On November 21, as the FCC, headed by Ajit Pai, revealed its plans to end net neutrality. The same day, as reported by Gizmodo, the New York Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, publicly denounced the agency for refusing to be cooperative with the investigation his office is conducting regarding the hundreds of thousands of potentially fake…

In a scam that affected 36 companies in 11 states and four countries, a man from Texas tried to scam Martin Guitar, but failed to obtain anything from the company. Michael Glenn Barnes pretended to be members or employees of various bands and sports teams. He was able to convince music and athletic gear companies…

New York police uncovered a large credit card fraud and identity theft ring in Queens that is thought to have affected hundreds of thousands of victims. They arrested 30 people in connection with the scheme and named them in two indictments comprising 662 criminal counts. According to prosecutors, the ring stole personal information amounting to…

Authorities have nabbed a New York-based quartet of scammers who masterminded a multimillion-dollar identity theft and money laundering scheme using credit card skimmers. Ring leader Davit Kudugulyan, 45, pleaded guilty to second-degree money laundering in New York State Supreme Court in June 2015. He was sentenced to one to three years in prison and a…