The Las Vegas police arrested a Pennsylvania contractor who is accused of defrauding New Jersey homeowners out of $140,000, reported Chris Spiker of Daily Voice Burlington County NJ.

Hurricane Helene made landfall as a dangerous, Category 4 storm on Sept. 26 over Florida’s Big Bend area, bringing with it a life-threatening storm surge, strong winds and heavy rain.

The owners of Evolution Drywall Inc. in Palm Coast, Florida, were charged with insurance fraud and organized fraud in 2018 but were cleared a year later, reported Ray Boone of Palm Coast Observer. A judge ruled that no restitution needed to be made.

In this video, W&C friend Thea Dudley—aka “The Credit Overlord”—discusses ways to address and think about fraud and the slow money that plagues players in the industry.

A Tennessee man who pretended to be a contractor was recently sentenced to 10 years of jail time for defrauding seven families over two years, reported Kelsey Gibbs of News Channel 5 Nashville.

The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who they say tried to cash a fraudulent check on Jan. 25 — and may be in southeast Wisconsin, according to FOX6 Milwaukee.

The Internal Revenue Service has slowed the payment of refunds to employers for the Employee Retention Credit as the agency struggles to combat what it says are fraudulent and overstated claims for the credit.

Two Florida contractors were arrested in June for compensation fraud and are accused of underreporting their payroll so they would not have to pay for insurance premiums and fees, according to Chris Gothner of Local 10 News in Florida.

Scammers typically come out in numbers after a natural disaster, looking to capitalize on the tragedy and make some money from unsuspecting victims, according to C.A. Bridges and Laura Finaldi of the Herald-Tribune.