fraud

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...

ALBERTA — Canadian Border Services Agents or CBSA raided the home and office of Carl Benito, a well-known Filipino-Canadian who was a former member of the legislative assembly now turned immigration consultant in Edmonton, Alberta. The...

HONOLULU — Michael Jay Green, one of Hawaii’s most prominent, defense attornies, is enjoying a small victory. District Court Judge Richard Puglisi ruled on Wednesday, in favor of his client, Felina Salinas. Salinas, who has been charged...

Nemelee Liwanag Jiao, a Filipino American nurse from Dallas, Texas, was recently sentenced to eight years in federal prison, plus three years of supervised release for orchestrating a scheme that cost 39 investors about $1.9 million dollars....