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Warren County Man Sold Fake Inspection Stickers: Prosecutor Warren County Man Sold Fake Inspection Stickers: Prosecutor
Warren County Man Sold Fake Inspection Stickers: Prosecutor A 57-year-old Washington man was arrested and charged with selling fake inspection stickers, authorities in Warren County announced Tuesday, Nov. 25. Thomas Luster was arrested following a four-month investigation into the sale and distribution of fraudulent New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission inspection stickers within Warren County, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. Officers initiated the investigation after receiving information regarding counterfeit motor vehicle inspection stickers being offered for sale, authorities said.  Luster is charged with four counts of for…
USPS Redesigns Money Orders: How New Security Elements Will Fight Fraud USPS Redesigns Money Orders: How New Security Elements Will Fight Fraud
USPS Redesigns Money Orders: How New Security Elements Will Fight Fraud The U.S. Postal Service is redesigning its money orders to include advanced security elements for combatting counterfeits and fraud, officials said. The USPS will debut the new money orders in February, the agency said in a news release on Wednesday, Jan. 22. The redesigned orders will be red, white, and blue with an updated bank routing number. To enhance protection, the redesign incorporates watermarks, a security thread, and a QR code directing users to the USPS website. Additional security features remain undisclosed to further deter fraudulent activities. The current "legacy" des…
Spilled Water To Millions: How 2 Westport Moms’ Bags Became Oprah-Approved Best-Sellers Spilled Water To Millions: How 2 Westport Moms’ Bags Became Oprah-Approved Best-Sellers
Spilled Water To Millions: How 2 Westport Moms’ Bags Became Oprah-Approved Best-Sellers It’s often said that necessity is the mother of invention, and two Connecticut moms have proven that true. What started as a soggy laptop bag disaster has grown into a thriving business, twice featured on Oprah’s Favorite Things and becoming an Amazon best-seller. Westport neighbors and best friends Katie Hill and Lisa Watkins founded WanderFull in 2022 to create a stylish, functional bag that could hold everything from a water bottle to a phone and other essentials. Click here to see WanderFull's Amazon page The idea stemmed from Hill, a former buyer for Saks Fifth Avenue, who noticed w…
Trio Who Passed Counterfeit $100 Bills Throughout CT Nabbed In Greenwich, Police Say Trio Who Passed Counterfeit $100 Bills Throughout CT Nabbed In Greenwich, Police Say
Trio Who Passed Counterfeit $100 Bills Throughout CT Nabbed In Greenwich, Police Say Three men accused of passing counterfeit money throughout Connecticut were allegedly caught in the act. Greenwich Police said plainclothes officers were patrolling the downtown business district on Thursday, Dec. 14, when they spotted a vehicle believed to be tied to counterfeiting crimes. Shortly after, a Mason Street business owner contacted police saying that two men were passing counterfeit bills at their business. Officers arrested the three suspects without incident. An investigation found that they had a history of using counterfeit $100 bills to buy $25 worth of merchandise in ord…
Man In Luxury Car With Bogus Plates Gives PA Police Someone Else's ID: Authorities Man In Luxury Car With Bogus Plates Gives PA Police Someone Else's ID: Authorities
Man In Luxury Car With Bogus Plates Gives PA Police Someone Else's ID: Authorities A North Carolina man was caught impersonating someone else while driving a Jaguar in Pennsylvania, police say. Jayquan Edwards, 25, of Oxford, NC, was behind the wheel of a Jaguar with a “counterfeit temporary license plate and heavy window tint” when Lower Allen Township police spotted the car on the 1200 block of Lower Allen Drive around 3 p.m. on Jan. 2, the department said in a release. The vehicle stopped and Edward gave a stolen North Carolina ID to police, they said. The vehicle was then towed from the scene— for having no insurance. Edwards has been charged with tw…
$10 EACH: Pharmacist Charged With Selling COVID Vax Cards On eBay, Feds Warn Against Fakes $10 EACH: Pharmacist Charged With Selling COVID Vax Cards On eBay, Feds Warn Against Fakes
$10 Each: Pharmacist Charged With Selling COVID Vax Cards On eBay, Feds Warn Against Fakes A licensed pharmacist was arrested by federal agents Tuesday for selling COVID-19 vaccination cards on eBay as government warnings against buying cards increased. Tangtang Zhao, 34, of Chicago worked for a pharmacy that distributed and administered vaccines – and with them the vax cards -- at its locations nationwide, Justice Department Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. said. Zhao got his hands on 125 authentic Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccination cards that he sold to nearly a dozen different buyers for $10 each, Polite said. “Knowingly selling COVID vacc…
TD Banks Help Police Bust NJ Fraudster In Chester County, Authorities Say TD Banks Help Police Bust NJ Fraudster In Chester County, Authorities Say
TD Banks Help Police Bust NJ Fraudster In Chester County, Authorities Say A 30-year-old New Jersey woman was busted fraudulently trying to withdraw money from other people's bank accounts in Chester County, authorities said. Aysha Aguilu, of Hackensack, NJ, first attempted to withdraw the money from a West Chester TD bank branch the morning of Thursday, May 27, West Whiteland Police Det. Scott Pezick said. That bank alerted other TD Bank branches in the area, so when Aguilu came to the Exton branch later that day, bank officials immediately called police, Pezick said. There, Aguilu had been trying to withdraw money from the account of a 66-year-old Teaneck, NJ w…
Man Accused Of Selling Counterfeit Inspection Stickers To Undercover Officer In Westchester Man Accused Of Selling Counterfeit Inspection Stickers To Undercover Officer In Westchester
Man Accused Of Selling Counterfeit Inspection Stickers To Undercover Officer In Westchester A local man was arrested for advertising and selling counterfeit DMV inspection stickers via Facebook Marketplace. The Westchester County Police was tipped off confidentially about the sale posting and arranged for an undercover officer to contact and meet seller Luis Pina-Perez, 36, of Tarrytown.  The undercover officer agreed to pay Pina-Perez $240 for two tickets when they met on Wildley Street in Tarrytown. After the price was negotiated, the suspect was taken into custody by waiting detectives.  Pina-Perez was charged with the felony of second-degree criminal possession of a…
Bogota PD: Wrong-Way Driver Had Phony Credit Cards, Licenses, Benjamins, Plus Cocaine Bogota PD: Wrong-Way Driver Had Phony Credit Cards, Licenses, Benjamins, Plus Cocaine
Bogota PD: Wrong-Way Driver Had Phony Credit Cards, Licenses, Benjamins, Plus Cocaine A Bronx driver going the wrong way on a one-way street was carrying bogus credit cards in nine different people’s name, four counterfeit $100 bills and a gram of cocaine, Bogota police said. Sgt. Geoffrey Cole and Officers Kevin Geraghty, Lewis Duenãs and Michael LaFerrera converged after Jose Rafael Perez, 27, made an illegal U-turn and headed the wrong up Palisade Avenue, they said. A search turned up the cocaine, credit cards and bogus bills, along with several fictitious driver’s licenses from several states, Cole said. Perez was processed and released pending a court hearing on charge…