A Marion woman appeared in federal court in Asheville on Aug. 8 and was charged with fraud and identify theft after a false ...

The woman faces up to 30 years in prison for the fraud charge and an additional mandatory two years for identity theft.

She claimed to live in a property that didn’t exist when the storm landed in Western North Carolina, according to federal ...

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged a woman with defrauding the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) during Hurricane Helene.

A North Carolina woman has been indicted after investigators say she defrauded the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) following Tropical Storm Helene.

FEMA paid the fraudulent claim on March 12, wiring $30,631.59 to a California bank account. She is alleged of withdrawing funds from a credit union in Marion.

A Marion woman is charged with defrauding FEMA after Hurricane Helene. A federal grand jury in Asheville returned a criminal indictment charging Peggy Lee Cantrell, 40, of Marion, with fraud in ...

A McDowell County woman has been federally indicted for allegedly defrauding the Federal Emergency Management Agency out of more than $30,000 following Helene's devastation last fall.

After investigating, officials say Cantrell was living in Wake County, which was outside the impacted storm area.

Officials said a western North Carolina woman was indicted by a federal grand jury after a FEMA fraud investigation.The ...

Based on a recommendation from Indiana State Police, Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter has requested a criminal investigation into whether John and Robert Cantrell obstructed justice last year.