The FBI is looking for a woman who allegedly posed as an airline company heiress to scam California banks out of $30 million. The agency said Mary McDonnell, 73, falsely identified herself as the heir to the McDonnell aircraft family and claimed she would collect an $80-million secret trust fund. According to the Los Angeles …
An Indiana woman is facing charges for fraudulently receiving grant money for her child’s feeding tube. Police arrested Alanna Brown Friday and charged her with fraud and neglect of a dependent resulting in a bodily injury In April, Brown’s toddler was hospitalized for breathing and feeding issues, which led to them being diagnosed with moderate …
A federal grand jury last week convicted a south Florida man of wire fraud and entering a secure area of an airport by false pretenses. Tiron Alexander, 35, posed as a flight attendantk booking dozens of free lights between 2018 and 2024 using “an airline carrier’s website” only available to pilots and flight attendants, the …
A Missouri man faces federal charges related to the death of his uncle, a US Army veteran with quadraplegia, whose death he allegedly kept hidden for five years while stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in disability benefits. According to the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri, Brian K. Ditch, who was …
An Indiana mother has been accused of fraud and neglect for allegedly lying about her daughter’s “terminal” medical condition and raising money for it. Katherine Jackson, 41, claimed in 2021 that her daughter suffered from Pilarowski-Bjornsson Syndrome (PBS) with “80-90 seizures per day” because of a second disease, Lennox-Gastant Sydrome, WANE reported. Jackson set up …
A Pennsylvania woman admitted last week to fabricating attempted rape allegations against a man who spent a month in jail before his release. Anjela Urumova, 20, claimed a man attacked her from behind at a grocery store in Middletown Township after she parked her vehicle. Urumova claimed the man punched her in the face and …
A South Carolina woman arrested earlier this month for using a false identity to work at a Laurens County elementary school has now been charged with assaulting a child with autism during her employment. Bryia Lattimore Scott was hired as “Viola Church” through the Laurens District 55 school system to work at Waterloo Elementary School, …
A 44-year-old Florida woman is facing allegations of using her mother’s identity to secure hurricane aid, reportedly telling city employees that Botox made her look younger. FOX News Digital reports that Veronica Torres has been charged with filing a false public assistance claim, according to the Bradenton Police Department. She reportedly received nearly $8,000 after …
A Virginia woman was arrested last week for allegedly using a false identity to work as a nurse at two California hospitals without a license. Amanda Porter, 44, reportedly impersonated a nurse at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, where she saw 60 patients from early April to early May. ABC News reported that …
Texas authorities are looking for a convicted felon who posed as a dentist and accepted patients without a license while out on bond for other felonies. Juanetta Solomon, 41, advertised her “dentistry” on TikTok and identified herself as “Nikki Calloway” to a patient who responded to the ad, according to Katy Magazine. She advertised her …
Police in Georgia arrested a woman linked to the 2007 cold case murder of a New York woman whose remains were found in Troup County. According to 11Alive News, police arrested Angel Marie Thompson on August 19 and charged her with “concealing the death of Nicole Alston.” On December 6, 2007, deputies with the Troup …
Former Las Vegas city councilwoman Michele Fiore pleaded not guilty on Friday to wire fraud and conspiracy charges after being indicted on federal fraud charges earlier in the week. According to People, Fiore, 53, was indicted on Tuesday by a federal grand jury on four counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to …
