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Collection Agency Owner Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Fraud Against Credit Unions

July 2, 2019 Cucolle1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sacramento, CA – 2 July 2019 – The owner of a...

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$5M Auto Loan Fraud and Theft Ring Busted in San Diego County

June 25, 2019 Cucolle1

21 Arrested – Largest in County History San Diego, CA – 21 June 2019...

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Attempted CU Check Fraudster Arrested

June 18, 2019 Cucolle1

Credit Union Manager’s Suspicion Thwarts Scam Gainesville, FL – 23 year old Kendrick Smith...

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Two Charged for Fraud Purchases of Dozens of High-End Vehicles in California

May 18, 2019 Cucolle1

Total losses expected to amount to approximately $3 million Santa Ana, CA – April...

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Two Men Charged in High-End Auto Sublease Scam

May 12, 2019 Cucolle1

DMV Investigator conducted year-long investigation Los Angeles, CA – March 18, 2019 – The...

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Ex Credit Union CEO Facing $40M Embezzlement Charges

May 1, 2019 Cucolle1

The former long time CEO of the now defunct CBS Employees Federal Credit Union...

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Purchased Synthetic ID Fraud Sends Man to Jail

April 28, 2019 Cucolle1

Oklahoma City, OK – For decades, collectors and fraud investigators have fumed over watching...

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Five Credit Unions Targeted in Loan Fraud Ring

March 3, 2019 Cucolle1

Nassau County, NY – 1 March 2019 – Five people have been charged in...

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$3M Dark Web Credit Card Fraud Ring Busted by Secret Service

January 18, 2019 Cucolle1

New Rochelle, NY – 14 January 2019 – Secret Service Agents, accompanied by New...

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Straw Buyer Fraud Dealership Reaches Agreement with Feds

January 17, 2019 Cucolle1

Erie, PA – 16 January 2019 – A federal fraud case against an Erie...

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Dealership Employee Embezzled from BMW to Buy a Mustang

December 28, 2018 Cucolle1

The former controller of Continental BMW in Connecticut used the stolen funds for travel,...

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Credit Union Director of Lending Fired for Theft, Arrest Expected

December 18, 2018 Cucolle1

Tallahassee, FL – 18 December 2018 – An 11-year employee and Director of Lending...

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America’s First Credit Card Fraudster – Charles Gregory Cannon

December 10, 2018 Cucolle1

In 1959, American Express issued the first plastic credit card into the, then developing...

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Former Credit Union CEO Pleads Guilty to Multimillion-Dollar Embezzlement

November 29, 2018 Cucolle1

Manhattan, NY – 19 November 2018 – Disgraced former CEO of New York’s biggest...

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AZ Man Receives 4 Year Sentence for Using Credit Cards of Dead People

October 11, 2018 Cucolle1

Tempe, AZ – 9 October 2018 – A 34-year-old Tempe man was sentenced Wednesday...

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Former CU Teller Sentenced to Six Months and $66K in Restitution

October 1, 2018 Cucolle1

Decatur, IL – 25 September 2018 – Karen S. Buxton, the former teller who...