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Former Wayne County Roads Division employee accused of embezzling more than $1.7M
Read full article: Former Wayne County Roads Division employee accused of embezzling more than $1.7MA former Wayne County Roads Division employee is accused of conspiring to steal more than $1.7 million in county funds.
Get Caught Up: West Bloomfield house raided after Wayne County roads employees sell 596 generators for personal gain
Read full article: Get Caught Up: West Bloomfield house raided after Wayne County roads employees sell 596 generators for personal gainA West Bloomfield house was raided Tuesday after Wayne County Roads Division workers used $1.7 million in taxpayer money to fraudulently purchase 596 generators and sell them for personal profit, officials said.
Dearborn man uses phony investment plan to steal $441K from 30 people to fund lavish lifestyle
Read full article: Dearborn man uses phony investment plan to steal $441K from 30 people to fund lavish lifestyleA Dearborn man tricked dozens of people into giving him hundreds of thousands of dollars for a phony investment scheme and used that money to fund his own lavish lifestyle, officials said.
West Bloomfield house raided after Wayne County roads employees sell 596 generators for personal gain
Read full article: West Bloomfield house raided after Wayne County roads employees sell 596 generators for personal gainA West Bloomfield house was raided Tuesday after Wayne County Roads Division workers used $1.7 million in taxpayer money to fraudulently purchase 596 generators and sell them for personal profit, officials said.
13 people -- 9 Detroiters -- charged in fentanyl, meth, cocaine distribution scheme
Read full article: 13 people -- 9 Detroiters -- charged in fentanyl, meth, cocaine distribution schemeNine people from Detroit and four people from Phoenix have been charged in a drug and money laundering conspiracy linked to the distribution of fentanyl, meth, cocaine and marijuana, officials said.
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Feds seize $12M, allege its part of money laundering scheme
Read full article: Feds seize $12M, allege its part of money laundering schemeFederal prosecutors in Detroit have seized about $12 million in cash that they allege was part of a money laundering scheme operating between the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates.
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FBI warns of Money Mule scam to launder money through innocent, unaware people
Read full article: FBI warns of Money Mule scam to launder money through innocent, unaware peopleMay 30, 2020 update: Michigan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases up to 56,884; Death toll now at 5,463One such crime, Money Mule scams have the FBIs attention. Criminals who have illegally obtained money need to launder it and theyll use people to do it for them. There are many different ways they do this, from romance schemes, elder schemes, work from home schemes and many more. For more information about the FBIs fight against money mule crimes, click here. More information on how to spot scams and how to avoid them can be found on the Help Me Hank page here.