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People reports that eight individuals have been arrested in connection to a case that police are calling the “biggest art fraud in world history.” 38 charges have been laid down along with the arrests involving the case of widespread artwork forgery of renowned Canadian leading contemporary indigenous artist, Norval Morrisseau.
Peaches Stergo, a 36 year-old woman from Florida, has been arrested after allegedly committing a “years long scheme” in which she stole an 87 year-old Holocaust survivor’s life savings.
Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of Theranos, a healthcare technology company, was found guilty in January of 2022 of four counts of wire fraud.
The once powerful now disbarred lawyer Alex Murdaugh pled not guilty Wednesday to the murders of his wife and son who were found dead on their property in June 2021.
Former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli was released from prison Wednesday after serving part of his seven year sentence after he was convicted of securities fraud.
Nathan Carman, 28, of Vermont, was arrested yesterday on multiple charges including murder on the high seas in the 2016 death of his mother, Linda Carman, according to federal officials.
40 years ago, Dorothea Puente had everyone fooled into thinking she was a kindly grandmother. Friends, tenants at her boarding house, social workers and the police all bought her act. In reality, she was much younger than she appeared, and far from kind. Preying upon the elderly, unhoused people and alcoholics, Dorothea assumed no one would search very hard for her victims.
The man was arrested from northeast Delhi’s Karawal Nagar for killing a mason with a club. The Loni Border Police also arrested the man’s wife for being an accomplice in the act.
Kylie Wilt, 25, has been formally charged with concealing the death of a child, abuse of a corpse, obstruction of justice, welfare fraud and tampering with evidence.
WTHI TV - One of the stars of a popular late 90s tv show was arrested in Vigo County last week and is facing a pair of charges involving including prescription fraud.The Terre Haute Police Department arrested Nicholas Brendon. Brendon played the character Xander, on the show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Joshua Colon, Florida's 2020 "Paramedic of the Year," was charged this week for his role in the theft of three Moderna Covid-19 vaccine doses. The Polk County paramedic resigned from his position on January 22 and was arrested on Monday. He is currently facing charges for misconduct, fraud, and forgery after falsifying paperwork that he used to cover up his vaccine theft.
