Crime

In one of the first instances of stimulus fraud reported during the pandemic, two businessmen were charged in May with fraudulently seeking more than $500,000.

The ex-husband of a “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member hired a reputed mobster to carry out an assault of the woman's current husband in exchange for a lavish wedding reception, federal prosecutors in New Jersey said Tuesday.

The government is building a "targeted list" for scammers and marketers, experts say.

There were broad variations in respondents' attitudes on police issues depending on demographic factors like geography, race and political affiliation.

Cybercrime generally refers to any crime that involves computers and the Internet.

Conspirators were allegedly paid $400 million.

A Starbucks barista from Midland, Texas was attacked after asking a customer to wear a face mask in the store, police say.

New York City's budget is $8 billion smaller than what had been proposed in February.

Former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon was found guilty Monday in a fraud case of having used public funds to pay his wife and children more than 1 million euros ($1.13 million) since 1998 for work they never performed.

Top members were enraged their recent federal guilty pleas turned the establishment into a “place of refuge and comfort for known felons.”

Nissan Motor Co Ltd blasted suggestions in media reports of a conspiracy within the company to oust former chairman Carlos Ghosn.

A Virginia couple has been arrested for allegedly submitting false loan applications under the Paycheck Protection Program which resulted in a payout of more than $1.4 million in coronavirus relief.

A man drove into a Northern California distribution center and started shooting at people Saturday afternoon, killing an employee and wounding four others before he was killed by police, authorities said.

Infraud Organization was a large-scale criminal enterprise based online that was involved in the acquisition, sale and distribution of stolen identities and other information.

The hackers attempted to cripple each company's IT infrastructure using ransomware 

A person is charged with conspiracy when he or she collaborates with one or more people to commit a crime.

The scheme drew at least $5.6 million from 2,400 investors.

Residents in many states are now required to wear masks because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Demonstrators say they'll occupy a park outside City Hall in New York City until at least $1 billion is cut from the New York Police Department budget.

Court papers made public through the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey show Inalegwu, Mathieu and the co-conspirators began duping people as early as October 2016 when they encountered their first victim, who ultimately made them millions.