Minnesota woman gets prison time for $325K food assistance fraud scheme
A Minnesota woman has been sentenced to one year in prison for defrauding the federal government out of over $325,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Latasha Thomas, 39, was convicted of mail fraud and will also have to repay the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen. Thomas, along with […]
Shohei Ohtani’s Ippei Mizuhara saga takes $325K baseball card twist
Shohei Ohtani is petitioning a judge to take ownership of $325,000 worth of baseball cards that the baseball star's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, allegedly purchased using Ohtani's money. Mizuhara pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing about $17 million from Ohtani earlier this year in a scandal that shocked Major League Baseball just before the […]
Ex-MLB player Todd Hollandsworth, wife scammed out of $325K from Florida man Lonnie Moss
A former MLB player and his wife were scammed out of $325,000 after investing with a “friend” who promised them eight-figure returns within a year. According to the complaint, reviewed by The Washington Post, Todd Hollandsworth, who played in the MLB for 12 seasons, and his wife, Marci, received “continuous pressure and assurances” from Ronnie […]