Others estimate that $500 billion in federal spending is diverted by charlatans each year.
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Las Vegas Review-Journal,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
The 21st century’s obstacles for young men—as seen in deaths of despair and lagging employment—have been amply publicized both by credible journalists and by charlatans such as Fuentes.
Their only inheritance is a legacy of two-bit crime that inspires them to run increasingly audacious frauds.
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Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
Lan, 69, built a sprawling real estate empire of luxury homes and commercial properties before she was accused of one of the biggest frauds in global history.
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