Fraud

1 min read

FBI Warns of ‘Unlimited’ ATM Cashout Blitz

August 13, 2018 Cucolle1

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning banks that cybercriminals are preparing to...

1 min read

Three Sentenced in $4.6M Loan Fraud Scheme

August 2, 2018 Cucolle1

Dallas, TX – 31 July 2018 – Stephanie Contreraz, 27, Abraham Valdez, 53, both...

1 min read

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...

1 min read

Third Person Sentenced in NY Loan Fraud Ring

July 26, 2018 Cucolle1

Providence, RI – 25 July 2018 – A third person charged in federal court...

1 min read

Credit Union VP Allegedly Aided in $4M in Loan Fraud

July 18, 2018 Cucolle1

Pittsfield, MA – 17 July 2018 – Charges filed against a credit union commercial...

1 min read

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...

1 min read

Fake Employment Scams – A New Cottage Industry for Fraud

July 15, 2018 Cucolle1

So, the loan underwriters stipulated for proof of income, proof of residency and even...

1 min read

Langley FCU Hit with Phantom Auto Loan Fraud Scheme

July 10, 2018 Cucolle1

  20 June 2018 – In 2015, the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) was involved...

1 min read

Has Auto Loan Fraud Replaced Car Theft in the US?

May 21, 2018 Cucolle1

Thefts of cars have gone on a decades-long decline here in the United States. In...

1 min read

Small Subprime Lenders Are Starting to Fail

April 12, 2018 Cucolle1

New York, NY – 6 April 2018 – Growing numbers of small subprime auto...

1 min read

Dealership Owner Gets 30 Months in Prison for $1.3M Auto Loan Fraud Scheme

May 17, 2017 Cucolle1

Albany, OR – 16 May 2017 – Used Car Dealer, Shannon Jones, will spend...

1 min read

Auto Loan Fraud Soars

May 11, 2017 Cucolle1

Up to 1% of car loan applications include deception, firm says Borrower fraud in...

1 min read

Repo Company Owner and Seven Others Charged in $1.67M Auto Loan Fraud Ring

May 6, 2017 Cucolle1 1

Eight defendants have been charged in a multi-count indictment, for their participation in an...

1 min read

NY Introduces New Anti LPR Bill

April 14, 2016 Cucolle1

“Honestly, I think it’s kind of creepy. I would use the word ‘stalking’ almost,”...

1 min read

Unlicensed Repo Man Arrested for Impersonating an Officer

January 26, 2016 Cucolle1

Orlando, FL – 26 January 2016 – Osceola County deputies arrested a man for...

1 min read

Felony Fraud Charges on Repo Leads to Grizzly Evidence of Fatal Hit and Run

January 22, 2016 Cucolle1

LaSalle County, IL – January 20, 2016 – With the finding of the presence...

1 min read

Oregon Joins List of States Suing Illegal Title Loan Company Allegedly on RDN

August 20, 2015 Cucolle1

Salem, OR – August 20, 2015 – The State of Oregon has joined Pennsylvania...

1 min read

FTC Brings First Case Alleging Text Messages Were Used In Illegal Debt Collection Scheme

September 29, 2013 Cucolle1

Defendants Will Pay $1 Million to Settle Charges A Glendale, California-based debt collector will...