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Conspiracy, mail fraud and wire fraud

U.S. v. James O’Rourke, John White, and Kerry Michael Deevy U.S. v. Sean Rosales On November 29, 2011, a federal grand jury in Miami, Florida, returned a 19-count indictment charging conspiracy, mail fraud and wire fraud against James O’Rourke, John White, and Kerry Michael Deevy. The grand jury also returned a separate 21-count indictment against Sean Rosales.

Trafficking the Identities of Puerto Rican U.S. Citizens

On January 11, 2012, as the result of the ongoing, nationally-coordinated Operation Island Express investigation, fifty individuals were charged in an indictment unsealed in Puerto Rico with conspiracy to commit identification fraud in connection with their alleged roles in a scheme to illegally buy and sell the identities of Puerto Rican U.S. citizens and their identity documents including Social Security cards and Puerto Rico birth certificates.

The 8 Creepiest Cases of Identity Theft of All Time

Identity theft is one of the most widely committed crimes in the world, affecting millions of people a year in varying degrees of severity, ranging from a few unwanted pizzas on your credit card bill to landing on an international watch list for political assassins. Sometimes the crimes are so elaborate and the consequences are so strange and unpredictable that it almost makes us want to cancel all our credit cards, forfeit all our licenses and live in a hole in the earth with pillowcases full of cash.

Here's how the federal public corruption probe unfolded

Kilpatrick's controversies started from a wild party alleged to have occurred in the fall of 2002, involving strippers at the official residence of the mayor—the city-owned Manoogian Mansion. It is alleged by former members of the mayor's Executive Protection Unit that the mayor's wife, Carlita Kilpatrick, came home unexpectedly and upon discovering Kwame with the strippers began to attack one of the women.

October 2012 Ponzi Scheme Roundup

The news stories relating to Ponzi schemes were once again plentiful for the month of October. Here is the summary of the stories that were reported this month. Please feel free to post comments about other Ponzi schemes that I may have missed. And please remember that I am just relaying what's in the news, not writing or verifying it.

Bo Xilai from Communist powerbroker to corruption charges

As Chongqing's former party secretary is charged with corruption and abuse of power, we look back at the events that led there.

Greatest Impostors in History

Conmen hold a special place in our hearts. Their fast talking, smooth walking ways lead us all to gawk at their special brand of bravery. The individuals on our list are some of the most successful flim-flam artists of all time. For those about to con; we salute you.

Top 5 White Collar Crimes

White collar crime is unique in that it defines a crime by the social status of the criminal, rather than the crime itself. Sociologist Edwin Hardin Sutherland originally coined the term in the 1930s for that very purpose -- to call attention to the criminals among the rich and elite, whom people don't tend to suspect.

Frederick Chiluba

In February 2003, he was charged along with his former intelligence chief, Xavier Chungu, and several former ministers and senior officials, with 168 counts of theft totalling more than $40m.

Standard Chartered Bank case

Standard Chartered (LSE:STAN) is a global bank offering financial services in nearly 70 countries. Although headquartered in London, the bank is heavily involved in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The banking firm often provides its services in developing countries with emerging markets. This business strategy made it one of the best performing banks during the 2008 financial crisis and following recession.