Fraud Investigation

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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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America’s First Straw Buyer Auto Fraud Case – 1941

January 3, 2019 Cucolle1

Any of us that have been in the auto lending and collections industry for...

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How Lenders Can Defeat Synthetic Identity Application Fraud

January 1, 2019 Cucolle1

4 Red Flags of Synthetic ID Fraud The explosion of synthetic identity fraud on...

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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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Lawsuit Slams Conserved Credit Union for Covering Up Fraud

September 26, 2018 Cucolle1

Louisville, KY – 19 September 2018 – A second lawsuit has been filed against...

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Three Men Indicted for Alleged $364 Million Debt Portfolio Ponzi Scheme

September 24, 2018 Cucolle1

Scheme Believed to Have Over 400 Victims Nationwide, Including Individual, Family Offices, and Investment...

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Broker Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Banks in $3.5 Million ‘Shotgun’ Loan Scheme

September 14, 2018 Cucolle1

Newark, NJ – 13 September 2018 – A New York real estate broker and...

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Man Arrested for $1.3M in Credit Card and Auto Subleasing Scams

August 17, 2018 Cucolle1

Jacksonville, FL – 16 August 2018 – A man was arrested Thursday in connection...

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Three More Charged in East Coast Loan Fraud Ring

August 16, 2018 Cucolle1

Providence, RI – 16 August 2018 – United States Attorney Stephen G. Dambruch announced federal...

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Six Charged in High End Auto Theft Ring

August 1, 2018 Cucolle1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Atlanta, GA – The Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office of...

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22 Charged in Fraud Auto Loan Scheme

July 17, 2018 Cucolle1

Fake documents tied to $244,000 in auto loans, investigators say Tulsa, OK – 16...