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“Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jennifer Shah was also ordered to forfeit $6,500,000, 30 luxury items, and 78 counterfeit luxury items, and to pay $6,645,251 in restitution, according to prosecutors.

Sam Bankman-Fried ran a $32 billion crypto exchange, then lost all the money and now is sitting in a Bahamian jail, facing several fraud charges.

Sam Bankman-Fried ran a $32 billion crypto exchange, then lost all the money and now is sitting in a Bahamian jail, facing several fraud charges. Business and Tech Reporter Scott Budman reports.

U.S. government regulators charged eight social media influencers Wednesday in a $100 million fraud scheme in which they’re accused of promoting exchange-traded stocks, then selling their shares when prices rose.

A Florida pastor and his son were arrested Wednesday on charges of fraudulently obtaining more than $8 million in federal COVID relief funds and attempting to use some of the money to buy a luxury home near Disney World.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined the attorneys general from the other 49 states and the District of Columbia expressing support Monday for a federal proposal to crack down on illegal text messages.

Hackers linked to the Chinese Government stole millions in COVID-19 benefits, marking the first time pandemic related fraud is linked to foreign, state-sponsored cybercriminals.

U.S. Army officials say investigators have launched a broad review of at least 1,900 National Guard and Reserve soldiers who were swept up in a recruiting bonus scandal up to a decade ago and may have been wrongly blamed and punished. Army officials announced Thursday that its Criminal Investigation Division will review all cases and correct the records. Division Director...

Kevin Bacon recently revealed his reaction to finding out he and wife Kyra Sedgwick lost money in one of history’s largest Ponzi schemes.

Donald Trump and members of his family committed a long-running bank, tax and insurance fraud that was “astounding” in its scope, New York Attorney General Letitia James alleged in a blockbuster and long-awaited lawsuit on Wednesday. And while the suit is only civil, James is referring the former president and his family to the IRS’s criminal division, and to...

NBC Bay Area Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura explains how to protect your retirement account from fraud.

Fraudsters who target LinkedIn users in sophisticated investment schemes pose a “significant threat” to the platform, the FBI tells CNBC.

NBC Bay Area Responds to a South Bay woman whose new dishware never arrived. Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura’s team looked into it and found her order was never going to arrive – because she’d fallen for a hoax.

A former executive of a California solar power company was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $620 million in restitution for his role in a $1 billion fraud scheme, federal prosecutors said.

When Rosie Okumura’s mother fell victim to an online scam, the voice actor didn’t just get mad — she got even. Okumura is just one of a number of “scambaiters” turning the tables on fraudsters by pretending to fall for their scams to distract them from victimizing others.

Two partners in a San Francisco investment firm are facing federal charges for their alleged roles in a nearly $1 million fraud scheme involving cryptocurrency.

New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin has resigned after he surrendered to authorities to face campaign finance fraud-related charges in connection with a past campaign, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. “I have accepted Brian Benjamin’s resignation effective immediately. While the legal process plays out, it is clear to both of us that he cannot continue to serve as Lieutenant Governor....

She was charged in June with helping a New York man get a loan for close to $1 million with the Paycheck Protection Program, using faked payroll and other documents.

NBC Bay Area Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura explains who is eligible for a new social security number and how to apply for one.