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The company had been hired to perform maintenance work and conduct repairs at US Postal Service facilities across Minnesota.

Court documents indicate he was accused of conning the company into believing he could send it millions of dollars of business for electronics repairs.

Federal authorities managed to catch up with him after he fled to Columbia.

He's also headed to federal prison.

Another defendant was sentenced earlier this week to 12 years in prison.

Prosecutors say she took the money while working for a furniture manufacturer.

Federal prosecutors say she was accused of submitting fake invoices for about $4.5 million in payments from a pandemic nutrition program.

She responded to a "pop up" on her computer.

The woman was offered more than $120,000 to rig the trial.

The allegations involve more than a million dollars in government and private relief funds.

She is the 18th person to admit to federal charges in the case.

Officials are urging you not to send checks in the mail. Fraud cases have increased dramatically in recent years.

The Canadian man was accused of ripping off people who had already fallen victim to magazine subscription scams.

Maple Grove man has been charged with defrauding investors as part of a $10 million scheme.