2+ week, 4+ day ago   (365+ words) A cycle shop business says staff often face aggression from customers when they refuse to repair illegal e-bikes on health and safety grounds. Richardsons Cycles, an independent sales and repair shop with branches in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Norfolk, said…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (805+ words) A Connecticut man who prosecutors say recruited financially vulnerable people into a sprawling check-kiting operation that cost banks more than $350,000 has been sentenced to five years behind bars. Eric Christian, 44, of Mansfield, received a 20-year prison sentence with execution suspended…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (583+ words) A driver has warned other motorists to watch out for QR code scams when paying for parking after losing hundreds of pounds. Jess Hagan, 28, from Forest Hall, Newcastle, said she and fiance Jake Freeman, 29, lost £370 after falling foul of a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (331+ words) A Herefordshire business owner says she is "really grateful" for a 70% reduction in in pavement licence fees. Samantha Morgan, from Drapers Lane Deli in Leominster, said the move would benefit the whole high street, not just hospitality. "It's about people…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (734+ words) A Texas resident became suspicious when his printed bank statements suddenly stopped arriving. When he checked his account, he found an unauthorized withdrawal and asked his bank to freeze everything. But police say the accounts were not frozen. By the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (324+ words) A Fountain Hills man is awaiting sentencing after he pleaded guilty to years of fraud schemes impacting hundreds of people. Jeremie Andrew Sowerby, 48, admitted to scamming people through several investment fraud schemes from 2017 through 2023. In total, he defrauded his victims…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (649+ words) A Florida life insurance agent and her husband are accused of using their construction company in a scheme that made nonemployees appear eligible for group life insurance before death claims generated nearly $382,000. Christine Ann Nunzio, 56, and Phillip Salvatore Nunzio Jr.,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (920+ words) The digital age has allowed Americans to transact business at their fingertips, from the comforts of their couch. Never has banking or shopping been more convenient — nor made us more vulnerable to the threat of fraudsters trying to steal our…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (413+ words) Westchester County is urging residents to take steps to protect their personal and financial information as identity theft and fraud remain ongoing concerns. The Westchester County Department of Consumer Protection has shared 10 tips to help residents spot potential scams and…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (450+ words) A company has defended its plans for a mortuary that would store up to 700 bodies in a village near York. The proposed facility at York Business Park in Nether Poppleton would be converted from a former mobile network switching centre.....