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Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, along with Committee members Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), sent a …
Senators Issue Warning to the ABA on Growing Check Washing Scam Read More
In a hearing on Thursday, U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Bob Casey (D-PA) and Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-SC) examined the most common scams targeting older adults.
Senators Spotlight Senior Scams in New Hearing, Urge Passage of Bipartisan Stop Senior Scams Act Read More
U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is leading a letter this week to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), pushing the agency to better protect users of peer-to-peer payment applications (P2P apps) …
Sen. Casey: We Must Do More to Protect Our Seniors From Financial Scams Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware announced that Robert L. Higgins, age 67, of West Chester, PA, was indicted Friday in a Second …
West Chester Man Indicted on Eight Counts of Fraud and Five Counts of Tax Evasion Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Suspicious communications in all its forms designed to either trick, surprise or scare someone into responding before thinking is No. 7 on the 2022 “Dirty Dozen” scams …
Scammers Use Every Trick to Steal Your Identity, Personal Financial Information, Money and More Read More CAMDEN, NJ — Three men were charged on June 1, 2022, by indictment with conspiring to defraud five victims out of approximately $3.25 million through an investment fraud scheme, U.S. …
Three Charged with Conspiracy in $3.25 Million Investment Fraud Scheme Read More
GREENBELT, MD — U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Francis Arthur, age 35, of Silver Spring, Maryland on May 2, 2022, to one year and a day in federal …
Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for a Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving High End Vehicles Read More
CAMDEN, NJ — A Cumberland County, New Jersey man was sentenced Tuesday to 168 months in prison for conspiring to commit wire and money laundering, and tax evasion, in connection …
Man Sentenced in Connection with Romance Fraud Scheme Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Sergey Duman, age 45, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was charged Thursday in a criminal …
Las Vegas Man Charged With Wire Fraud Related to Telemedicine Scheme Read More
LONDON GROVE TWP, PA — The Pennsylvania State Police Avondale Station say they are investigating a Theft by Deception incident that occurred in London Grover Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Elderly Chester County Couple Loses $36,500 to Scammers Read More