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Authorities Recover Record 603 Stolen Vehicles Worth $36 Million at Port of Newark
8+ hour, 10+ min ago (386+ words) NEWARK, N.J. (VINnews) — Federal authorities recovered a record 603 stolen vehicles valued at more than $36 million at the Port of New York-Newark during fiscal year 2026, officials said at a news conference at the Elizabeth Seaport. The seizures mark the highest number of…...
Maryland Man Hit with Federal Indictment in Alleged $100 Million COVID-19 Test Fraud Scheme
7+ hour, 27+ min ago (632+ words) A federal grand jury indicted Marc Aaron Potash, 57, of Rockville, Maryland, on Friday over an alleged healthcare fraud operation involving at-home, self-administered COVID-19 tests. Prosecutors say the case concerns more than $100 million in false and fraudulent claims submitted to government…...
EFCC Recovers $104,950 For US-Based Businesswoman Over Disputed Truck Deal
22+ hour, 5+ min ago (346+ words) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered $104,950 for a United States-based Nigerian businesswoman, Adeshola Oshilaja, following a dispute over a deal to procure 10 dump trucks from China. The commission completed the recovery on Friday by handing Oshilaja the…...
California Businessman Gets 3.5 Years in $14M COVID Relief Fraud
15+ hour, 57+ min ago (274+ words) A California businessman has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $14 million in small business loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Darren Carlyle Sadler participated in a scheme to fraudulently…...
Money allocated for home repairs instead went for a Lamborghini
19+ hour, 34+ min ago (376+ words) Federal disaster money meant to rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Sandy instead helped finance a contractor’s Lamborghini, Porsche, Jaguar and real estate after he defrauded Long Island homeowners. Alexander Almaraz, owner of the construction company Design Concepts Group, was sentenced…...
Oklahoma Chiropractor Gets 14 Years for $30M Medicare, TRICARE Fraud Scheme
20+ hour, 47+ min ago (227+ words) The fraud wasn't limited to back braces. The network also submitted false claims for continuous glucose monitors and other durable medical equipment that patients had neither requested nor needed, broadening the scheme's reach into diabetes management technology alongside orthotics. Despite…...
Katy Couple Accused Of Hacking Shipping Database To Steal $3M In Luxury Cars
21+ hour, 39+ min ago (316+ words) Houston police raided Abd's mechanic shop near Fondren and Richmond this past Wednesday, according to records referenced in the case. Investigators have not detailed what, if anything, was recovered from the location, and police declined to comment further on the…...
U.S. seeks civil forfeiture of Delgado properties and vehicles
23+ hour, 20+ min ago (562+ words) Sarah Merly is an editorial assistant and reporter for The Apopka Chief. She joined the Chief in May 2025 after graduating from Patrick Henry College's journalism program in Washington, D.C., where she served as the layout editor for her school newspaper. In…...
Rockville Man Accused of $100M COVID Fraud Scheme, Purchasing Luxury Cars and $4M Beallsville Property
1+ day, 32+ min ago (251+ words) A Montgomery County man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with an alleged COVID-19 healthcare fraud scheme involving more than $100 million in claims, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland. Marc Aaron Potash,…...
Texas Insurance Broker Gets 160 Months for Fraud — Now the Feds Will Sell the 90-Plus Exotic Cars He Agreed To Forfeit
1+ day, 57+ min ago (765+ words) Kyle Matthews is a contributing writer at The Auto Wire, covering NASCAR and the wider motorsports world, with additional reporting on Formula 1, IndyCar, and endurance racing. Texas Insurance Broker Gets 160 Months for Fraud — Now the Feds Will Sell the 90-Plus…...