Content Tagged 'Fraud'

A longtime Memphis educator will spend seven years in federal prison for leading a 15-year scheme to help Mid-South teachers cheat on qualification exams.

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office is warning citizens of a jury duty scam that robs victims of their identity.

A former NFL star indicted in a test-taking ring involving Mid-South teachers is requesting diversion.

A Bartlett man convicted of killing his wife is now guilty of fraud and embezzlement.

Clarence Mumford, Jr. pleaded guilty Tuesday to aiding and abetting identification fraud as part of a multi-state test-taking scam for teacher certification exams.

The Better Business Bureau just issued a nationwide warning. Seniors citizens are being targeted by a company offering help with prescription coverage; one of the victims is from the Mid-South. Watch Video

A Memphis man was locked up after police say he posed as a doctor to get prescription pain pills.

Thanks to tips from the public, Germantown Police have identified the man accused of swindling money by pretending to be a U.S. Marine.

The feds are investigating what's believed to be a tax scam operating in northern Mississippi. It's all about people claiming they bought fuel efficient cars to get bigger income tax refunds. Those under investigation may never have bought a fuel efficient car, or even a car. Watch Video

A Memphis man could spend life in prison after a jury found him guilty on multiple counts of sex trafficking, as well as one count of food stamp fraud.

Southaven police are searching for a woman who used a stolen identity to fraudulently purchase thousands of dollars of merchandise at local businesses.

A longtime Memphis educator accused of leading a 15-year scheme to help teachers cheat on qualification exams has changed his plea to guilty a week after he rejected a deal from prosecutors. Watch Video

Roberts, a realtor and former Memphis Tigers basketball announcer, entered a guilty plea in federal court Thursday. Watch Video

A woman trying to purchase a vehicle at a Memphis dealership was arrested for forging a paycheck stub in order to qualify for an auto loan.

For the first time, the woman who lost a shot at a seat in the Arkansas State House because of a fraudulent election is speaking out.

Three men and two car dealerships have been indicted for selling nearly $3 million in cars to drug dealers in order to lauder their money.  |   Read the Full Indictment (538.8KB)

A Memphis woman is facing charges, accused of faking her daughter's death and collecting donations from her co-workers for a bogus funeral. Watch Video

Federal investigators say the people responsible for educating your child may have cheated on their teacher exams. Their accused ringleader is a former MCS administrator. Watch Video  |   Read the Indictment against Clarence Mumford (1.3MB)

He stole her heart and then her money, and now he's in jail.

Former Super Bowl winner Cedrick Wilson is the latest to be indicted in a test-taking scheme in which teacher candidates would hire others to take certification tests on their behalf in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi.

The woman who lost the Arkansas State House primary because of a fraudulent election spoke exclusively to ABC24 News. Watch Video

In April, Clarence Mumford was arrested in Tunica for driving drunk and exposing himself in public. It's his first DUI in Mississippi, but far from Mumford's first. Those charges are just the tip of the iceberg. Watch Video

They're accused of helping throw an election, but five Crittenden County residents are maintaining their innocence.

A former teacher pleaded guilty to his part in a scam where he helped aspiring teachers cheat on their certification exams.

There have been more guilty pleas in the teacher test taking scandal. Carlos Shaw, a former charter school principal, and Shantell Shaw, a former Memphis City Schools teacher, admitted they were paid to take certification tests for other teachers.

They were willing to buy your vote for $20 or a pack of cigarettes. Watch Video

Federal prosecutors in Memphis have announced that 10 more people have been indicted in a scheme to hire others to take teacher certification tests in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi.

A former Memphis City Schools teacher has pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme in which teacher candidates would hire others to take certification tests in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi.

Another Memphis police officer is in trouble with the law, this time for prescription fraud.

Two Memphians are now serving prison time for a tax scandal involving a local charity.

A federal grand jury has indicted a Memphis man who was allegedly paid to have stand-ins take the certification tests for Mid-South teachers.  |   Read the Indictment against Clarence Mumford (1.3MB)

A caretaker at a Memphis nursing home was arrested for stealing an elderly resident's debit card and spending hundreds of dollars.

A case of fraud in Tipton County has led to bad checks all over Bartlett and Cordova. Now authorities hope surveillance photos will help catch the suspect.

Six people from Memphis have been indicted for identity theft and tax fraud as part of a massive national crack down.

A mother looking for justice in her son's murder ended up being the victim of fraud after she was scammed out of nearly $6,000 by a man claiming to be a bail bondsman.

First reports of this scam started Memorial Day weekend. The number of complaints has tripled in the last two weeks, with customers at not one or two, but three different banks being duped. Watch Video

An Alabama truck driver was arrested by Memphis Police after he reported a fake robbery to cover up a gas for cocaine scheme.

Shelby County’s Election Commission is firing back at claims it committed voter fraud.