Posted inMaine Focus Tips to protect yourself from devastating real estate fraud by Josh Keefe January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 Real estate wire transfer fraud happens when cyber criminals trick buyers into wiring them money.
Posted inNation Nearly $100B stolen in pandemic relief funds, Secret Service says by The Associated Press December 22, 2021December 22, 2021
Posted inBangor Man accused of fraudulently obtaining PPP loan pleads not guilty, lists loan money as debt in bankruptcy filing by Judy Harrison May 25, 2021April 7, 2022
Posted inNation 19 charged in ride-hailing fake driver account scheme by The Associated Press May 7, 2021May 7, 2021
Posted inPortland Online scam listings target Portland’s ‘desperate’ rental housing market by Nick Schroeder April 29, 2021April 29, 2021
Posted inCentral Maine Skowhegan man allegedly used PPP loan to buy cowboy boots and wedding ring by Judy Harrison April 9, 2021April 8, 2021
Posted inNational Politics US recoups less than 1 percent of virus loan fraud, Democrats say by Bloomberg March 25, 2021March 25, 2021
Posted inMidcoast Former Maine contractor indicted for stealing nearly $500,000 from customers by Lauren Abbate March 25, 2021March 25, 2021
Posted inAroostook National phone scam impersonating border protection agents targets Madawaskans’ banking information by Hannah Catlin March 4, 2021March 4, 2021
Posted inNation US government seizes over 10M phony N95 masks in COVID-19 probe by The Associated Press February 17, 2021February 17, 2021
Posted inHancock Newport woman pleads guilty to stealing more than $250K from nonprofits by Bill Trotter December 9, 2020December 9, 2020
Posted inPortland People imitating grandchildren to scam people out of thousands by Nick Sambides Jr. October 30, 2020October 30, 2020
Posted inNational Politics Scammers seize on US election, but it’s not votes they want by The Associated Press October 17, 2020October 17, 2020
Posted inPortland Bath man accused of embezzling $2.7M from Portland employer by Nick Sambides Jr. October 15, 2020October 16, 2020
Posted inMidcoast Contractor sentenced to 3 years for defrauding ‘vulnerable’ Monroe homeowner by Abigail Curtis July 16, 2020July 17, 2020
Posted inMidcoast Former midcoast contractors sued for $1.2 million claim they can’t pay for a mediator by Nick Sambides Jr. July 15, 2020July 15, 2020
Posted inState Bogus cards, fliers claim exemptions from face mask requirements by Nick Sambides Jr. June 26, 2020June 26, 2020
Posted inBusiness Judge orders business to come up with $1.43M in lobster sales lawsuit by Judy HarrisonJune 5, 2020June 16, 2020
Posted inBusiness, Free Maine cancels thousands of allegedly fraudulent unemployment claims by Jessica Piper June 4, 2020June 16, 2020
Posted inBusiness, Free Maine probing scores of claims as fraudsters target stressed unemployment system by Caitlin Andrews May 27, 2020June 16, 2020
