Fraudulent auto loan reports to FTC on record pace in 2025
Americans are on pace to file the most complaints to the Federal Trade Commission in a single year about what they believe are fraudulent auto loans.
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Americans are on pace to file the most complaints to the Federal Trade Commission in a single year about what they believe are fraudulent auto loans.
George Santos has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison on federal wire fraud and identity theft charges in New York.
George Santos was sentenced to more than seven years in prison on federal wire fraud and identity theft charges Friday on Long Island.
Former Representative George Santos is set to be sentenced. The 36 year old faces several years in federal prison after pleading guilty in august to charges of fraud and identity theft. Santos admitting he duped voters by fabricating his life story, deceived donors and stole the identities of nearly a dozen people. Criminal Defense Attorney, Eric Faddis, breaks down what Santos is facing.
Last August, the former congressman entered a guilty plea to charges of wire fraud and identity theft.
New York Attorney General Letitia James has been referred for federal criminal prosecution for alleged mortgage fraud.
The Department of Justice said in a filing Thursday that George Santos is approaching his April 25 sentencing with "belligerence" in recent social media posts.
New York Attorney General Letitia James has been referred for federal criminal prosecution for alleged mortgage fraud related to a Virginia home and a New York property. CBS News New York's Alice Gainer reports.
New York Attorney General Letitia James has been referred for federal criminal prosecution for alleged mortgage fraud.
Federal prosecutors have added two charges to Sean "Diddy" Combs' indictment, expanding on allegations that the jailed hip-hop mogul engaged in sex trafficking as recently as last year.
Attorneys general from 14 states are challenging the authority of Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency.
A federal judge in New York City says two luxury real estate brokers and their brother accused of raping dozens of women over more than a decade will remain in jail to await their trial on sex trafficking charges.
George Santos' former constituents in New York's 3rd Congressional District reacted Monday to his plea deal.
Former Congressman George Santos is expected to plead guilty Monday in federal court to some of the 23 counts against him.
Lillian Wong of Queens is trying to solve the mystery of money being withdrawn from her dead son's bank account.
A Senate staffer testified at a bribery trial that planning for Sen. Menendez's 2021 trip to Egypt and Qatar got "weird" after he directed Egypt be involved in the process.
James Arthur McDonald Jr. told one person he planned to "vanish" before going on the run in 2021.
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones owes $1.5 billion for his false claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.
Closing arguments wrapped up Tuesday, and now the case heads to a jury. CBS New York's Christina Fan and Elijah Westbrook have team coverage of what's happened so far and what to expect today.
The New Jersey senator has a "fear of scarcity" and developed "a longstanding coping mechanism of routinely withdrawing and storing cash in his home," his lawyers said last month.
The New York attorney general filed the state's opposition to the company providing Donald Trump's $175 million bond, posted while his appeal is pending.
Allen Weisselberg pleaded guilty to perjury last month and has been sentenced to spend five months behind bars. CBS New York's Alice Gainer reports.
Weisselberg pleaded guilty last month to two counts of perjury and is expected to face five months in jail. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook reports from the courthouse.
The former president says he is struggling to come up with a court-ordered payment of more than $460 million. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook has the details.
Lawyers for the former president say his efforts to secure a $454 million bond have been rejected by more than 30 underwriters. CBS New York's Christina Fan has the details.
