Tag: Social Media
Lindsey Kinney, Online Death Threats, Hawaii 2023
Kaneohe man sentenced to 37 months in prison for posting threats on social media to kill others. Case serves as a warning against engaging in threatening behavior online. FBI investigation led to conviction.
Averi Rose Dickinson, Narcotics Trafficking, Oregon 2023
A 19-year-old woman faces federal charges for running a social media drug distribution targeting minors. Operating for 3 years, she sold various illegal narcotics and caused juvenile drug overdoses. Warrants were executed, and drugs, firearms, cash, and a bulletproof vest were found. She is detained pending further proceedings. Joint effort by FBI, Homeland Security Investigations,…
Kenneth Thom, Investment Advisor Fraud, New York 2023
New York, NY – Kenneth Thom, the man behind the slick online persona “K$” or “K Money,” confessed in federal court today to running a years-long investment scam, preying on hopeful traders lured in by promises of quick riches. Thom, believed to be in his 40s, admitted to investment advisor fraud, a charge that carries…
Kenneth Thom, Securities Fraud, New York 2023
New York City – Kenneth Thom, the online personality known as “K$” or “K Money,” admitted today to defrauding his followers in a brazen scheme that preyed on the desire for quick riches. The plea, entered in Manhattan Federal Court, brings an end – for now – to a case that exposed a pattern of…
Kenneth Thom, Investment Scam, New York 2023
A self-proclaimed Wall Street guru, Kenneth Thom – known to his online followers as “K$” and “K Money” – finally confessed in Manhattan Federal Court today to running a brazen $2 million investment scam. Thom, a previously suspended broker, systematically fleeced investors with promises of easy riches, all while allegedly funneling the cash into his…
Kenneth Thom, Investment Adviser Fraud, New York 2023
New York City – Kenneth Thom, the man known online as “K$” and “K Money,” confessed in federal court today to defrauding his social media followers out of their hard-earned cash. The self-proclaimed trading expert pled guilty to investment adviser fraud, a charge carrying a potentially lengthy prison sentence. Thom, already a disgraced figure in…
