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A statewide benefits investigation has revealed an alleged fraud scheme that continues to grow.
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Hong Kong authorities have charged seven people and two companies with offenses including manslaughter and conspiracy to defraud over the city's deadliest fire in decades. The blaze engulfed seven apartment buildings and killed 168 people. Authorities said Wednesday that police and the Independent Commission Against Corruption charged the suspects with 25 counts, including money laundering and tax evasion. The charges relate to a major renovation project at Wang Fuk Court. The seven defendants were brought to the court and told the judge that they understood the charges. Authorities said they included directors and a registered inspector of Will Power and Prestige’s directors. Lists of victims’ names were being read out, the first disclosure to the public.
ATLANTA (AP) — Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley are accusing one of their former defense attorneys of legal malpractice that they say …
FILE - Attorney Dan Cogdell addresses reporters, March 26, 2024, at Harris County Criminal Courts at Law in Houston. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP, file)
The Supreme Court has upheld a broad reading of the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission to recoup ill-gotten gains from people who engage in securities fraud. The justices ruled unanimously Thursday against Ongkaruck Sripetch, who pleaded guilty to selling unregistered securities as part of a scheme involving high-risk penny stocks. The Los Angeles resident had challenged a court order to repay more than $3 million, including interest. The issue in the case was whether the SEC had to prove individual investors lost money as a result of buying the stocks. The Supreme Court ruled it did not.
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Federal prosecutors have indicted ex-Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier on additional charges in connection with a sports gambling sting, alleging …
The former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit has been sentenced to nearly 42 years in prison for her role in a staggering $250 million fraud case. Aimee Bock ran Feeding Our Future, which had claimed it provided millions of meals to children in need during the pandemic. She appeared Thursday in Minneapolis federal court. Her lawyer had argued for a sentence of no more than three years, saying she had been unfairly painted as the mastermind. Authorities later announced charges against 15 more people accused of fraud in receiving federal payments for a variety of social services in Minnesota.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks as US. Attorney Daniel Rosen listens, at right, during a press conference Thursday, May 21, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Glen Stubbe)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks to the media during a news conference Thursday, May 21, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Glen Stubbe)
FILE - Aimee Bock, founder and executive director of the nonprofit organization Feeding Our Future, arrives at the Minneapolis federal courthouse with her attorney, Ken Udoibok, right, on March 19, 2025, in Minneapolis. (Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP, File)