The 6 Reasons Prosecutors Want Sam Bankman-Fried to Spend 40-50 Years in Prison

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Prosecutors in New York asked a court on Friday to sentence crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried to between 40 and 50 years in prison for defrauding crypto investors and extracting billions of dollars from his companies

A Jacksonville Jaguars ex-employee was given 78 months in prison after stealing $22 million that his lawyers said he later lost on Draft Kings and FanDuel

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Jacksonville Jaguars fans cheer during an NFL game against the Indianapolis Colts at EverBank Field on October 15, 2023 in Jacksonville, Florida.
Jacksonville Jaguars fans cheer during an NFL game against the Indianapolis Colts at EverBank Field on October 15, 2023 in Jacksonville, Florida.

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A con artist told George Santos and Danny Masterson that he could get their criminal charges dropped for a price, prosecutors say

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George Santos, left, and Danny Masterson, right
George Santos, left, and Danny Masterson, right, were targeted in the scheme.

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Scammers Sent Fake iPhones 'For Repair' to Get $3 Million in Authentic Phones From Apple

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Two men in Maryland who sent thousands of counterfeit iPhones to Apple for repairs to get authentic replacement iPhones in return were found guilty by a federal jury on Tuesday, according to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. The men now face up to 20 years in prison.

Billionaire Joe Lewis says he's 'embarrassed' by knowingly committing securities fraud after pleading guilty to the crime

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Joe Lewis, owner of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, arrives at Manhattan Federal court.

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A woman raised $42,000 on GoFundMe saying she was a victim of a brick attack. Police allege she lied.

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Police said Roda Osman told another woman to set up a GoFundMe page for her recovery.
Police said Roda Osman told another woman to set up a GoFundMe page for her recovery.

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INTERPOL Arrests 3,500 Suspects in Sweeping Cybercrime Operation

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Interpol, an international police organization, has arrested nearly 3,500 people allegedly connected to cybercrime in a sweeping operation announced on Tuesday.

A tearful Trevor Milton is sentenced to 4 years in prison in Nikola fraud case

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Trevor Milton, left, leaves the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse in New York
Nikola founder Trevor Milton, who was convicted of fraud in 2022, claimed that big companies in the industry have followed his lead to try to create vehicles that would leave the environment cleaner.

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My immigrant parents were scammed out of their entire life savings. I learned the hard way how it could have been avoided.

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Eric Jiang and his parents
Eric Jiang with his parents, Amos and Yan, who came to the US in the 80s.

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Fraud investigators have arrested a suspect in the fake engine parts scandal that impacted airlines like United and Delta

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Delta Air Lines Airbus A320 commercial aircraft as seen on final approach landing at New York JFK John F Kennedy International Airport,
Delta Air Lines Airbus A320 commercial aircraft as seen on final approach landing at New York JFK John F Kennedy International Airport.

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