Richard Fasanella and John Intoci Plead Guilty in $9 Million Internet Fraud and Money Laundering Case
Two men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges for helping launder nearly $9 million that was stolen by internet scammers who primarily targeted elderly victims, federal prosecutors said.
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$500K Gold Bar Scam: Le Chen and Fangzeng Huang Charged in Scheme Targeting Elderly Fairfield Women
Two New York men conspired with online scammers to convince Fairfield women in their 70s to liquidate hundreds of thousands of dollars in assets to buy gold bars that the victims then put in cardboard boxes and gave to thieves, according to court documents.
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Ohio Woman Tracy A. James Charged After Alleged $266K Home Depot Return Fraud Operation
The scheme allegedly turned bogus merchandise returns into a flood of store credit that was later spent on items resold online.
In Medina Township, southwest of Cleveland, Ohio, prosecutors said Tracy A. James carried out more than 1,700 fraudulent returns at Home Depot stores in Ohio and Kentucky.
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Malaysia Police Bust Job Scam Call Centre Targeting Chinese Victims on Pulau Pangkor
Police have busted a job scam syndicate targeting victims from China after raiding a homestay on Pulau Pangkor, Perak, on Friday night.
Perak police chief Noor Hisam Nordin said the syndicate operated a call centre from the homestay, offering sham jobs to Chinese nationals, Bernama reported.
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$48 Million Call Center Fraud Busted: FBI and India’s CBI Shut Down Scam Targeting 660 Victims
Recently the FBI led a successful joint investigation with the Montgomery Maryland Police Department and the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office into a variety of scams including government impersonation scams and tech support scams originating from Indian Call Centers that cost 660 victims more than $48 million.
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$45 Million Online Scam Network Exposed: 651 Arrested in Major INTERPOL Cybercrime Operation
Operation Red Card 2.0 (8 December 2025 to 30 January 2026) targeted the infrastructure and actors behind high-yield investment scams, mobile money fraud and fraudulent mobile loan applications.
During the eight-week operation, investigations exposed scams linked to over USD 45 million in financial losses and identified 1,247 victims, predominantly from the African continent but also from other regions of the world. Authorities also seized 2,341 devices and took down 1,442 malicious IPs, domains and servers, as well as other related infrastructure.
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Florida Phone Scam Bust: D’Zyre Youngblood, Christina Rimes, and Lakesha Heard Linked to Bitcoin Fraud Scheme
A Georgia woman accused of helping move money from a phone scam impersonating law enforcement has been arrested after investigators traced the stolen funds through cryptocurrency transactions, according to Florida authorities.
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₹10 Crore Bitcoin Mining Scam: Jaipur Police Arrest 3 Including Cop for Cheating 244 Investors
In a major cyber fraud bust, Jaipur police (South) exposed a gang that reportedly duped around 244 people of nearly Rs 10 crore by luring them to invest in a fake Bitcoin mining scheme that promised high returns. Three accused, including a police constable posted in Barmer, were arrested in a joint operation by Rajasthan police’s Cyber Cell and personnel from Shyam Nagar Police Station Monday. Other gang members associated with the fraud have been identified and efforts are underway to nab them as well.
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