Six people were charged in federal court with bilking Medicaid of $2.1 million and taking $750,000 from pregnant women in Turkey seeking to give birth in the United States. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Frauds and Swindling”
As Soon as Trump Leaves Office, He Faces Greater Risk of Prosecution
By Gotham Rex on November 13, 2020
The president is more vulnerable than ever to an investigation into his business practices and taxes. Source: New York Times
She Was Found Dead and Dismembered. Prosecutors Say They Now Know Why.
By Gotham Rex on November 10, 2020
Brandy Odom’s body was found in Brooklyn in 2018. The killing was central to a $200,000 insurance scheme, prosecutors say. Source: New York Times
Steve Bannon Loses Lawyer After Suggesting Beheading of Fauci
By Gotham Rex on November 6, 2020
Mr. Bannon, the former adviser to President Trump, said the heads of the F.B.I. director and Dr. Anthony Fauci should be put on pikes, leading Twitter to ban one of his accounts. Source: New York Times
Business Partner of Giuliani Associate Is Expected to Plead Guilty
By Gotham Rex on October 28, 2020
David Correia was charged with duping investors in a start-up he founded with Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudolph W. Giuliani. Source: New York Times
The Artist John Newman Says a Fake Check Scam Cost Him $12,000
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2020
A payment for a pair of drawings by Newman showed up in his bank account — then vanished a few days later. Source: New York Times
2 Former Bridgeport City Officials Plead Guilty to Rigging Hiring Process
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2020
Armando J. Perez, a former police chief of Bridgeport, Conn., and David Dunn, a former acting personnel director, admitted to fixing the hiring process to ensure that Mr. Perez got the job. Source: New York Times
Mary Trump Sues President Trump and Family, Claiming Fraud
By Gotham Rex on September 24, 2020
Two months after she claimed in a tell-all book that her family cheated her out of her inheritance, Ms. Trump made similar allegations in a civil suit in Manhattan. Source: New York Times
Lev Parnas, Giuliani Associate, Faces New Fraud Charges
By Gotham Rex on September 17, 2020
Mr. Parnas, who participated in a campaign to dig up dirt on the president’s political rivals, is accused of swindling investors. Source: New York Times
Police Chief Cheated to Get His Job, and Officers Helped, U.S. Says
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2020
Armando J. Perez, the police chief of Bridgeport, Conn., and another official were charged with conspiring to rig the hiring process to ensure Mr. Perez got the top job. Source: New York Times
Steve Bannon is Arrested and Charged With Fraud in 'We Build the Wall' Campaign
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2020
Mr. Bannon and three others are accused in a scheme to use funds raised for construction to pay for personal expenses. Source: New York Times
Steve Bannon Is Charged With Fraud
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2020
Mr. Bannon and three others are accused in a scheme to use funds raised for construction to pay for personal expenses. Source: New York Times
‘Lottery Lawyer’ Is Accused of Fleecing Winners in $107 Million Fraud
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2020
Prosecutors say the lawyer spent some of the stolen funds on a golf club membership, a Porsche and shopping sprees. Source: New York Times
The N.R.A. and Wayne LaPierre’s Next Foe: One of Their Own
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2020
As New York’s attorney general moves to dissolve the gun group, a former top executive is releasing a tell-all about how the N.R.A. is “rife with fraud and corruption.” Source: New York Times
New York Attorney General Sues N.R.A. and Seeks Its Closure
By Gotham Rex on August 6, 2020
Letitia James seeks to dissolve the National Rifle Association, which was founded in New York, amid corruption allegations. Source: New York Times