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Theft by deception

Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Home Improvement Scammer Who Swindled Elderly Glen Rock Victim Out Of $25K In Custody: Cops Home Improvement Scammer Who Swindled Elderly Glen Rock Victim Out Of $25K In Custody: Cops
Home Improvement Scammer Who Swindled Elderly Glen Rock Victim Out Of $25K In Custody: Cops A New York man accused of scamming elderly North…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Door-To-Door Scam Artist Took $100K From Rochelle Park Homeowner Door-To-Door Scam Artist Took $100K From Rochelle Park Homeowner
Door-To-Door Scam Artist Took $100K From Rochelle Park Homeowner A Rochelle Park woman was scammed out of $100,000 by a door-to-door contractor…

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by Cecilia Levine
Morristown, NJ
Police & Fire
Morristown Jeweler Sold Lab-Grown Diamonds As Genuine, Misrepresented Value: Cops Morristown Jeweler Sold Lab-Grown Diamonds As Genuine, Misrepresented Value: Cops
Morristown Jeweler Sold Lab-Grown Diamonds As Genuine, Misrepresented Value: Cops A 43-year-old Morristown jeweler was arrested and charged with…

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by Sam Barron
Harrisburg, PA
News
PA Corrections Officer Had Sex With Inmates, Ran ID Fraud Scheme, Attorney General Says PA Corrections Officer Had Sex With Inmates, Ran ID Fraud Scheme, Attorney General Says
PA Corrections Officer Had Sex With Inmates, Ran ID Fraud Scheme, Attorney General Says A former Pennsylvania state prison corrections officer had…

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by Jillian Pikora
South Brunswick, NJ
Police & Fire
South Brunswick Cop Stole $75K From PBA For Home Improvements: Prosecutor South Brunswick Cop Stole $75K From PBA For Home Improvements: Prosecutor
South Brunswick Cop Stole $75K From PBA For Home Improvements: Prosecutor A 53-year-old South Brunswick police officer was arrested and charged…

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by Sam Barron
Doylestown, PA
News
PA Bookkeeper Stole $822K From Law Firm In NJ In 6-Year Remote Embezzlement: Bucks County DA PA Bookkeeper Stole $822K From Law Firm In NJ In 6-Year Remote Embezzlement: Bucks County DA
PA Bookkeeper Stole $822K From Law Firm In NJ In 6-Year Remote Embezzlement: Bucks County DA She worked remotely from Pennsylvania — and secretly…

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by Jillian Pikora
Atlantic City, NJ
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Man Defrauded Victims Using Social Media: Prosecutor Atlantic City Man Defrauded Victims Using Social Media: Prosecutor
Atlantic City Man Defrauded Victims Using Social Media: Prosecutor Two Atlantic County men were arrested and charged with multiple theft and computer…

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by Sam Barron
Union, NJ
Police & Fire
Two People Tried to Get Bribe From Union Township Business Owner: AG Two People Tried to Get Bribe From Union Township Business Owner: AG
Two People Tried to Get Bribe From Union Township Business Owner: AG Two people were charged on Thursday, June 5, with trying to get a bribe from a…

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by Sam Barron
Weehawken, NJ
Police & Fire
Weehawken Businessman Issued $100K In Bad Checks: Prosecutor Weehawken Businessman Issued $100K In Bad Checks: Prosecutor
Weehawken Businessman Issued $100K In Bad Checks: Prosecutor A 40-year-old Weehawken man was arrested and hit with multiple theft charges on…

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by Sam Barron
Harrisburg, PA
News
$23.5K Immigration Scam Busted: Harrisburg Woman Accused Of Duping Local Family $23.5K Immigration Scam Busted: Harrisburg Woman Accused Of Duping Local Family
$23.5K Immigration Scam Busted: Harrisburg Woman Accused Of Duping Local Family A Harrisburg woman pocketed $23,500 from a man trying to bring…

