Schumer’s Press Secretary Makes Cameo in Fyre Festival Documentary With Fraudster

Angelo Roefaro to convicted felon: 'Try to keep me out of your stuff'

Cameron Cawthorne
January 22, 2019 3:14 PM

Angelo Roefaro, the press secretary for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.), makes a cameo in a newly released documentary about the disastrous Fyre music festival. The festival's organizer is now serving a six-year sentence for defrauding attendees and investors out of millions of dollars.

Embattled Theranos Announces Company Will Dissolve: ‘We Are Now out of Time’

Cameron Cawthorne
September 6, 2018 4:39 PM

Theranos, the blood-testing startup company that was accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of deceiving investors earlier this year, announced plans Tuesday to formally dissolve.

Collins Suspends Re-Election Campaign Following Insider Trading Arrest

David Rutz
August 11, 2018 10:36 AM

Rep. Chris Collins (R., N.Y.) announced Saturday he would suspend his campaign for re-election following his arrest and indictment on charges related to insider trading.

Former NAACP Official Charged With Welfare Fraud

Cameron Cawthorne
May 25, 2018 1:42 PM

The former leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People chapter in Spokane, Washington, was charged on Tuesday for theft by welfare fraud and false identity verification in applying for public assistance.

Taxpayer-Funded Childcare Fraud Scheme Appears to Fund Terrorists

Jack Heretik
May 15, 2018 5:01 PM

Millions of taxpayer dollars appear to be going to support terrorists in the Middle East and Africa by using childcare centers as fronts, according to an investigation in Minnesota.

Clinton Donor, Obama Entrepreneurship Ambassador Charged With Massive Fraud

Cameron Cawthorne
March 14, 2018 2:18 PM

Elizabeth Holmes, a Clinton donor who was named a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship under former President Barack Obama, has settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission after being charged with "massive fraud" on Wednesday.

NYC Woman Charged With Laundering Money Through Cryptocurrencies to ISIS

Katelyn Caralle
December 15, 2017 8:44 AM

A Long Island woman has been accused of bank fraud and laundering more than $85,000 worth of Bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies to support the Islamic State.

GOP Group Seizes on Heitkamp’s Wells Fargo ‘Hypocrisy’

Cameron Cawthorne
November 8, 2017 1:45 PM

The Senate Leadership Fund, a Republican political action committee, launched a new website on Wednesday highlighting what it calls Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp's (N.D.) "record of hypocrisy."

Former Philadelphia Democratic DA Sentenced to Five Years for Accepting Bribe

Conor Beck
October 24, 2017 5:56 PM

Philadelphia's former Democratic district attorney, Seth Williams, whose tenure as the city's first black top prosecutor was mired in corruption, was sentenced Tuesday to 60 months in prison for accepting a bribe.

SSA Gave $1.3 Million in Benefits to Criminals

Criminals who had defrauded government receiving benefit payments

Elizabeth Harrington
August 10, 2017 5:00 AM

The Social Security Administration gave $1.3 million in benefits to criminals, including individuals who had already defrauded the government, according to a new audit.