Tips for Avoiding Online Charitable Contribution Scams

The U.S. has had to tackle several natural disasters throughout the country in recent years, from tornadoes and wildfires to floods and earthquakes. Natural disasters like these typically cause emotional distress and great financial loss to scores of victims, leading many individuals to want to help, frequently through monetary donations. But these sympathetic and sometimes emotional donors have become the target of fraudsters seeking to divert donations from intended beneficiaries.

Remarks by President Obama and President Napolitano of Italy after Bilateral Meeting – Transcript

Today President Obama met with Italian President Napolitano on the eve of the G-8 meeting in L’Aquila, Italy. In a statement issued after their meeting, President Obama spoke briefly about joint projects for Italy and America. “We are working hand in hand in places like Afghanistan to ensure that we are isolating extremists and strengthening [...]

New Orleans Judge, Two Lawyers Charged in Bribery Scheme

Last week Wayne G. Cresap, an elected judge of the 34th Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Bernard in New Orleans, Louisiana, and attorneys Nunzio Salvador “Sal” Cusimano, Jr and Victor J. “V.J.” Dauterive, were charged jointly in a bill of information with conspiracy to deprive the citizens of St. Bernard Parish of [...]

Philadelphia Trio Charged with Defrauding Charter School

Two Philadelphia residents were charges Monday, July 6th, with mail fraud, honest services fraud, theft from a federally funded program and filing a false tax return in connection with their roles in defrauding the Philadelphia Academy Charter School (“PACS”). The information charges that Kevin O’Shea, the former CEO of PACS, made approximately $34,000 in undisclosed [...]