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by Jillian Pikora
Teaneck, NJ
Police & Fire
Teaneck Volunteer Stole $36K From Non-Profit: Prosecutor Teaneck Volunteer Stole $36K From Non-Profit: Prosecutor
Teaneck Volunteer Stole $36K From Non-Profit: Prosecutor A Teaneck woman is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from a Bergen County…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lancaster, PA
News
EXCLUSIVE: NJ Woman Accused Of Scamming SZA Now Charged In $560K Lancaster Hospital Fraud Case EXCLUSIVE: NJ Woman Accused Of Scamming SZA Now Charged In $560K Lancaster Hospital Fraud Case
Exclusive: NJ Woman Accused Of Scamming SZA Now Charged In $560K Lancaster Hospital Fraud Case A New Jersey woman who allegedly scammed…

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by Jillian Pikora
Kutztown, PA
Police & Fire
Kutztown Man Faked Landlord Role To Steal $14K From Opioid Housing Program: Berks DA Kutztown Man Faked Landlord Role To Steal $14K From Opioid Housing Program: Berks DA
Kutztown Man Faked Landlord Role To Steal $14K From Opioid Housing Program: Berks DA A Kutztown man posed as a landlord to steal thousands of dollars…

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by Jillian Pikora
Fairfield, NJ
Police & Fire
$100K Fairfield Scammer Turned Fugitive Busted At Southern Border, Police Say $100K Fairfield Scammer Turned Fugitive Busted At Southern Border, Police Say
$100K Fairfield Scammer Turned Fugitive Busted At Southern Border, Police Say A 56-year-old Mexican man has pleaded guilty to theft charges in Fairfield…

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by Sam Barron
York, PA
Police & Fire
WANTED: $50K In Rent Stolen By York Woman Who Vanished After Officers Tried To Help, Police Say WANTED: $50K In Rent Stolen By York Woman Who Vanished After Officers Tried To Help, Police Say
Wanted: $50K In Rent Stolen By York Woman Who Vanished After Officers Tried To Help, Police Say A York woman is wanted for allegedly collecting tens of…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bensalem, PA
News
Former Bucks County Cop Accused Of Manipulating Elderly Woman For $500K Estate: DA (UPDATE) Former Bucks County Cop Accused Of Manipulating Elderly Woman For $500K Estate: DA (UPDATE)
Former Bucks County Cop Accused Of Manipulating Elderly Woman For $500K Estate: DA (Update) A former Bucks County police officer is accused of…

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by Jillian Pikora
Trenton, NJ
News
Trenton Man Falsified Water Quality Reports: OAG Trenton Man Falsified Water Quality Reports: OAG
Trenton Man Falsified Water Quality Reports: OAG A 37-year-old man who worked as a Trenton Water Works sample collector was arrested and charged…

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by Sam Barron
Harrisburg, PA
News
Pet Owners Scammed Out Of $650K In Cremation Scheme, Thousands Of Pets Dumped In Landfill: AG Pet Owners Scammed Out Of $650K In Cremation Scheme, Thousands Of Pets Dumped In Landfill: AG
Pet Owners Scammed Out Of $650K In Cremation Scheme, Thousands Of Pets Dumped In Landfill: AG A Pittsburgh funeral home owner stole over…

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by Jillian Pikora
Glenside-Wyncote, PA
News
Glenside Agent Faked 332 Life Insurance Policies, Laundered $600K In Commissions: PA AG Glenside Agent Faked 332 Life Insurance Policies, Laundered $600K In Commissions: PA AG
Glenside Agent Faked 332 Life Insurance Policies, Laundered $600K In Commissions: PA AG A Montgomery County life insurance agent forged hundreds of…

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by Jillian Pikora
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Glen Rock Man Steals Nearly $500K In Check Scam Spanning Multiple Banks: Prosecutor Glen Rock Man Steals Nearly $500K In Check Scam Spanning Multiple Banks: Prosecutor
Glen Rock Man Steals Nearly $500K In Check Scam Spanning Multiple Banks: Prosecutor A Bergen County man stole nearly half a million dollars by writing…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
$1.5 Million Theft: Elizabeth Man Learns Fate, Prosecutor Says $1.5 Million Theft: Elizabeth Man Learns Fate, Prosecutor Says
$1.5 Million Theft: Elizabeth Man Learns Fate, Prosecutor Says A 25-year-old Elizabeth man was sentenced to four years in prison on Friday, April 4 after he…

