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Texas Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Home Building Fraud Scheme
Jan 2 2026 // A Fort Worth business owner who received nearly $5 million from local customers for unfinished custom home building and remodeling projects pled guilty to a wire fraud conspiracy charge on Dec. 30, 2025, announced United...
Kansas Man Sentenced to Probation for Insurance Fraud
Jan 2 2026 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt this week announced a Sedgwick county man has been sentenced to 18 months of probation for insurance fraud. Shawn Gales, age 37, pleaded guilty on December 18, 2025, in Sedgwick...
Last of 7 Kentucky Crop Insurance Fraudsters Sentenced to Prison Time
Dec 31 2025 // A wide net cast by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the FBI has landed its final catch—prison time for the last of six Kentucky farmers and a warehouse manager found guilty of a long-running tobacco crop-insurance...
US Justice Department Using Fraud Law to Target Companies on DEI, WSJ Reports
Dec 30 2025 // The Trump administration has launched investigations into the use of diversity initiatives in hiring and promotion at major U.S. companies, the Wall Street Journal reported. Google and Verizon are among a list of companies...
Freight Broker Says $400K in Lobster Meat Stolen in Fictitious Pickup
Dec 30 2025 // A shipment of lobster meat worth $400,000 that was being held in a Massachusetts cold storage facility never made it to the Costco stores in the Midwest where it was supposed to be delivered. Instead, it appears it was...
Check it Twice: Holiday Cargo Theft Events Up 82% Since 2020
Dec 23 2025 // Keep an eye on that sleigh, Santa—holiday cargo theft events increased 82% between 2020 and 2024. “The holiday period creates conditions criminals exploit—reduced oversight, facility closures, and high-value...
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