Fraud

Jason Collier
Fraud
February 2, 2021

Wife files for divorce, girlfriend speaks out after married police chief dad fakes annulment docs to lure in mistress: Reports

A Texas woman is speaking out after she reportedly caught her now ex in numerous lies and uncovered he was a married father with children. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Texas Rangers arrested Jason Collier on Thursday, a day after he was placed on administrative leave. According to authorities, Collier is accused of tampering with a government …

Fraud
November 27, 2020

Party-girl goes to jail after fake cancer scheme

An Australian woman was sentenced Tuesday to two-and-a-half years in jail for faking a cancer diagnosis to collect more than $100,000 in disability payments. According to the New Castle Star, Hanna Dickinson, 27, fraudulently claimed to have leiomyosarcoma (LMS), a rare cancer that affects organ mucles, to receive disability benefits between January 2014 and October …

Court
November 25, 2020

Scott Peterson, Gabriel Fernandez’s killer among inmates who received MILLIONS in COVID jobless benefits: Officials

Prosecutors in California said Tuesday that tens of thousands of jail and prison inmates — including notorious killers like Scott Peterson — fraudulently claimed pandemic unemployment benefits between March and August. According to NBC News, Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said the scam may have cost as much as $1 billion. Schubert alleged …

Fraud
November 18, 2020

Lab owner falsifies multiple drug tests, costing parents custody of their children

An Alabama woman was sentenced to 15 years in prison last week for falsifying multiple drug tests that were provided to state officials — resulting in multiple parents losing custody of their children. According to the Dothan Eagle, Brandy Murrah, the former owner of A&J Lab Collections, was arrested in 2019 following claims she falsified …

Fraud
October 27, 2020

Accused stalker impersonates prosecutor, then tries get her own case dropped: Report

A New Hampshire woman was hit with additional criminal charges for impersonating a prosecutor in an attempt to have her stalking and drug case dropped, an indictment released earlier this month alleged. Lisa Landon, 33, reportedly identified herself as a Hillsborough County prosecutor while filing paperwork in three separate court cases last November and December. …

Coronavirus
October 26, 2020

Fake business owner uses coronavirus relief funds to buy $100K Mercedes, feds say

Federal prosecutors alleged Friday that a Florida man used a fake business to receive a $1.9 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan — then used some of the funds to purchase a Mercedes and pickup truck. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Florida said in a statement that  Keith Nicoletta, 48, acquired the …

Fraud
September 27, 2020

Florida woman spends money collected for murdered men’s families on herself

A Florida woman has been charged with setting up a GoFundMe, collecting donations for the families of a triple murder, and then spending the money on herself. Amanda Brown, 32, has been accused of taking nearly $12,000 from a now-defunct GoFundMe called “Polk County Triple Homicide, Family Expenses” and depositing it into her personal accounts, …