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Alabama alum accused of impersonating NFL stars in $20M loan scam
crime1 month ago

Alabama alum accused of impersonating NFL stars in $20M loan scam

Former Alabama football player Luther Davis allegedly impersonated NFL stars Michael Penix Jr., Xavier McKinney and David Njoku to obtain nearly $20 million in fraudulent loans, with CJ Evins also planning to plead guilty. The scheme involved fake Georgia-registered companies, forged IDs, and Davis even attending loan closings in disguise, ultimately securing about $11.6 million under the athletes’ identities; a civil case linked to one of the loans proceeds to trial in July 2026.

Financial Adviser Ordered to Pay $37 Million Restitution for Bank Swindling
labor-and-growth4 months ago

Financial Adviser Ordered to Pay $37 Million Restitution for Bank Swindling

Jesse Hill, a financial adviser involved in a $45 million bank fraud scheme with Aaron Marshbanks, has been ordered to pay over $37 million in restitution, though full repayment is unlikely due to limited assets and income. The scam, possibly Nebraska's largest bank fraud case, involved falsified collateral documents to secure fraudulent loans used for personal luxury and covering investment losses. Hill is serving a five-year prison sentence, and assets including property and a plane are expected to be sold to satisfy the debt.

Woman arrested for wheeling dead uncle into bank to apply for loan
crime2 years ago

Woman arrested for wheeling dead uncle into bank to apply for loan

A woman in Brazil was arrested after attempting to take out a loan in her dead uncle's name at a bank in Rio de Janeiro. The man had likely been dead for at least two hours, and the woman claimed he wanted to sign papers for a $3,250 loan. Bank employees became suspicious and called the police, who confirmed the man was dead. A video circulating on social media shows the woman talking to the reportedly dead man in a wheelchair. The woman is being charged with fraud and abuse of a corpse, and police are still investigating the cause of the man's death.

Online Scam Leads to Tragic Family Massacre in Thailand
crime2 years ago

Online Scam Leads to Tragic Family Massacre in Thailand

Thai police have charged a man with premeditated murder after he allegedly killed his wife and two young sons before attempting suicide, following a loan scam that left the family in significant debt. At least 11 individuals are suspected to be involved in the scam, which targeted the man's wife and resulted in the loss of over 1.7 million baht ($48,000). Thailand has been grappling with a surge in cybercrime and scam cases, with the police receiving over 200,000 online scam reports in 2022 alone. Criminal gangs have forced hundreds of thousands of people in Southeast Asia into participating in unlawful online scams, according to a recent UN report. In response, Thailand enacted a new law allowing banks to freeze suspicious accounts for 72 hours without requiring victims to submit a police report.