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Byline: Justin Jouvenal When the retired professor answered his phone one morning in late July, he said an official-sounding man announced he was an agent with the Social Security Administration [...]

Byline: Michael DiVittorio June 30-- Jun. 30--A Pittsburgh man wanted in connection with three stabbings in the city's Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood has been captured. City police report Melvin Banks, 35, was [...]

Byline: Marian Accardi April 27-- Apr. 27--ATHENS -- An Athens man was charged Friday with home-repair fraud and other offenses, and Limestone County Sheriff's Office investigators believe there might be [...]

An ex-civilian employee of the NYPD was taken into custody after he allegedly pretended to be a police officer while demanding that an MTA bus transport him to Brooklyn. Joseph [...]

CONCORD, NH -- The following information was released by the office of the New Hampshire Attorney General: Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald announces that Christina Lariviere (a.k.a. Christina Soleil, Christina [...]

A Herkimer man has been arrested following three complaints of someone claiming to be a police officer, displaying a badge and trying to take cash for unpaid fines, according to [...]

PORTLAND, ME -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Maine: A federal grand jury indicted a Falmouth man for federal program [...]

A federal grand jury has filed additional criminal charges against the former King County drainage district commissioner accused of stealing nearly a half-million dollars from Enumclaw-area taxpayers. Allan Benny Thomas [...]

The first of three trials was set Thursday for a Bullhead City man charged with nine felonies including allegedly swindling a woman out of her gold wedding rings. David Lee [...]

A Kentucky man who failed to appear for his original sentencing has been ordered to 17 months in prison on drug and identity fraud charges. The case was one of [...]

BOSTON, MA -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts: A Malden man was charged today with identity fraud and with [...]

BOSTON, MA -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts: A Lawrence man who has been living under a false identity [...]

BOSTON, MA -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts: A Dominican national previously residing in Hyde Park pleaded guilty and [...]

Byline: Ronald G. Shafer Julia Lyons portrayed herself as a busy visiting nurse in Chicago during the great flu pandemic of 1918. But 'Slick Julia,' as she came to be [...]

The group used a silicone mask to impersonate a French defense minister in video calls, asking wealthy individuals and groups to pay millions for fake government operations. PARIS -- Six [...]

Seven men are on trial in Paris for a scam that netted over $50 million by impersonating France's former defense minister and asking wealthy personalities to pay for fake, top-secret [...]

Byline: Greg Smith Dec. 17-- Dec. 17--37 37 0 0 sub 2 Get the weekly rundown Sign up to receive our weekly Legal Insider newsletter Email* Submit New London -- [...]

For years, Zeinab Sahafi disguised herself as a man to slip into soccer matches in Iran. But when the government finally opened stadiums to women, she was left out. ISTANBUL [...]

Byline: Kayla Epstein The man who showed up outside an Indianapolis couple's home on Saturday night claimed to be a 'legit officer doing a drug bust,' according to police. Except [...]

In the rough-and-tumble New York City taxi industry, Anthony J. Medina was an enforcer. For years, Mr. Medina was the go-to debt collector for banks that lent money to drivers [...]

Byline: Alex Horton A man approaches a group of apparent migrants along a dusty road. 'Stop!' he yells in Spanish, before identifying himself as U.S. Border Patrol. 'What are you [...]

Byline: Alex Horton It was a spun tale that mirrors corners of New York City itself: an extravagant promise to be near the hot center of prominence, obscured by a [...]

[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox .] If New York is a city of dreams, Anna Sorokin had plenty of [...]

Montgomery County police have announced the arrest of a Rockville man who allegedly posed as a police officer by using flashing lights on his vehicle to stop a car on [...]

The Rhode Island State Police arrested a Pawtucket man who was allegedly involved in a large scale identity fraud scam through Cox Communications totaling over $28,000. Samuel Mate, 35, was [...]

Byline: Dan Morse The highway traffic stop, according to law enforcement officials, was hardly textbook police work. On the right shoulder was the pulled-over car, a black Audi. An orange [...]

A Rhode Island man has been charged with operating a large-scale identity fraud scam, according to state police. Samuel Mate, 35, of Pawtucket, was charged this week with five counts [...]

Two men have been accused of scamming a range of luxury hotels and recording studios in Atlanta, posing as members of the Wu-Tang Clan. Walker Washington and Aaron Barnes-Burpo allegedly [...]

Byline: Mitchell Byars The man convicted in 2018 of running a timeshare transfer scheme has accepted a plea deal to resolve his remaining cases. Kristopher Chavez (Department of Corrections) Kristopher [...]

Recently township police accused a Brick Township man of impersonating a police officer after two people were accosted Saturday in Brick, confirmed on Monday. He is identified as 56 years [...]

A 44-year-old Seaford man was accused of impersonating a veteran in a door-to-door scam. Rodney A. Hearn was taken into custody without incident by Delaware State Police (DSP) and charged [...]

Preliminary hearing has been set for a former Pennsylvania state police trooper charged with impersonating a public servant. 52-year-old Timothy Lipniskis, of North Sixth Street, Indiana, who retired allegedly posed [...]

Casey Posten, 34, of Murrayville was arrested Dec. 21 and charged with forgery, theft by taking and identity fraud. Postens arrest follows a six-month investigation by the Lumpkin County Sheriffs [...]

During the case of a scam, the judge observed that the crimes committed during examinations conducted by Vyapam as a part of well-planned conspiracy by criminals left an adverse impact [...]

A husband and wife are being charged with three felonies in connection with a fraudulent lease and a bad check. Robert Sinclair Argyle is charged with identity fraud, a third-degree [...]

A federal grand jury has indicted two Florida men for allegedly defrauding dozens of elderly people of more than $1.5 million. David James Green, 24, of Miami Gardens and McArnold [...]

Byline: Jason Frank A 62-year-old man from Newton has been charged with impersonating a Waltham police officer, according to a Nov. 18 Waltham Wicked Local article. The article reported that [...]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California: Jagpal 'Paul' Singh, 61; of Los Angeles, was sentenced today [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the U.S. Department of Transportation: On December 5, 2019, Jagpal Singh was sentenced in U.S. District Court, Sacramento, California, to 39 months' [...]

Three men from New York were arrested and charged with identity fraud to take goods from Home Depot stores. The Sun Journal reports that Mickey Melija, 24, Jeremy Pinales, 22, [...]

More than a decade before former Vernon resident Allan Mann Jr. was arrested last year on charges that led to his sentencing Thurs-day to 18 months in pris-on for lying [...]

Byline: Lateshia Beachum The woman nicknamed 'Swing Set Susan' on the Internet might be known as Cellmate Samantha if she's convicted of a felony charge issued this week. Samantha Louise [...]

WICHITA, KAN . -- The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Kansas: A former ICE officer was indicted today on a charge [...]

Byline: Lateshia Beachum A New Mexico teen who allegedly pretended to be a Bernalillo County sheriff's officer later found himself crying real tears when an actual cop showed up. Brenden [...]