White-Collar Crime
David Uvaldo Mora Sanchez's Web in Denver Drug Empire
How a 32-year-old Aurora man became entangled in an eight-person conspiracy that moved methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine across Colorado's Front Range.
Con Artists
The Hearts and Accounts Leslie Chinedu Mba Broke
A Houston man orchestrated a $4 million romance scam while attempting to stay in the U.S. through fraudulent marriages.
Recent Investigations
White-Collar Crime
Arron Howard's $626K Unemployment Fraud Empire Across Three States
A West Bloomfield man built a sophisticated scheme to steal pandemic unemployment benefits, keeping portions of fraudulent claims filed for dozens of fake claimants.
Ponzi Schemes
Wilson Radhames Peguero Brea's Four-Time Immigration Odyssey
A Dominican man's 29-year journey through America's criminal justice system reveals the persistence of identity theft and illegal reentry.
White-Collar Crime
Joathan Colula: The California Kingpin's Midwest Empire
How a 33-year-old California man orchestrated a multi-state drug trafficking operation that flooded the Midwest with deadly fentanyl and cocaine.
White-Collar Crime
The Double Life of Thomas C. Goldstein: High-Stakes Gambler
The SCOTUSblog founder who argued 40+ Supreme Court cases hid millions in gambling debts while defrauding lenders and the IRS.
White-Collar Crime
Sniders Jean-Jacques and the $6.7M American Dream Factory
A Miami tax preparer built a criminal empire manufacturing fake financial lives for clients who couldn't qualify for mortgages and luxury apartments.
Case Files
The Hearts and Accounts Leslie Chinedu Mba Broke
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David Uvaldo Mora Sanchez's Web in Denver Drug Empire
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Arron Howard's $626K Unemployment Fraud Empire Across Three States
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Wilson Radhames Peguero Brea's Four-Time Immigration Odyssey
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Joathan Colula: The California Kingpin's Midwest Empire
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The Double Life of Thomas C. Goldstein: High-Stakes Gambler
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Sniders Jean-Jacques and the $6.7M American Dream Factory
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Joshua White's $11.5M COVID Con: A Family Fraud Dynasty
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Christopher Alexander Delgado's $328M Cryptocurrency Fraud
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Carlos Desean Goodspeed's Million-Dollar Concert Con
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