Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Feb. 12, Ohio Attorney General David Yost accused two power company executives of attempting to “hijack” state electricity ...

You probably aren’t expecting to be scammed by a fraudster posing as a utility worker -- that’s one reason these cons are so effective. Geoff Williams is a journalist and author. His byline has ...

In today's high-tech atmosphere, identity thieves employ a variety of sophisticated schemes, but police say much of them are still perpetrated by old-fashioned, non-computerized methods, and likely by ...

Officials at United Illuminating Co. (UI) are asking customers to be on the lookout for signs of utility theft, fraud or tampering. Stealing utility service or equipment, or tampering with electric or ...

SHREVEPORT, La. — Residents at three Shreveport apartment complexes received notices that their water will be shut off in 10 days due to unpaid water bills. Village Square, Southern Oaks and NMI ...

David W. Brown pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud charge this week. Prosecutors say he arranged unpaid utility services for more than 2,000 Chicago-area properties. Brown faces up to 20 years in ...

A Buffalo man has been indicted on charges stemming from an alleged utility fraud scheme. RELATED: Buffalo man arraigned for alleged murder of mother and four-day-old son According to Erie County ...

On Feb. 12, Ohio Attorney General David Yost accused two power company executives of attempting to “hijack” state electricity policy for their own corrupt ends by bribing an energy regulator with over ...