time in office has had his case adjourned until next month. Lawyers for Raj Grewal and the Crown agreed during a brief virtual hearing on Wednesday to have the case return to court Feb. 3. Grewal’s lawyer Zachary Al-Khatib said…