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TORONTO — Toronto Filipino Canadians rallied in front of this Filipino store on Pape Street against its business owner, Marissa Odi-Gonzales, for alleged immigration fraud and investment scams. Protesters were demanding their money back, and warning...

HOUSTON, TX — One of the most popular cyber-attacks is called phishing, a method of trying to gather personal information using deceptive e-mails, phone calls and websites. The goal is to trick the victim into believing that the...

Cook County’s first female Filipino America judge, Jessica Arong O’Brien, was sentenced to one year in prison for federal fraud charges....Read More

NEW MEXICO — A sentence has been handed down in the case of an art dealer trying to pass of his Philippine-made jewelry as Native American. A US district judge has sentenced 54-year-old Nael Ali to 6 months...

The US Justice Department has announced that it has filed an indictment against six members of the Napoles clan. Those charged include alleged pork barrel mastermind Janet Lim Napoles, her daughter Jeanne and family members Jo,...

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Arvin Calica of Queens, New York is suing Analiza Daus-Amante for a bounced check payment for $20,500 – which is money she owed to Calica since 2017 plus interest. When Daus-Amante, the Filipina...

WOODSIDE, NY — Filipina business owner Rena Avendula was arrested last Friday, charged with five counts of visa fraud, and was released on a $75,000 bail. Avendula, founder and president of now-defunct medical staffing agency called  Professional...

CALIFORNIA — The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department continues its investigation into two of its own deputies accused of stealing from an elderly Filipina dementia patient, and then sending her to the Philippines. More details from FOX 40....Read More

In Illinois, a federal jury found Cook County Judge Jessica Arong O’Brien- the first Filipina elected as a judge in the state — guilty of mail and bank fraud in a $1.4 million real estate scheme....

In Illinois, the federal trial is underway for Judge Jessica Arong O’Brien– the first Filipina elected as a judge in the state — who is accused of lying on loan documents in a $1.4 million fraud...