Brazil's government has shut down Banco Master, a bank with assets worth up to $16 billion, following a federal police fraud investigation. Local media

An El Paso car dealership owner, along with two of his employees, faces charges after an investigation uncovered alleged fraud at the business. Perry Wolfe, owner of Car Capitol, a used car dealership located on Mesa near Thunderbird Drive,

Former officials claim that West Des Moines-based Farm Bureau Financial has concealed fraud by its agents from regulators since at least 2011.

In a textbook collaboration between two AP reporting teams, the AP scored a major scoop on the Black Lives Matter movement. Following a tip, Aaron

The newly-revealed communications add to mounting evidence of procedural and other flaws in the mortgage fraud case against New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Baltimore Mayor Scott probes mortgage fraud affecting local homeowners, targeting potential fair housing violations.

A senior Trump administration official has referred East Bay Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Castro Valley, to the U.S. Department of Justice for an investigation over alleged mortgage and tax fraud tied to a Washington, D.C., home, NBC News reported Thursday.

NonStop Local confirmed with the Washington Office of the State Auditor that additional fraud investigations and an accountability audit are underway. Todd Nida was appointed to the Interim CEO position in August. "The main thing for us as the admin team that is new here is trying to turn things around," Nida said.

According to the lawyer of Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno, the FBI investigation into the sheriff is closed. Allegations of fraud first emerged during his re-election campaign last fall.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday launched an Elder Exploitation Section to investigate scams, expand outreach and improve prosecutions for seniors.