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Children’s book author found guilty of husband’s murder, plotting to run off w/ lover & steal $4M estate

Kouri Richins found guilty of poisoning and killing husband and trying to steal his $4M estate to run off with her handyman lover and pay back debts on her losing real estate business. Found guilty on all five charges,...

California man sends phony ransom letter to Savannah Guthrie family

Derrick Callella fake Nancy Guthrie ransom texts to Savannah Guthrie's family as California man with history of unemployment fraud attempts to inject himself in family's hostage crises. Maybe he should get a life...? A California man accused of sending phony ransom...

Boynton Beach brothers shot & killed by relative of ex employee who stole millions

Boynton Beach murder-suicide; Charles Geragi and Richard Geragi, business executive brothers shot dead by relative of former worker who defrauded their firm, 'All American Farms Inc,' millions of dollars. Suspect, Nesar Dawla fled scene only to shoot self dead...

Couple lived with lover’s dead body for year spending his social security checks

James and Suzanne Agnew, Lakewood, Colorado couple live with lover’s dead body for year spending his social security checks, try giving cops run around after relatives request welfare check for missing man only to find body.  A Colorado couple are...

Horse clinic receptionist on $60K salary arrested after pocketing $400K salary for months

Yessica Arrua, Florida receptionist pockets over $200k in Palm Beach Equine Clinic payroll mishap after being paid as a veterinarian, 7 times her salary and never going to her employer to tell them of the mistake. She thought it was...

Church Financial Secretary embezzles $570K from church during 4 year divorce

Melissa Ganey English, Church Financial Secretary at Amelia Baptist Church in Fernandina Beach, Florida charged with embezzling $570K from church over five years. Woman previously known as Melissa Rhoden had been undergoing 4 year divorce.  A Florida woman has been...

Woman pretending to be online male suitor scammed elderly women out of $1.5M

Christine Joan Echohawk, Pawnee, Oklahoma woman pretending to be online male suitor scammed lonely elderly women out of $1.5M which she then money laundered.  An Oklahoma woman pretending to be a male suitor online is alleged to have duped elderly...

Michigan couple claim being held hostage over Mexico time share billing dispute

Christy and Paul Akeo, Michigan couple claim being held hostage over Mexico time share dispute in which they cancelled on what they claimed was $100K wrongful charges as they are jailed upon arriving in Cancun as time share company,...

Woman who stole $800K in TrumpCoin from ex bf faces deportation (while he nurses broken heart)

Anthony Bravo, Miami, Florida man has $800K in TrumpCoin crypto stolen from his ex girlfriend, Maissa Jebali as Tunisian woman now faces deportation and leaving the country without having to make restitution.   He thought she was in love. She was,...

Stuntwoman turned lawyer staged car crashes for payouts

Vanessa Motta New Orleans stuntwoman turned lawyer indicted in staged car crashes fraudulent payout scheme as attorney is suspended and faces felony charges including wire fraud and witness tampering.  An action movie inside an action movie... A New Orleans stuntwoman-turned-lawyer has...

Guilty of insider trading & fraud? UnitedHeathcare CEO faced DOJ probe

Brian Thompson UnitedHeathcare CEO faced DOJ probe into inside trading, anti-trust competition and fraud amid record profits and complaints the private health insurance company was unfairly denying claims.  UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson prior to being fatally gunned down in Manhattan,...

Manhattan art advisor used stolen $6.5M on $25K a month rent, yacht & helicopters

Lisa Schiff Manhattan art advisor to get a sweetheart deal avoiding onerous jail time after admitting to defrauding art collector clients over $6.5M which she used to fund lavish life before being found out.  A Manhattan art adviser who worked...

Fake dentist wanted for operating on patient without license, causing teeth to fall out

Juanetta Solomon Texas woman out on probation for previous felony violations wanted for practising dentistry without a license, causing one patient to have her teeth fall out after agreeing to dental surgery in Houston after coming across her advertised...

Woman wheels dead uncle into Brazil bank to (unsuccessfully) co-sign loan

Erika de Souza, Brazil woman wheels her dead uncle into Rio de Janeiro bank to (unsuccessfully) co-sign loan as she now faces charges. Dead man, who may or may not be her uncle is identified as Paulo Roberto Braga.  'Uncle,...

How Vietnamese billionaire pulled off her $12.5b scam as she’s sentenced to death

Truong My Lan Vietnamese billionaire sentenced to death for banking fraud that saw her stealing over $12.5 billion through bribes, fraud, embezzling and open deceit. How a former market stall vendor was able to perpetrate her crime and why...