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Former Ole Miss star Rufus French was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for “a yearslong a scheme to bilk Medicare and the Civilian He…
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A former NFL player who owned a marketing company and was the beneficial owner of eight durable medical equipment (DME) companies was sentence…
The leader of the Southern Poverty Law Center has pleaded not guilty on behalf of the organization to charges that the civil rights group has defrauded donors by failing to disclose that money would be paid to informants inside extremist groups. The group’s interim president and CEO, Bryan Fair, appeared Thursday in federal court in Montgomery. A grand jury indictment was filed April 21 by the U.S. Justice Department. The charges are an extraordinary strike against the organization, which works to combat discrimination and racism particularly in the Deep South. The SPLC has denied wrongdoing. No individuals are charged in the case.
U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million. According to a New York federal grand jury indictment unsealed Monday, Vladimir Sklarov set up a fake company called Astor Asset Group and claimed it was linked to the wealthy New York Astor family to gain credibility. Sklarov was arrested in Chicago on Saturday. The alleged victim, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, confirmed he was a victim in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. The indictment alleges Sklarov illegally sold $450 million worth of corporate shares that Salinas had put up as collateral for a loan. A lawyer for Sklarov did not immediately return messages.
FILE - Mexican businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego, founder and chairman of Grupo Salinas, looks on during the Mexico Open golf tournament awards ceremony in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, April 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)
TUPELO – A Lee County man has been arrested on felony charges two moths after he reportedly used a stolen credit card multiple times.
Hoax calls involving alleged bomb threats and even claims of active shooters have prompted evacuations and closures at several zoos around the U.S. in recent days. No explosives or real dangers have been found in the latest string of what authorities are describing as “swatting” incidents. In the latest case, police on Sunday swept the Akron Zoo in Ohio after a threat led to the evacuation of visitors. Threats also have been called in to zoos elsewhere in Ohio, as well as in Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida and Arizona. The FBI has called swatting an increasing national problem.
HOLLY SPRINGS – Marshall County Tax Assessor Barbara Belfoure has been arrested and charged with two counts of felony wire fraud related to pa…
AI tools are making it easier than ever for scammers to defraud consumers. The FBI reports that cybercrime is on the rise, reaching over 1 million complaints last year for a total of $20.877 billion in losses. That’s a 26% increase in losses over the previous year. Understanding how scammers work can make it easier...
(The Center Square) – Congress moved this week on both sides of the Capitol to address a problem that has persisted for decades after a new report found federal agencies made an estimated $186 billion in improper payments in fiscal year 2025, a $24 billion increase from the prior year.