A Florida man is facing multiple charges for allegedly fleeing after causing a car crash and then smashing into a police vehicle in an alleged attempt to get away. Early in the morning on December 3, a man was driving in Tallahassee. When he was close to an intersection he…
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Fraud Accusation Led to Florida Man’s 75th Arrest
After being accused of retail theft-related offenses in August, a Florida man with a criminal history dating back decades was booked into the same jail for the 75th time. Last month, a man from Clearwater reached a troubling milestone – his 75th arrest and booking into the Orient Road Jail.…
Florida Couple Fell Victim to $400,000 Phone Scam
A scammer reportedly called a couple in Florida and told them they would be arrested for illegal online account activity if they did not hand over $400,000 in gold bars to a person posing as a government official. At the beginning of May, a married couple in Jensen Beach received…
Man Could Spend 100 Years in Prison for Drugs and Fraud
A man in Texas is facing charges that could lead to a conviction of over 100 years in prison after the authorities alleged that he was fraudulently in possession of over 50 pieces of mail and other information in different people’s names. According to jail records, a man from Bryan,…
Woman Posed as Doctor for Over a Year Using Relative’s License
A woman in New Jersey is facing charges for allegedly using a family member’s name to write prescriptions for patients while reportedly practicing medicine without a license. Between March 2022 and June 2023, a 62-year-old woman from Toms River, New Jersey, was reportedly working as a physician out of an…
Couple Stole Millions from Malibu Doctor
In June 2017, a couple met and became friends with a doctor from Malibu worth more than $60 million. The man had a mental health condition, and he was unable to take care of himself. A couple of days later, the pair began residing with the doctor in his Malibu…
3 Suspects Stole over $1 M from PPP with Fraudulent Claims
Three people are facing charges for allegedly stealing approximately $1 M in COVID-19 relief funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of North Carolina reported that during an investigation of a possible fraud case, it was discovered that between March and November…
Manager Stole Bank Card Left Behind by Customer
A fast-food restaurant manager and his girlfriend allegedly stole a debit card that a customer accidentally left in the establishment and spent over $700 within two hours. On June 29, a customer at a Burger King in Royal Palm Beach, Florida, left the restaurant without taking their Wells Fargo debit card. …
Ex-Firefighter Sold CPR Cards Without Providing Training
A man who was a Hialeah firefighter for two decades was accused of selling thousands of life support certification cards for over $870,000 without giving the necessary instructional classes to the applicants. For the past two years, a 60-year-old man who was a firefighter for 20 years with the Hialeah…
Suspect Arrested for Unauthorized Discount at Self-Checkout
A shopper in a Texas Walmart is facing several charges after the authorities accused her of trying to steal items by using the barcode scanner incorrectly while checking out of the store. It was reported that on September 3, the Walmart Supercenter in Brownsville, Texas, had a patron who tried…