Scott Spallina, Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney | Jul 29, 2018 | August - September 2018, Wisdoms
“What does a con artist look like?” The answers I receive are oftentimes humorous. Descriptions of used car salesmen and politicians are shouted out, with visuals of “shifty eyes,” bad toupees, rapid speech, and loud aloha shirts added in for effect.
Christopher Duque, Online Security Advisor | Apr 10, 2018 | April - May 2018, Living Life
One of the most common problems I encounter investigating a cybercrime is that the victim fails to provide any records and/or documentation to support their claim that they have been victimized. This is often also true of others reporting the crime, either with the...
Scott Spallina, Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney | Jul 26, 2017 | Aug-Sept 2017, Wisdoms
By Scott Spallina, Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney In the last two issues of the magazine, I shared the lessons about elder abuse that I learned from the experiences of my mother-in-law, “Mary.” As I have mentioned before, tragedies are the fuel for many a con and...