Escort convicted of $5.8M in fraud and social media escort fraud growing rapidly in India

[LivingnLA]

https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Ex-escort-convicted-in-Chicago-of-5-8M-fraud-13855927.php

 

The lesson: Don't give your corporate card to your escort, even if they're your favorite.

 

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2019/may/15/fraud-escort-services-now-on-social-media-1977097.html

 

The lesson: If it seems too good to be true, don't send deposits or other gifts and expect something in return.

[sincitymix]

wow on the first one, how in the hell did those charges even go through? and for that length of time? my corporate credit card is monitored like crazy, and i only have a set limit, and anything over a certain dollar amount requires an explanation before the charge is approved.

that is just insane... but why is the escort the one convicted of fraud? it should be the employee who gave her the card.

[LivingnLA]

wow on the first one, how in the hell did those charges even go through? and for that length of time? my corporate credit card is monitored like crazy, and i only have a set limit, and anything over a certain dollar amount requires an explanation before the charge is approved.

that is just insane... but why is the escort the one convicted of fraud? it should be the employee who gave her the card.

 

He's going to jail too, unless the judge decides to ignore the prosecutor's recommended sentence. From the article:

The 45-year-old Kennedy, who was fired from his job as manager for Nemera's Buffalo Grove plant, pleaded guilty to wire fraud last year and agreed to cooperate with the government. In exchange, prosecutors said they would recommend a 3 ½-year sentence for Kennedy.

Edited May 20, 2019 by LivingnLA

[marylander1940]

https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Ex-escort-convicted-in-Chicago-of-5-8M-fraud-13855927.php

 

The lesson: Don't give your corporate card to your escort, even if they're your favorite.

 

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2019/may/15/fraud-escort-services-now-on-social-media-1977097.html

 

The lesson: If it seems too good to be true, don't send deposits or other gifts and expect something in return.

 

this is an extreme case about someone who just simply careless.

[+ WilliamM]

this is an extreme case about someone who just simply careless.

 

No. A close friend married a female con artist without realizing it. Definitely happens to many people and has little to do with being careless.

[LivingnLA]

this is an extreme case about someone who just simply careless.

 

I doubt this guy was careless. He seemed quite successful. Instead, I suspect he fell for a con artist. That's what happens when our emotions get tangled up in our decision making and we trust the wrong person.

[marylander1940]

I doubt this guy was careless. He seemed quite successful. Instead, I suspect he fell for a con artist. That's what happens when our emotions get tangled up in our decision making and we trust the wrong person.

 

Giving, sharing, not checking your corporate CC is careless.