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Men Plead In $9 Million Ponzi Scheme That Targeted Elderly

Two West Michigan men accused of defrauding investors in a $9 million Ponzi scheme have pleaded no contest to racketeering charges.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/03/30

11 Metro Detroiters Charged In Student-Loan Fraud Schemes

Criminal charges have been filed against eleven people from Wayne and Macomb counties for their alleged roles in at least four student-loan fraud schemes totaling more than $1 million.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/03/30

Jury Convicts Father, Son Of Defrauding Investors

A Brighton-area investment manager and his son have been found guilty in a $50 million scheme to defraud hundreds of investors.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/03/28

Ex-NFL Player’s Daughter Guilty In Pension Fraud

A Detroit-area woman has pleaded guilty to fraud after illegally collecting money from an NFL pension plan years after her father’s death.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/02/02

Judge Orders 17-Year Prison Sentence In Drug Fraud

Babubhai “Bob” Patel was accused of billing insurers for expensive prescriptions he never intended to give to customers

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/02/01

Ex-Mich. Supreme Court Justice Hathaway Pleads Guilty

Diane Hathaway admitted on the record that she developed a scheme to hide her true worth and she made illegal real estate transfers in order to hide her wealth.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/01/29

Store Owner Sentenced In $612,000 Food Stamp Fraud

A federal judge has sentenced a Flint store owner to four years, three months in prison for participating in a $612,000 food stamp fraud scheme.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/01/12

Online Holiday Shopping Yields Record Levels Of Fraud

The Consumer Fraud Center said holiday shoppers went off a “shopping cliff” in terms of being ripped off by counterfeit and fake goods sold by cybercriminals this year in excess of $2 billion for the period of November-December 2012.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/01/05

Livonia Man Charged In Senior Citizen Travel Scam

A 44-year-old Livonia man who allegedly scammed over 100 senior citizens into paying for vacations they would never take is facing jail time after being charged with nine felonies.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/12/22