This is a story with many twists and turns about a corrupt law enforcement official and his accomplices who let their greed lead them down a path where they were surely to be caught one day. When you involve this many people and create this many witnesses, everything is bound to catch up with you. For those of […]
Alleged iPad-Stealing TSA Agent Arrested at DFW Airport
There have been a recent series of theft allegations against TSA employees. One such case involves Agent Clayton Keith Dovel who was arrested last week on suspicion of stealing numerous iPads from passenger’s luggage at DFW’s airport. It appears Dovel was stealing the iPads from his position where he screened passenger’s […]
Wisconsin Woman Accused of Selling Fake Facebook Stock
A Wisconsin woman has been charged with theft over accusations she tried to profit from Facebook’s much-anticipated plans to go public by selling fake stock in the social media giant. Facebook announced on Wednesday its plans for the biggest-ever Internet IPO. In a criminal complaint on Thursday, prosecutors said Marianne Oleson told acquaintances she obtained $1 million […]
Hand in the Cookie Jar: Girl Scout Official Plundered $311,000
Talk about getting caught with your hand in the cookie jar. A former finance director at the Girl Scout Council of Greater New York admitted on Tuesday to stealing more than $300,000 from the organization. She is Yaasmin Hooey, 35, of Manhattan. That’s enough for more than 80,000 boxes of Tagalongs (Peanut Butter Patties). But Hooey wasn’t […]
How to Steal an Identity in Seven Easy Steps
People who have been the victim of identify theft know it can take months or even years to clean up the mess. It is one of the most stressful experiences one can have. The story I am about to share is very real. A close friend of mine was a victim of such a crime and the […]