Sens. Amy Klobuchar, Susan Collins Target Senior Fraud With Senate Proposal
Senators from Maine and Minnesota have introduced a bill designed to stop scams that target older residents.
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Senators from Maine and Minnesota have introduced a bill designed to stop scams that target older residents.
Brian James Williams, 51, was the first to plea guilty in what Minnesota U.S. Attorney Erica MacDonald called the largest elder fraud scheme in the country.
Minnesota U.S. Attorney Erica MacDonald announced the charges Wednesday. She called it the largest elder fraud scheme in the country.
The U.S. Attorney's office said that Yuridia Hernandez Linares, who pleaded guilty last year, crafted a plan in which four individuals falsely reported to police that they were victims of robberies in Eden Prairie.
A federal grand jury has indicted a St. Paul man on charges that he fraudulently obtained $841,000 in federal coronavirus loans for a business that doesn't exist.
One of the lawsuits says the defendant tried to sell 5 billion respirators at double their list price to the state of Indiana, calling the offer an "Easter gift."
More than a dozen incidents of credit card skimming from across the metro are being looked at by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
A Minnesota woman is accused of being part of a couple who have been printing fake money and using it to buy lottery tickets in the north metro.
Jennifer Hope Mikesell, of Northwood, is charged with ongoing criminal conduct, theft, fraudulent practices and forgery.
Kenneth Shong, as he's known to the Department of Corrections, is promoting himself as a global educational consultant.
When it comes to saving money this holiday season, the payment method matters as much as good deals.
On the coldest night of the season, one of the last things you'd want to hear is you're about to lose power -- but that's exactly what some scam artists are calling people about, claiming to be Xcel Energy.
Authorities say a onetime U.S. Postal Service employee in western Minnesota cheated the government out of more than $100,000 in federal disability benefits by claiming she had a workforce injury while at the same time competing in dog agility events.
Experts at the Minnetonka-based cybersecurity firm FRSecure said customers concerned about thieves stealing information or money are best using mobile payment apps.
A former North Dakota grain trader accused in a multi-million dollar fraud scheme has signed a plea agreement in federal court.
WCCO pored over police reports and found officers uncovered at least 18 credit card skimmers last year in cities from Burnsville to Eden Prairie to Maplewood.
A 40-year-old Chicago woman faces nearly four years in federal prison for using fraudulent federal nutrition benefit checks to purchase nearly $220,000 worth of items at Kmart stores in 11 states during a four-month crime spree.
Minnesota's legislative auditor says the Department of Human Services and county agencies must do more to combat fraud in the state's Child Care Assistance Program.
An employee of a Burnsville gas station is charged with fraud and theft after authorities discovered she had stolen dozens of lottery tickets valued at more than $1,000.
Prosecutors say the 61-year-old Robin Bertelli stole checks from July 2013 through September 2016 that belonged to former Navy SEAL Ken Martin Jr.
A Fridley man has been charged with scamming thousands of people out of more than $10 million by mail and wire fraud.
The attorney for a former grain elevator manager accused of stealing $5 million from the cooperative says his client disappeared for nearly three months because he needed to clear his head.
The U.S. Attorney's Office details a number of checks Jerome Hennessey wrote to himself for tens, even hundreds of thousands of dollars.
A New Jersey couple and homeless veteran who captured international attention and praise for their heartwarming "good Samaritan" tale have been arrested for fraud, an unexpected twist in a yearlong story of good deeds gone wrong.
A federal count of bribery has been added to charges against a former Minnesota superintendent accused of embezzling public funds.