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by Sam Barron
East Orange, NJ
News
Ex-NJ State Worker, East Orange Woman Among 10 Accused Of COVID Relief Theft: AG Ex-NJ State Worker, East Orange Woman Among 10 Accused Of COVID Relief Theft: AG
Ex-NJ State Worker, East Orange Woman Among 10 Accused Of COVID Relief Theft: AG Ten people, including a former state employee, were indicted last…

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by Sam Barron
Reading, PA
News
$750K Stolen From Family, Friends In Financial Scam: Berks DA $750K Stolen From Family, Friends In Financial Scam: Berks DA
$750K Stolen From Family, Friends In Financial Scam: Berks DA A Berks County man is accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from family…

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by Jillian Pikora
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Scammers Hoping For $35K Payout Got Arrested Instead, Cops In Fair Lawn Say Scammers Hoping For $35K Payout Got Arrested Instead, Cops In Fair Lawn Say
Scammers Hoping For $35K Payout Got Arrested Instead, Cops In Fair Lawn Say Two men were arrested in Fair Lawn after police say they tried to scam a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Garfield Travel Agent Stole $896K From 82 Clients, 3 Friends She Impersonated: Prosecutor Garfield Travel Agent Stole $896K From 82 Clients, 3 Friends She Impersonated: Prosecutor
Garfield Travel Agent Stole $896K From 82 Clients, 3 Friends She Impersonated: Prosecutor A Bergen County woman is facing a laundry list of charges after…

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by Cecilia Levine
Pottstown, PA
News
Carousel Con: Former Pottstown Board Member Stole $300K To Settle Debt, DA Says Carousel Con: Former Pottstown Board Member Stole $300K To Settle Debt, DA Says
Carousel Con: Former Pottstown Board Member Stole $300K To Settle Debt, DA Says A former board member of the Carousel at Pottstown foundation stole…

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by Jillian Pikora
Quarryville, PA
News
EXCLUSIVE: SZA Allegedly Scammed By NJ Woman Wanted For $600K+ Lancaster County Hospital Fraud EXCLUSIVE: SZA Allegedly Scammed By NJ Woman Wanted For $600K+ Lancaster County Hospital Fraud
Exclusive: SZA Allegedly Scammed By NJ Woman Wanted For $600K+ Lancaster County Hospital Fraud A New Jersey woman accused of defrauding…

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by Jillian Pikora
Quarryville, PA
Police & Fire
EXCLUSIVE: NJ Woman Wanted For $600K PA Hospital Fraud Launches Suicide Fundraiser EXCLUSIVE: NJ Woman Wanted For $600K PA Hospital Fraud Launches Suicide Fundraiser
Exclusive: NJ Woman Wanted For $600K PA Hospital Fraud Launches Suicide Fundraiser A New Jersey woman— with ties to multiple other states — is wanted…

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by Jillian Pikora
Cinnaminson, NJ
Police & Fire
Cinnaminson Firefighter Stole $10K From Union, Spent It On Food: Prosecutor Cinnaminson Firefighter Stole $10K From Union, Spent It On Food: Prosecutor
Cinnaminson Firefighter Stole $10K From Union, Spent It On Food: Prosecutor A 38-year-old New Jersey firefighter was arrested and charged on Monday,…

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by Sam Barron
Lancaster, PA
News
Mafia Hoax: Fake Kidnapping Photos By Lancaster Man Prompts Friends To Call London Police, FBI Mafia Hoax: Fake Kidnapping Photos By Lancaster Man Prompts Friends To Call London Police, FBI
Mafia Hoax: Fake Kidnapping Photos By Lancaster Man Prompts Friends To Call London Police, FBI A Lancaster County man faked his own Mafia…

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by Jillian Pikora
Paramus, NJ
Police & Fire
Counterfeit Cash Chase Shuts Down Route 4 In Paramus, Two Arrested: Police Counterfeit Cash Chase Shuts Down Route 4 In Paramus, Two Arrested: Police
Counterfeit Cash Chase Shuts Down Route 4 In Paramus, Two Arrested: Police A police chase that spilled onto Route 4 in Paramus brought traffic to a halt…

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by Cecilia Levine