Two men allegedly recruited people struggling with homelessness to carry out a fraud scheme.

Check Return Schemes. Criminals will send what they claim is a paycheck or other payment by way of a check where they “overpay.” They ask you to deposit it, then return the “extra” money back before ...

(StatePoint) The use of checks may be declining, but check crimes are actually on the rise due to new, creative criminal schemes. Once a check is stolen, it can be altered or signed on your behalf to ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Euclid man continued forging checks even while facing prison time for similar crimes, according to the FBI. Jovaun Woodfolk, 38, launched a new check forging scheme less than a ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A Tallahassee man is facing a litany of charges connected to a check fraud scheme that stole over $900,000. Martin Monroe is facing money laundering, use of personal ...

They charged more people in 2023 and 2024. In June 2024, five people were indicted in a related juror bribery scheme. Before Biden left office, Andrew Luger, his U.S. attorney in Minnesota, said 70 ...

Federal investigators say Minnesota has become a testing ground for "industrial-scale" fraud that siphoned public money away from children, low income families, and people with disabilities. What ...

The City of Mercer Island recovered more than $370,000 from a check fraud scheme it fell victim to in 2025.

President Donald Trump’s administration announced on Tuesday that it’s freezing child care funds to Minnesota and demanding an audit of some day care centers after a series of fraud schemes involving ...