Benjamin Alexander, 43, of Sudbury pleaded guilty to fraud over $5,000 after a Coniston senior was drained through two phone calls in three days. The court ordered restitution. The machine behind the calls did not stop.
Andrea Doherty took over her father's classic Porsche business in Fallbrook after he died in 2021. Federal prosecutors say she then sold consigned cars she did not own, twice, and forged a signature to close the last one.
Curtis Quigley drowned in the Okanagan before he could stand trial. A B.C. judge just ruled the trustee can move fast on the investors who came out ahead, because in a Ponzi scheme, coming out ahead means you were paid with someone else's money.
Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo got five years in federal prison this week for a romance fraud that drained $3.5 million from eight people over fifteen years. The court called it devastating. The wire chain called it a business.
Jimmy Smith got 46 months in federal prison this week for a Publishers Clearing House scam that pulled $2.6 million from elderly victims in four states. The check trail tells you the rest.
Timothy Paul Barnes asked friends, clients, and a charity he chaired for short-term loans. Eighteen months and nearly £2 million later, the money was in a crypto wallet that had already been drained by someone else.