Although the FLDS has been most notorious over the decades for polygamy and child abuse, Lyle and his cohorts have been charged in a welfare fraud case, accused of swindling the federal government out of millions of dollars in federal food stamps.
A jury found a Manhattan psychic guilty on Friday of swindling two women out of $138,000 in a case that probed the fine distinction between providing an unusual service and running a confidence scheme.
Federal authorities in Manhattan are prosecuting at least half a dozen cases in which people are charged with swindling up to $600,000 apiece from government programs intended to encourage residency and help business recovery in Lower Manhattan.
[C5.] Frankel Pleads Guilty in Federal Case Martin R. Frankel, 47, who became an international fugitive after swindling a fortune in an insurance scheme, pleaded guilty to 23 counts of federal wire, racketeering and securities fraud.
In a new case that began this year, 10 men have been accused of swindling millions of euros from Bettencourt, who is reported to be suffering from dementia.
Mr. Davis's last prominent case was the defense of Jim Bakker, the religious broadcaster charged with swindling donors to his PTL organization by diverting money raised for its theme park in South Carolina.
Looming over the sentencing was the case of Mr. Madoff, who is currently serving a 150-year sentence for swindling clients out of tens of billions of dollars.
Swindling all those peasants finally pays off.
Aravane Rezaï has accused her father of swindling her.
China has taken to bullying and even swindling its suitors.
