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The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas, part of the Department of Justice (DOJ), announced on October 15, 2026, that Sumit Kumar Singh, age 32, an Indian national, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud.
Analysis · Litigation & decisions
On June 7, 2018, a federal judge in East St. Louis, Illinois, sent Wesley Scott Aldred, 30, of Kissimmee, Florida, back to prison for 21 months.
Analysis · Litigation & decisions
On July 16, 2025, Brian Hopkins, 62, of Chandler, Arizona, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell to 21 months in prison and was ordered to pay more than $1.8 million in restitution.
Analysis · Litigation & decisions
The victims want refunds. The credit-card companies start noticing the chargebacks. The merchant accounts get shut down. Game over.
Analysis · Consent & revocation
You'd think the National Basketball Association would have its texting program down pat. Big league. Big budget. Big legal team.
Analysis · Autodialers & artificial voice
If you had a phone around 2012, you may have met Rachel from "Card Services." The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) called her "public enemy number one," and The Green Savers case shows what happened to one of the Orlando operations behind those calls.
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