A former news anchor, Stephanie Hockridge, has been sentenced to a decade behind bars for her part in a massive pandemic loan scam. This scam involved siphoning over $63 million from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a government initiative aimed at helping small businesses during the pandemic.
In Clinton County, Iowa, a man named Boston found himself in a nightmare after a simple text message. It all started with a message that seemed harmless: "Hello Mark, I've been expecting your call. " Boston, thinking it was a wrong number, replied politely. Little did he know, this was the beginning
A Florida Congresswoman is in hot water. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is accused of misusing millions of dollars meant for disaster relief. The money was supposed to help with COVID-19 vaccination efforts but ended up elsewhere. The issue started in July 2021. Her family's healthcare company got a bi
A crypto fund that raised $28M in late 2021 has gone bust, leaving investors empty-handed. The UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has stepped in, arresting two men in connection with the collapse of Basis Markets. Raids were conducted in London and West Yorkshire, where digital devices and documents we
A former Air Force intelligence officer, Summer Heather Worden, has admitted to lying to authorities. She had previously accused her ex-spouse, NASA astronaut Anne McClain, of committing a crime while in space. Worden claimed McClain had guessed her bank password and accessed her account illegally f
Five men in Michigan thought they could outsmart the system. They pretended to be a minority-owned business to get contracts. They lied for years. They stole millions from the government. Now, they are paying the price. The men owned a surveying company. They called it Surveying Solutions Inc. , or
In 2019, a story broke that seemed straight out of a sci-fi movie: the first ever crime committed in space. The tale involved a custody battle, identity theft, and an astronaut. However, the truth turned out to be much more down-to-earth. Summer Worden, a former Air Force intelligence officer, made
Jack Abramoff, a figure known for his past political scandals, is back in the news, but this time it's about a crypto scam. He and his partner, Marcus Andrade, were involved in a scheme called AML Bitcoin. They raised $5 million but used the money for personal gains, like buying properties in Texas.
A woman has admitted to making a false claim about her astronaut ex-wife. Summer Heather Worden, 50, told police in July 2019 that her former partner, Anne McClain, had broken the law while working on the International Space Station (ISS). This was the first time anyone had ever reported a crime hap
A Georgia resident, Olanrewaju B. Adeosun, was taken into custody in New York. He is accused of laundering almost $1 million from a business in Bergen County. This happened after a wire transfer scam was reported to the prosecutor's office in July 2024. The investigation, which lasted over a year,
