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Busted: Scammer, 71, Cons Recent Widow Out Of $100,000, Edgewater Police Charge
Her husband had just died when a widow lost $100,000 to a 71-year-old con artist from Edgewater, authorities charged.
Anna Bors was already known to police.
She has a record of arrests involving bank fraud, check kiting and thefts in Edgewater and Fort Lee and is believed to be part of an online “sweepstakes” or “lottery” scam ring, Detective Sgt. Teddy Wetklow said.
This time, Bors weaseled account information from a 75-year-old recent widow in North Carolina, Wetklow said Tuesday.
Detective Jorge Vanegas diligently worked the case, obtaining bank records as well as surveillance footage…
North Jersey Trio Accused Of Stealing COVID Relief Money
Three North Jersey residents were charged with stealing COVID-19 relief money after applying for separate loans for made-up businesses, authorities said.
Adam Rodriguez, 22, of Clifton, and Madison Sedell, 19, of Secaucus, last year applied for three separate loans -- two for $10,000 and one for $9,000 -- for made-up agricultural and marketing companies, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said.
The pair were awarded a collective $10,000 from funds intended to assist legitimate small businesses struggling amid the pandemic, Miller said.
Rodriquez then forced a check belongi…
Hackensack Dad, Son Charged With Securing $400G Mortgage With Maywood Resident's Stolen ID
A Hackensack father and son were charged in a sophisticated scheme using a stolen Maywood resident’s identity to secure a $400,000 mortgage loan.
Leonard Gueye, 58, and his son Eustace, 28, who live together on Anderson Street, are charged with theft, money laundering, forgery and wrongful impersonation, among other counts.
Leonard “obtained the personal identifying information of the victim” from a previous real estate deal, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Using that information, the elder Gueye produced bogus bank statements and W-2 forms, as well as a notarized power of atto…
Family Of Bergen County Realtors, Board Director Charged In $4.7 Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme
The owner of a "distressed" North Jersey real estate investment firm, his parents, brother and one family friend were charged in a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme that began in at least 2014, authorities said Thursday.
Chander Singh, 44, of Emerson, falsely solicited $4.7 million from approximately 30 investors through a web of entities under the umbrella of his company, SC Capital Investors LLC, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The investigation into Singh and his company was launched last February, when authorities began receiving tips from multiple investors t…
