NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on fraud charges against sports radio personality Craig Carton, a host of WFAN’s “Boomer and Carton” show (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Sports radio personality Craig Carton has been released on bond following his New York arrest on fraud charges alleging he and others used a Ponzi scheme and … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — As high water spreads from Houston through Texas and Louisiana, authorities are bracing for an inevitable wave of fraud and other criminal activity set into motion by Harvey’s punishing rains. In a warning to those who would seek to defraud the government and people wanting to help or seeking assistance, a … Continue reading
BEIJING (AP) — China is attempting to crack down on box office fraud in the world’s second-biggest movie market by setting out punishments for companies that fabricate ticket sales and other data under the country’s first film law. Under the legislation adopted by the Chinese parliament on Monday, film distributors and cinemas that falsify ticket … Continue reading
Rolling Stone magazine publisher and co-founder Jann Wenner said in a video deposition that he disagreed with a top editor’s decision to retract an entire article about a gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity after the story was discredited. In a video played for jurors Friday in the defamation trial against Rolling Stone, Jann … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department is pursuing debt collection — rather than debt relief — for nearly 80,000 former students of Corinthian Colleges, despite federal and state findings that the now-defunct for-profit chain defrauded students, Sen. Elizabeth Warren said in a blistering critique of the administration’s actions. The Massachusetts Democrat reported the findings of … Continue reading
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A well-heeled political donor has been charged with using his health-technology company to run a $30 million investment fraud scheme. Sreedhar Potarazu of Potomac, Maryland, has given to Democrats and Republicans, but it is his large contributions to the Democratic National Committee that put him in the spotlight. A series of … Continue reading
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon’s president on Wednesday, Aug. 31, tried to deflect European Union observers’ findings of a voting anomaly in his stronghold province that pushed him over the edge to win re-election, accusing his lead opponent of ballot fraud and a plot to seize power. This oil-rich Central African country has been tense … Continue reading
PITTSBURGH (AP) — “Dance Moms” star Abby Lee Miller plans to accept responsibility for federal charges filed in Pittsburgh accusing her of failing to report Australian currency she brought into the country in 2014 and bankruptcy fraud charges, she said in a statement Tuesday. Miller issued the statement after she was contacted by The Associated … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk police are warning residents to be wary of a phone scam involving Internal Revenue Service impersonators. In the past five months, police have filed over 30 police reports from people stating the IRS had called them, and they were threatened with arrest if they did not pay an outstanding tax bill … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Social Security employee has pleaded guilty to stealing $56,000 in benefits from recipients’ bank accounts. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release that 35-year-old Sophia Dix of Newport News pleaded guilty to wire fraud Monday, Apr 25, in federal court in Norfolk. Prosecutors say Dix, a customer service … Continue reading
DALLAS (AP) — A jury on Wednesday, April 13 convicted a Dallas-area doctor of fraud for allegedly “selling his signature” to process almost $375 million in false Medicare and Medicaid claims in what investigators called the biggest home health care fraud case in the history of both programs. A federal jury deliberated for 14 hours … Continue reading
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Investigators say they noticed something strange when they began tracking food stamp transactions coming out of two small convenience stores in a polygamous community on the Arizona-Utah border. The volume of food stamp purchased was so large that it rivaled big-box stores like Wal-Mart and Costco. They said they … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ben Carson has called for harsh criminal penalties for health care fraud, but the Republican presidential candidate and his wife also have kept millions invested with a close friend who admitted defrauding insurance companies, according to an Associated Press review. Pittsburgh dentist Alfonso A. Costa pleaded guilty to a felony count of … Continue reading
Hello! Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up today in Virginia. Questions about today’s coverage plans are welcome, and should be directed to the Richmond bureau at 804-643-6646 or aprichmond@ap.org. A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories … Continue reading
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Three Lynchburg women are charged with submitting fraudulent student aid applications for Liberty University online classes. The indictment was unsealed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Roanoke. It charges 42-year-old Melinda Smith, 61-year-old Catherine Pankey and 40-year-old Vernetta Johnson with multiple counts of student loan fraud and other charges. … Continue reading
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