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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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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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Woman Pepper Sprays Tire Repossessor

October 31, 2018 Cucolle1

Spartanburg, SC – 31 October 2018 – Spartanburg City police responded to a call...

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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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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against NY County Over Impound Repossessions

October 2, 2018 Cucolle1

Suffolk County, NY – 25 September 2018 – A class action lawsuit filed in...

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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...

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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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CU Teller Wanted for Embezzlement – Replaced Real Money with Fake Bills

September 20, 2018 Cucolle1

Danville, VA – 20 September 2018 – A Head Teller and ten-year employee of...

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Credit Union Employee Arrested on Loan Fraud and Forgery Charges

September 18, 2018 Cucolle1

Tallahassee, FL – 18 September 2018 – A former employee at Gulf Winds Credit Union...

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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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Credit Union Employee Arrested for $5.4M Theft

September 12, 2018 Cucolle1

Jacksonville, FL – 12 September 2018 – A Florida man is accused of using...

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CU Credit Cards Used in $1M Luxury Rental Car Theft Ring

September 10, 2018 Cucolle1

$1.3M in Vehicles Stolen, 10 Others Wanted Jacksonville, FL – 7 September 2018 –...

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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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Three Sentenced in $4.6M Loan Fraud Scheme

August 2, 2018 Cucolle1

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

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Man Charged After Making Numerous Death Threats Against Credit Union Employees

August 2, 2018 Cucolle1

Middletown, PA – 1 August 2018 – Middletown police charged a Lower Swatara Township...

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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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Third Person Sentenced in NY Loan Fraud Ring

July 26, 2018 Cucolle1

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