fraud
Wendy Stone, a 63-year-old woman from Rochester, has been arrested and charged with unlawfully concealing her boyfriend Kenneth Crisman’s body and continuing to collect his social security benefits after his death. Crisman died on December 28, 2022, but Stone did not report his death. Instead, she allegedly moved his body to the basement, placing it […]
A Rhode Island mother and daughter are facing federal charges after doing a EBT card scam of $191,000 for over 4 years. The mother was a supervisor of the Human Service department and used her position to access people’s accounts to check their balance and then change the pin number to the EBT cards. The […]
There’s a scam going around in which a fraudster claims to have accidentally sent money to your payment app and then asks you to return it. The problem is, the money they sent you may have come from a stolen credit card or hacked account. If you send the money back to the scammer, you […]
The CDC has issued a warning about potential disruptions in access to ADHD medications following the arrest of two executives involved in a $100 million fraud scheme. The CEO and clinical president of a California-based digital health company were arrested for allegedly attempting to illegally distribute Adderall over the internet, submitting false healthcare claims, and […]
Be careful shopping at big box stores in the area, earlier this month in Ontario County the Sheriff’s office is investigating two skimming devices that were found at two Wal-Mart stores. Reports say 3 individuals placed the devices on card readers at the Geneva Walmart on July 2nd and at the Canandaigua in Hopewell Wal-Mart […]
A New York City man pleads guilty and admits To stellan customer’s information from Wegmans. The man from Brooklyn used several Wegmans credit card accounts to charge over $9,000 worth of groceries for himself and others. https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/business/local-business/wegmans-hacker-pleads-guilty-to-fraud/
The New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said the state lost at least $11 billion due to unemployment fraud during the first year of the COVID19 pandemic. According to the audit, the DOL failed to replace a “long-troubled” system that has been outdated since 2010. This made it easier for criminals to steal money. Auditors […]
A man was exposed for faking his son’s death and receiving over $1,000 in donations for related expenses for the alleged child’s death. Earlier this Kalen Stevens was arrested and charged with several felony charges related to the alleged scheme. Reports say Kalen Stevens told co-worker his son died from leukemia in August. […]
If you are thinking about investing money with people you know make sure you do your homework before you give them any money. We tend to be weary of people we don’t know but I would implore you to keep the same energy with people you do know when it comes to money. This news […]
New York State Attorney General Letitia James is urging New Yorkers to come forward if they invested in cryptocurrency. People who invest in cryptocurrency or have been affected or deceived by the crypto crash are to contact her office. Many high profile cryptocurrency businesses had mass layoffs, frozen customer withdrawals, and/or filed for bankruptcy. This […]