Tag: Financial fraud
Bianca Cobbins, Fraud, Missouri 2019
⏱ 2 min read Bianca Cobbins, a 43-year-old Kansas City woman, was sentenced to 45 months in federal prison for her role in two separate fraudulent schemes. In December 2019, Cobbins obtained personal information belonging to a victim, including their legal name, date of birth, Social Security number, address, and credit score. She used this…
Amanda Gorham, Wire Fraud, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Amanda Gorham, a 34-year-old tax preparer from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for running a financial fraud scheme in Berkeley County. Gorham, who worked as a tax preparer in Martinsburg and as an insurance agent, used her clients’ identifying information to open insurance policies…
Maine Seniors Hit by Crypto Scam Claw Back $470K
Two Maine residents are seeing a sliver of their life savings returned after the feds managed to untangle $470,735 stolen in a sophisticated cryptocurrency scam that preyed on vulnerable seniors. The victims, targeted in 2022, lost a combined $800,000 to fraudsters who promised riches but delivered only ruin. While the recovery is a win, it’s…
