Tag: Fraud & Financial Crimes
Feeding Our Future Scammers Get Served
⏱ 2 min read A brazen scam targeting COVID-19 food aid has claimed five more collars in Minnesota. Ikram Yusuf Mohamed, Aisha Hassan Hussein, Sahra Sharif Osman, Shakur Abdinur Abdisalam, and Fadumo Mohamed Yusuf pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with the sprawling Feeding Our Future scheme. The scammers, who included family members and…
US Postal Service Employee Swiped $6,581 in Bank Fraud
⏱ 2 min read A brazen bank heist unfolded in the mailroom of the US Postal Service in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Nicholas Pecko, 33, allegedly swiped two checks worth $6,581.59, meant for delivery to their rightful recipients. Pecko, a US Postal Service employee, is accused of altering the checks to make it look like he was…
Ashburn Con Man Steals $851K in COVID-Relief Funds
⏱ 2 min read Ashburn con artist Ravindar Reddy Palla, 59, swiped $851,900 from COVID-19 relief programs, using the cash to trade securities in his own name. According to court documents, Palla’s scheme involved IT Objects, LLC, which he controlled despite listing his wife as the nominal owner. He lied to the Small Business Administration…
