Con man ‘set up fake university and sent out diplomas … while in PRISON’
A con man is accused of starting a fake university and churning out fake diplomas – while in prison. Kenneth Shong, 45, who is currently serving time in a Wisconsin prison appeared in court on Tuesday to face a fraud charge, years after the complex scheme was uncovered. He is alleged to have worked with [...]
Teacher gets an ‘F’ for forgery (AND spelling) after she’s caught cutting school with fake jury duty letter riddled with mistakes
A teacher faked a jury duty letter to bunk off school but was caught out by her atrocious spelling, it is claimed. Mona Lisa Tello, 61, allegedly handed in the forged letter to get more than a dozen days off work but suspicions were raised when officials spotted a series of misspellings including ‘trail’ instead [...]
Killer who stole $2.2 million from elderly man: I love him
SEATTLE — A convicted killer who bilked an elderly eye doctor out of $2.2 million now says she was lost in love with the man. Shea Saenger, a 61-year-old Whidbey Island woman, made the statement in court on Friday before she was sentenced to four years in prison. She previously pleaded guilty to a mail fraud [...]
Flashy sub-prime mortgage broker who ‘lived rockstar life with hookers and porn stars but lost $100m of investors’ money’ kills himself
He flew in porn stars from California, held courtside seats at Miami Heat baseball games and lived in a beautiful $2.4 million condo by the beach. But the fun times ended for South Florida trader Cliff Popper, 54, when the credit crunch hit and his sub-prime mortgage investments collapsed. He killed himself this week under [...]
Former Wash. fire chief accused of theft
Police have arrested a former Woodland fire chief and city council candidate for allegedly using $5,000 he received from a 75-year-old woman for campaign expenses to pay off a personal debt. Anthony “Tony” Brentin was arrested on suspicion of first-degree theft by deception and booked into the Cowlitz County Jail on Saturday, The Columbian reported. [...]
Woman accused of neglect, financial exploitation of father, 81
Paulette Rhody, 56, of the 7000 block of Hanover Street in the western suburb, was charged with a felony count of criminal neglect of an elderly person and another one of unlawful financial exploitation of an elderly person. Mount Prospect police said they began their investigation last January after being asked by Catholic Charities to [...]
University employee ‘spent $80,000 on sex toys, lingerie and diet DVDs using school credit card’
A woman faces jail after allegedly embezzling a staggering $80,000 of university funds on sex toys, clothes and DVDs on how to lose weight. Cynthia Shirleen Low, 46, is accused of using a credit card issued by Oklahoma State University, where she worked as a senior financial assistant in the chemistry department, for the shopping [...]