fraud

Since the beginning of the year nearly 207,000 COVID-related frauds or scams have been reported to the Federal Trade Commission or FTC. More than 78 percent of these reports involve online shopping, followed by travel or...

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...

HONOLULU, HI — House of Aloha, a Hawaii-based travel agency, has permanently been closed following allegations that owner Wendy Wong scammed numerous clients. Some of her alleged victims are Filipino Americans who said they lost hundreds of...

DALLAS, TX — What started out as a dream to come to America and have a better life has turned into a nightmare for about 70 Filipino teachers, who were recruited from the Philippines by the...

The Philippines’ health secretary, Francisco Duque, faces graft and plunder charges. BA had the chance to speak with his brother, Gonzalo Duque, who was also named in the plunder complaint. Duque is charged with plunder and...

VIRGINIA — A Filipino former elected official gets 2-and-a-half years in jail for committing federal fraud while in office. Court documents show that Ron Villanueva conspired with two companies in a 9-year scheme involving more than...

by Monica Galozo, ABS-CBN News VIRGINIA — The Filipino community in Virginia Beach is in disbelief, as ex-Virginia delegate Ron Villanueva, accused of defrauding the federal government, plans to plead guilty in a plea hearing scheduled for March...

Three Filipinos are charged with fraudulently selling jewelry imported from the Philippines as Native American-made. A 38-count indictment alleges that Richard Dennis Nisbet and his daughter Laura Marye; Christian Coxon Waleed Sarrar, Mency Remidio, Orlando Abellanosa,...

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...

Damning allegations against Philippine megachurch, Kingdom of Jesus Christ, as a former member of its Hawaii branch is accusing its founder, Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, of running a child sex ring. Kristina Angeles came to Hawaii on a...