Galloway Township Woman Who Paid $20K For Service Dog Scammed By WV Breeder, Police Say
A West Virginia woman was accused of stealing thousands of dollars from a Galloway Township woman who ordered a service dog but never received one, authorities said.
Catherine Causey, 52, of Kearneysville, WV, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 20, the Galloway Township Police Department said in a news release. She was charged with theft by deception and money laundering.
Galloway police received a report on Tuesday, June 18 of an ongoing theft of about $20,000. A woman said she never received a service dog from Causey Labradors and Training despite making full payments and having cont…
'Trusted' Unlicensed Contractors Defrauded Long Island Homeowners, Police Say
They were hired to make repairs but ended up scamming Long Island homeowners instead, police allege.
Nassau County Police arrested two men on suspicion of fraud and related charges Monday, July 22, for allegedly posing as construction contractors in order to con homeowners.
Investigators said David Young, age 31, of Philadelphia, and Adam Turner, age 25, who is homeless, targeted elderly homeowners and offered to perform construction services through their unlicensed company, “Top Line Masonry.”
The two then defrauded victims by falsely reporting damage that wasn’t there or by causing more…
