Aimee Bock Founded a Nonprofit Called 'Feeding Our Future,' Collected $250 Million in Federal Funds to Feed Hungry Children During the Pandemic, and Fed None of It to Any Children. Prosecutors Are Seeking Fifty Years.

She ran a nonprofit called Feeding Our Future, collected $250 million in federal funds to feed hungry children during the pandemic, did not feed any children, and is being sentenced today — a sequence the organization's name did not adequately prepare anyone for.

Source: U.S. News & World Report

Philadelphia Real Estate Influencer Greg Parker, Who Built His Following on the Promise of Investment Success, Was Indicted With His Wife on Federal Fraud Charges for Running a Ponzi Scheme

He built his audience on the premise that he was a successful real estate investor who could teach others to replicate his results — a promise he made good on, in the sense that several investors also lost their money.

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

Indiana University Biology Lab Shut Down by USDA After Postdoctoral Researcher Was Arrested for Smuggling Bacterial DNA in His Clothing Through Airport Security

Postdoc Youhuang Xiang pleaded guilty to smuggling select-agent bacterial samples through an airport in his clothing — materials whose transportation is governed by the exact federal protocols his lab was licensed to follow — resulting in his deportation and the closure of the laboratory where he worked.

Source: Indiana Daily Student

Malaysian Police Executed 46 Raids on Luxury Condominiums in the Klang Valley and Arrested 187 Suspects in a Scam Syndicate Operation. Assets Seized Included a Rolls-Royce Cullinan, a Mercedes-Benz G63, and Three Luxury Properties.

They converted scam proceeds into three luxury condominiums, a Rolls-Royce Cullinan, and a Mercedes-Benz G63, which proved to be a precise inventory of the evidence when police executed 46 simultaneous raids on the luxury condominiums.

Source: New Straits Times

Three Members of an International Criminal Organization Sentenced for Running a $2 Billion Telemedicine Fraud Scheme — They Billed Insurers for Medical Services That Were Never Performed, Using the Paperwork Systems Insurers Use to Verify That Medical Services Were Performed

They submitted $2 billion in fraudulent insurance claims for telemedicine consultations that never occurred, through the claims submission infrastructure that insurance companies operate specifically to create an auditable record of every consultation that occurs.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice

Catalytic Converter Thief Left His Driver's License at the Scene

The entire investigation consisted of picking up a card from the ground and reading it, which is roughly the same effort he would have needed to not leave it there.

Source: WSB-TV Atlanta

New Mexico Highlands University Placed Its President on Paid Leave, Then Removed the Provost, the VP for Advancement, the VP for Government Affairs, and the Basketball Coach — All With No Public Explanation. The Faculty Union Had Previously Given the President a 'D' Grade.

Source: Inside Higher Ed