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Working overtime is something that we all experience at least once.

There can be individuals who take advantage of this concept through, claiming additional hours that were not actually worked. Police officers can often work longer hours, but in the case of the Bethany Beach Police Department there were hundreds of overtime...

In July 2024, Mr. Ruiz De Chavez pleaded guilty to wire fraud.

From 2004 to 2020, Mr. Ruiz De Chavez served as the operations manager at a trucking company. While employed at the trucking company, Mr. Chavez conducted a scheme consisting of generating fake invoices appearing to be genuine invoices for goods...

Megan Lea Dougherty was employed at the Fayette branch of Exchange Bank of Missouri. Ms. Dougherty engaged in a scheme to embezzle money from Exchange Bank of Missouri from 2008 to 2023.

Ms. Dougherty began working in the bank’s IT and customer service department in 2008 and began removing small amounts of money...

According to court documents, Ms. Kelly Whitmore-Behling was sentenced to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by three years’ supervised release for her role in an embezzlement scheme.

The scheme began during Ms. Whitmore-Behling and her co-defendant’s employment for the City of Milwaukee’s Department of Public Works. One of their responsibilities...

Ms. Christin Guillory, an accounting manager at an Everett-based manufacturing company in Seattle, Washington, allegedly misappropriated more than $2.5 million from her employer by transferring funds to bank accounts Ms. Guillory set up in the names of created companies, and then transferring the funds to her personal bank accounts.

In order to take...

In 2019, Mr. Luis Lee was the senior financial analyst for a health services provider in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Mr. Lee was promoted to treasury manager in October 2022, gaining the responsibility for monitoring the company’s bank accounts and payment processing, ensuring quality standards with third-party vendors, conducting risk and cash flow forecasting, and working...

Scams targeting seniors have become increasingly sophisticated, often exploiting trust, isolation, or unfamiliarity with technology.

Older adults are frequently singled out because scammers assume they have savings, stable income, or a willingness to engage politely with strangers. These scams are designed to create a sense of urgency or fear while appearing legitimate. Understanding...

Property fraud is a growing concern across the country, and homeowners are encouraged to take proactive steps to protect one of their most valuable assets — their home.

Property fraud, also called deed fraud or title fraud, occurs when someone illegally records documents using another person’s name or property information without their knowledge....

Unfamiliar charges on your credit card? This was the case for Mears Floral, a Springfield, Missouri, business that started in 1949, serving retail florists in Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. Mears Floral was in operation for over 70 years and employed Ms. Kayellen Faye Inskip as a bookkeeper and operations manager.

On Oct....

Sarah thought she had finally caught a break. After months of job hunting, she received an email offering her a fully remote bookkeeper role. The pay was generous and the hiring process seemed quick and easy. The “recruiter” conducted a brief interview by text, praised her qualifications, and sent her an offer letter the...