Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. Instagram influencer Jay Mazini pleads guilty to running $8 million Ponzi scheme and crypto scam Mazini, whose real name is Jebara Igbara, amassed Read more
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Instagram influencer Jay Mazini pleads guilty to running $8 million Ponzi scheme and crypto scam
He made his name by showing people the love, but made his fortune by ripping people off. An Instagram META, -3.90% influencer who used videos of himself handing out cash Read more
How the war in Ukraine helped the FBI crack a massive cybercrime case
Three weeks after Russia started dropping bombs in Ukraine in late February, a talented, young computer programmer named Mark Sokolovsky climbed into a Porsche Cayenne with his girlfriend to get Read more
Self-proclaimed ‘Used-Car King of New York’ pleads guilty in national temporary-license-plate scam
A man who called himself the “Used-Car King of New York” has pleaded guilty to conspiring to sell hundreds of thousands of temporary license plates issued in Texas to criminals, Read more
Rancher sentenced to 11 years for ripping off Tyson Foods of nearly $250 million in ‘ghost cattle’ scam
A Washington state rancher has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for a nearly quarter-billion-dollar ripoff of Tyson Foods Inc. TSN, -1.54% in which it sold the meat processor Read more
Jeweler who sold Trump-Maples ring sentenced to 12 years in multi-million ‘Yellow Rose’ diamond scam
A Michigan jeweler to the stars who twice auctioned an engagement ring Donald Trump gave to his second wife Marla Maples, has been sentenced to 12 ½ years in prison Read more
Users of payment services like Zelle need better scam protection, Dems tell CFPB
It should be easier for consumers defrauded via popular instant payment services like Zelle to seek redress, since money-transfer scams are reportedly growing more common, a group of Democratic lawmakers Read more
These are the airlines with the most delays and cancellations and why hotel guests are never satisfied these days
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. ‘Grandpa’ will fix it: Turkish moneyman claimed CIA contacts could save Utah polygamist brothers from biofuel fraud prosecution, but feds say it was Read more
Nothing is risk-free: How to recognize scam retirement advice
As you save for retirement, it’s not unusual to worry about making the wrong choices — investing in something you shouldn’t, incorrectly balancing your portfolio, or falling for financial double-talk. Read more
Good money after bad: Four charged in cold-call diamond sale scheme prosecutors say was a dazzling scam
It was a pitch designed to dazzle: turn a small investment in pink diamonds into big bucks by getting ahead of a major buyer trying to corner the market. But Read more
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