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The FBI impersonator arrived in a black SUV and was wearing dark sunglasses, a blue zippered sweatshirt with the FBI logo, a fake badge and a holster with an air pistol resembling a Glock handgun.
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TSA officers at New York’s LaGuardia Airport found fraudulent IDs beside a passenger’s Xbox in checked baggage and arrested him moments before he could board. A checked bag set off an alarm on an Xbox gaming system at LaGuardia Airport this month, and the search that followed turned up more than a video game console. […] The post Fake IDs stashed next to Xbox lead to passenger arrest at LaGuardia appeared first on American Almanac .
TSA officers at New York’s LaGuardia Airport found fraudulent IDs beside a passenger’s Xbox in checked baggage and arrested him moments before he could board. A checked bag set off an alarm on an Xbox gaming system at LaGuardia Airport this month, and the search that followed turned up more than a video game console. Fox News reported that TSA Officer Ashley Leo, working the on-screen resolution area, diverted the bag to the checked baggage resolution area. Supervisory Transportation Security Officer Christopher Ramos searched it and found a plastic bag holding several fake driver’s licenses sitting next to the Xbox. Authorities confirmed the IDs were fraudulent. Port Authority police arrested the unnamed passenger moments before his…Open
Tracy Walder thinks Eugene Horsch may face federal charges soon for potentially impersonating federal law enforcement.
A 38-year-old Brazilian woman spent more than a year living as a fake child inside a couple's home, and her arrest exposed a pattern of similar cons stretching across at least seven states. Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira called herself "Gabriele." She carried a baby bottle, wrapped herself in a comfort blanket, wore heart-print shorts, […] The post Brazilian woman posed as 11-year-old girl, deceived family for 14 months before arrest appeared first on American Almanac .
A 38-year-old Brazilian woman spent more than a year living as a fake child inside a couple's home, and her arrest exposed a pattern of similar cons stretching across at least seven states. Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira called herself "Gabriele." She carried a baby bottle, wrapped herself in a comfort blanket, wore heart-print shorts, and spoke in a baby voice. She avoided eye contact. She told the middle-aged couple who took her in that she was 11 years old, a runaway fleeing an abusive father. They believed her. They gave her a bedroom filled with toys and dolls. They threw her a birthday party when she supposedly turned 12. The con lasted 14 months in Joinville, a city in southern Brazil. It ended on June 2, when police arrived at the…Open
A 37-year-old Brazilian woman who spent 15 years pretending to be a child, and lived with an unsuspecting foster family for more than a year, was convicted of fraud and false identity, drawing a sentence of nearly two years. The Court of Justice of Santa Catarina in Brazil found Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira guilty […] The post Brazilian woman who posed as a child for 15 years convicted of fraud after deceiving foster family appeared first on American Almanac .
A 37-year-old Brazilian woman who spent 15 years pretending to be a child, and lived with an unsuspecting foster family for more than a year, was convicted of fraud and false identity, drawing a sentence of nearly two years. The Court of Justice of Santa Catarina in Brazil found Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira guilty on Thursday after she admitted to fabricating her identity and age, Fox News Digital reported . The court sentenced her to one year, six months and 10 days in prison, plus an additional four months and 18 days of detention. Oliveira had lived with the foster family for 14 months, passing herself off as their daughter. She used a high-pitched, childlike voice and told people she had been forced to take hormones that made her…Open
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A Chinese national has been charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office with submitting a fraudulent online voter registration in which he impersonated another Chinese national […] Source
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A 38-year-old Brazilian woman who faked a child's voice, carried dummies and baby bottles, and convinced a couple she was a traumatized 12-year-old has been convicted of fraud and jailed, capping a pattern of identity cons investigators say stretched across at least seven states. A court in Joinville, Brazil, sentenced Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira […] The post Brazilian woman who posed as 12-year-old girl to deceive family into adoption sentenced to nearly two years in jail appeared first on American Almanac .
A 38-year-old Brazilian woman who faked a child's voice, carried dummies and baby bottles, and convinced a couple she was a traumatized 12-year-old has been convicted of fraud and jailed, capping a pattern of identity cons investigators say stretched across at least seven states. A court in Joinville, Brazil, sentenced Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira to one year, 10 months, and 28 days in prison after finding she deliberately fabricated a false identity to extract food, shelter, money, medication, and other material support from an unnamed couple who believed they were caring for an abused child. The judge found Oliveira acted consciously "to induce and maintain the victims in error" and obtain the full cost of her own living through the…Open
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone impersonating White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, the second known incident of a fraudster posing as Trump's top aide to reach senior officials. Burnham, who took office on July 20 after replacing former Prime Minister Keir Starmer, traded what officials described as "a few messages" […] The post Britain's new prime minister fell for a fake Susie Wiles — the second impersonation of Trump's chief of staff in months appeared first on American Almanac .
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone impersonating White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, the second known incident of a fraudster posing as Trump's top aide to reach senior officials. Burnham, who took office on July 20 after replacing former Prime Minister Keir Starmer, traded what officials described as "a few messages" with an unidentified person pretending to be Wiles before growing suspicious and cutting off contact. CBS News reported that the exchange involved only written messages, no phone call or verbal conversation took place. Neither the date of the exchange nor the platform used has been disclosed. The incident, first reported Monday by POLITICO and confirmed by BBC News, drew immediate…Open
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham was tricked into exchanging messages with someone impersonating White House aide Susie Wiles.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged several messages with someone impersonating White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles before becoming suspicious that the contact was illegitimate, according to four officials. Downing Street, the Prime Minister’s official residence, has refused to “comment on national security matters,” while one person briefed on the matter claimed the messages were of “no significance.” DETAIL: The British Embassy in Washington reportedly raised concerns about the incident with the White House, amid fears in the British government that Wiles’s phone may have been compromised. A White House official said the incident was unrelated to any hacking of her devices. The episode…Open
A Tennessee woman was sentenced to 16 months in prison after claiming to be a U.S. Marine Corps combat veteran.
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