Posts Tagged ‘fraud’
Feds: Waterloo woman is money mule
A local woman was named in a federal civil lawsuit last week after she allegedly continued to move money for scammers following warnings to stop from federal law enforcement officers.…
Read MoreCounty sued over Oak Hill firing
Susan Nordhaus, former director of nursing at Oak Hill, the county-owned senior living facility in Waterloo, has filed suit against Monroe County after the county board voted to terminate her…
Read MoreWaterloo man sentenced for fraud
A Waterloo man was sentenced to prison on Thursday on a federal fraud charge. Timothy P. Mayer, 42, of Waterloo, was ordered to serve 18 months in federal prison for…
Read MoreWaterloo man guilty of defrauding trucking company
Timothy P. Mayer, 41, of Waterloo, pled guilty in federal court Tuesday morning to defrauding his former employer, Jung Truck Service of Mascoutah, out of $600,000. Beginning in July 2019,…
Read MorePrescription fraud arrest in Columbia
A Missouri man was arrested early Wednesday afternoon in Columbia on multiple charges after he attempted to obtain medication using a fraudulent prescription. Columbia police said Russell C. Moore, 32,…
Read MorePurse stolen from YMCA; card used locally
Local police agencies are attempting to locate two women who allegedly stole a purse from a car in the Monroe County YMCA parking lot late Thursday afternoon and used a…
Read MoreRed Bud pharmacist going to prison
The pharmacist and former owner of Gibson’s Discount Drugs in Red Bud was sentenced to 33 months in prison for engaging in a scheme to defraud federal health care benefit…
Read MoreATM skimmers found at Scott Credit Union in Waterloo, Millstadt
The Waterloo and Millstadt police departments alerted residents over the weekend to the discovery of fraudulent card skimming devices on ATM machines at Scott Credit Union locations in their towns.…
Read MoreFormer loan officer gets 10 years in prison
A former Columbia resident was sentenced this week in federal court to 10 years in prison for bank fraud and money laundering while he served as a commercial loan officer…
Read MoreLocal banker charged with fraud
A former Columbia resident was indicted in federal court on Wednesday on nine counts alleging he embezzled money and committed loan fraud while working as an employee of Scott Credit…
Read MoreCheck fraud warning issued
The Criminal Investigations Division of the Illinois Department of Revenue is warning metro east businesses to be wary of individuals attempting to cash fraudulent tax refund checks. The department has…
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