BOSTON — Federal authorities have charged several men in a more than $1 million multistate SNAP fraud and stolen identity case and are blaming Massachusetts officials for failing…
Read more Feds charge 4 in multistate SNAP fraud casePatrick James, the former CEO of bankrupt auto parts supplier First Brands Group, was indicted on federal fraud charges and arrested Thursday in Ohio with his brother Edward,…
Read more Former First Brands CEO Patrick James and his brother are indicted for bilking billions from banksBERLIN — German prosecutors say they will drop an investigation of Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, over possible breaches of sanctions and…
Read more German prosecutors will drop investigation of Russian magnate Usmanov upon payment of $11M fineNEW YORK — Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier ’s lawyers are asking a judge to throw out sports gambling charges that have kept him off the court this…
Read more Miami Heat’s Terry Rozier asks judge to throw out betting chargesOKLAHOMA CITY — A federal grand jury indicted the leader of the Black Lives Matter movement in Oklahoma City over allegations that millions of dollars in grant funds…
Read more Oklahoma Black Lives Matter leader indicted for fraud, money launderingSOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Law enforcement agencies working across several countries dismantled a sophisticated criminal network trafficking stolen cultural goods across Europe, Bulgarian authorities said Thursday. A coordinated…
Read more Network that trafficked stolen antiquities across Europe dismantled with 35 arrestsLONDON (AP) — A Chinese woman who was found with 5 billion pounds ($6.6 billion) in Bitcoin after defrauding more than 128,000 people in China in a Ponzi…
Read more Chinese ‘cryptoqueen’ who scammed thousands jailed in UK over Bitcoin stash worth $6.6 billionLONDON — A Chinese woman who was found with 5 billion pounds ($6.6 billion) in Bitcoin after defrauding more than 128,000 people in China in a Ponzi scheme…
Read more China’s ‘cryptoqueen’ jailed in UK over $6.6 billion Bitcoin scamIn news taken from the logs of Cape Ann’s police and fire departments: Rockport × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able…
Read more Police/FireIn news taken from the logs of Cape Ann’s police and fire departments: Gloucester × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able…
Read more Police/FireGURUGRAM, India—When the Trump Organization in April announced another luxury real-estate project in India, Eric Trump gave a shout out to his local partners for helping accelerate the…
Read more Trump Organization Expands in India, Where Many of Its Partners Face AccusationsATLANTA — ATLANTA (AP) — The superintendent of Georgia’s third-largest school district has been indicted on federal charges alleging he ran a kickback scheme and stole money from…
Read more School chief indicted for alleged kickback scheme in Illinois school districtNEW YORK — In 1983, six thieves muscled their way into a warehouse near Heathrow Airport, expecting to find a large sum of foreign currency. They got much…
Read more PBS ‘Masterpiece’ series ‘The Gold’ explores Britain’s biggest heist in historyBRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A former executive for a subsidiary of candymaker Mars Inc. pleaded guilty Thursday to fraud and tax charges in connection with his theft of $28…
Read more Former executive of Mars candy subsidiary pleads guilty to stealing $28M from companyMETHUEN — Across the Merrimack Valley, signs for three longtime health care institutions are coming down. On Tuesday, mayors, state legislators, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll and other officials…
Read more Lawrence General, Holy Family hospitals rebrand with unified namePHOENIX — Two former executives for the now-shuttered classified site Backpage.com are scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in Phoenix for conspiring to facilitate prostitution by selling sex ads.…
Read more Backpage executives to be sentenced after testifying against site founder about the site’s sex adsPHOENIX — Two former executives for the now-shuttered classified site Backpage.com are scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in Phoenix for conspiring to facilitate prostitution by selling sex ads.…
Read more Backpage executives to be sentenced after testifying against site founder about the site’s sex adsNotorious online soccer piracy network Streameast has been shut down after more than 1.6 billion visits in the past year, an antipiracy coalition announced Wednesday. The United States-based…
Read more Notorious online soccer piracy network Streameast shut down, antipiracy group saysSAO PAULO — SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil on Thursday said it seized 1.2 billion reais (about $220 million) in assets linked to a sprawling criminal network as…
Read more Brazil’s crackdown on criminal links to fuel supply chain nets $220M in assetsWASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department wants U.S. financial institutions to monitor for suspected Chinese money laundering networks handling funds that are used to fuel the…
Read more The Treasury Department wants US banks to monitor for suspected Chinese money laundering networks