fraud

An elderly a Rochester woman has lost thousands of dollars through a variant of the "grandchild" scam.

A Rochester woman is accused of ripping off the state Revenue Department by submitting bogus property tax refund returns.

Four Twin Cities women are facing federal charges connected to a scheme to allegedly defraud a non-profit organization that provides housing and other services to the homeless.

A former Hennepin County employee has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for a fraud conviction.

The Rochester Police Department is warning that citizens have reported receiving calls identified as coming from the department's non-emergency number (507-328-6800) that are the work of apparent scammers.

A Medicaid fraud case has been filed against the operator of a Rochester health care business.

A southern Minnesota farmer has been sentenced to just over a year in federal prison and has been ordered to pay over $880,000 in restitution for a fraud-related conviction.

A former Hennepin County employee and her husband have pleaded guilty to federal charges involving the theft of almost a quarter million dollars worth of government benefits and services.

Minnesota's Child Care Assistance Program is the subject of another highly critical report from the Office of the State Legislative Auditor.

Beware of a new scam making the rounds here in SE Minnesota involving your Social Security number!

A former Hennepin County employee and a Minneapolis man are accused of conspiring to fraudulently collect nearly $250,000 in government benefits.

A Mexican man has pleaded guilty to federal charges for faking his own kidnapping in a scheme to obtain a U.S. Visa.

The charge stemmed from a federal investigation involving fraudulently obtained tax refunds.

Former Minnesota auto dealer Denny Hecker remains in federal prison and is not in a halfway house as his attorney reported earlier this week.