Crime - Page 32

The Daily Planet’s crime category covers unlawful acts that are punishable by a state or other authority.

California man pleads guilty to COVID-relief fraud

A California man pleaded guilty today to perpetrating a scheme to fraudulently obtain approximately $1.8 million in COVID-19 relief guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) through the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

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Former oil trader pleads guilty to commodities price manipulation conspiracy

According to court documents and statements made in court, Emilio Jose Heredia Collado, 49, of Lafayette, was employed as a trader at Company A, an oil trading company, and later at Company B, a multinational commodity trading company, after it had acquired Company A. Between approximately September 2012 and August 2016, Heredia conspired with other employees at Company A, and later at Company B, to manipulate the price of fuel oil bought from, and sold to, a particular counterparty, Company C, through private, bilateral contracts.

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Minnesota Cold Cases: Suzanne Sayles

Investigative podcast Uncovering The Truth In Minnesota begins Season Three by looking into the unsolved murder and assault of Suzanne Sayles from 1979 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1972 Suzanne was found sexually assaulted and strangled in her Minneapolis studio apartment. She last talked with her mother on the phone about an hour before her murder. The next day, when she didn’t show up for work, Suzanne’s friend and a co-worker went to her apartment to check in on her. When they arrived they discovered her body. Suzanne’s family and friends believe she knew her killer. Any one with information on

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