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Thousands of Publishers Clearing House customers set to get refund over misleading emails, FTC says

Publishers Clearing House is known for giving money away in sweepstakes and other contests. Now it's offering a different kind…

23 hours ago

Iraqi man charged with illegally voting in the 2020 election in New York

ALBANY, N.Y. -- An Iraqi man living in upstate New York has been charged with illegally voting in the 2020…

2 days ago

A Detroit nonprofit’s former finance chief gets 19 years for $40 million theft

DETROIT -- A former executive at a major Detroit nonprofit was sentenced Thursday to 19 years in prison for stealing…

7 days ago

Police rescue 33 West Africans from a human trafficking scam in Ivory Coast

DAKAR, Senegal -- Police raids have rescued 33 West Africans from a human trafficking ring in Ivory Coast that lured…

1 week ago

UN researchers warn Asian scam operations are spreading across the rest of the world

BANGKOK -- Transnational organized crime groups in East and Southeast Asia are spreading their lucrative scam operations across the globe…

1 week ago

Federal judge in Baltimore temporarily limits DOGE access to Social Security data

BALTIMORE -- A federal judge on Thursday imposed new restrictions on billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, limiting its…

2 weeks ago

Man upset that girlfriend went on cruise is sent to prison for ship bomb hoax

KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- A Michigan man who was upset that he had to watch pets while his girlfriend's family went…

2 weeks ago

A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers

BANGKOK -- Efforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar appeared to gain momentum on Monday as a top…

2 months ago

Schools around the US confront anxiety over Trump’s actions on immigration

In Fresno, California, social media rumors about impending immigration raids at the city's schools left some parents panicking — even…

2 months ago

Argentine lawyers charge President Milei with fraud over cryptocurrency promotion

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- Argentine lawyers filed fraud charges against President Javier Milei in criminal court on Sunday for promoting a…

2 months ago