Texas man gets prison, must repay $2.4M in pay phone scam

Four of the country's largest cellular providers have been selling your real-time location information, allowing a Texas-based prison technology company, Securus, to tra.....»»

The Theranos founder was sentenced to 11.25 years in a Texas prison, but she's now projected to get out more than two y.....»»

A federal judge sentenced an Army member to prison for running a romance scam i.....»»

A former service member has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for what federal prosecutors call “an elaborate series of romance scams.”.....»»

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A pair of companies that filed for bankruptcy in San Antonio in mid-April are part of a wider probe into what happened to $31 million that some Texans believed they were investing in real estate. Casey James Ltd. and Wallis Alan Ltd. were placed into.....»»

A penny-stock promoter is facing a possible long prison stretch after pleading guilty to asking a to help extort $6 million from another friend who cooked up the epic . Friday’s guilty plea was the... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

(TNS)—A Troy, Mich., man picked up the phone and a man who called himself Alex Wade was on the line. Wade, who said he worked at Amazon, claimed that a drastic mistake took p.....»»

Billions of robocalls are resulting in thousands of fraudulent wire transfers. Some banks make victims sign confidentiality agreements, which may limit public awareness of how widespread the scams have become......»»

Online scammers stole about $2.3 million from a school district in Manor, Texas, i.....»»

Absurdity Alert: Vermont Considers Cell Phone Ban For Under-21s, Punishable By Prison Via SovereignMan.com, Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous sto.....»»

Neilson Barnard/Getty Images New York Times columnist Paul Krugman tweeted Wednesday that he received a phone call indicating that hackers downloaded child p.....»»

Former said his presidential campaign has stopped working with a firm that provided phone bank services using prison labor.   reported Tuesday that a third party working for a subcontractor has... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez Authorities say a wave of violence in Ciudad Juarez, a Mexican city bordering El Paso, Texas, was directed from inside a state prison in the city. Imprisoned members of the Mexicles, a Juárez g.....»»

If you’re not familiar with SIM swap fraud, prepare to be terrified......»»

He faces up to 20 years in prison for each count......»»

A former California Department of Motor Vehicles' (DMV)  employee was sentenced to 22 months in federal prison for his part.....»»

Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores became one of L.A.'s richest men snatching up imperiled companies and offloading them for profit. A pri.....»»