Video: Hacking Democracy

How easy it is to hack the type of voting machine used in Springfield and throughout Vermont. A Florida county Supervisor of Elections leads the demonstration.

Police: Scammers using local realty photos to solicit ‘deposits’

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Police in Springfield are warning the public of a scam in which Craigslist users, posing as local property owners, use photos of actual houses in Springfield to try and entice renters to send a deposit.

EMT implies suspect’s seizures are faked

Jayson Gargiulo of Springfield has pleaded innocent to three misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and a count of simple assault before he was released on conditions.

National chain applies to buy five Vermont nursing homes

A national nursing home chain that is facing U.S. Justice Department charges of fraud and inadequate staffing is seeking regulators’ approval for its purchase of five Vermont homes, including one in Springfield.

Woman faces 22 new charges in scam case

Nearly two dozen new criminal charges, six of them felonies, have been filed against a former church secretary who was already the focus of a fraud investigation.

Prosecutor: Ex-church secretary to face more charges

A wave of new fraud charges is expected to be filed in the coming days against a former Springfield church secretary who already stands accused of scamming parishioners for drug money.

Women deny faking bills to Medicaid

Two Springfield women are accused of concocting fake bills that netted them $13,715 in federal Medicaid payments.

Ehrlich: Abusing business at Vermont’s expense

DISH network conned the federal government out of $3.3 billion by posing as a “small business” to undercut actual small businesses in government auctions of electromagnetic spectrum. One of those companies was Springfield-based VTel Wireless Inc.

Woman pleads in Medicaid fraud case

A Springfield woman accused of falsely billing Medicaid for providing elderly care has made a plea deal with prosecutors.

Former company’s owners face fraud charges

The owners of G3K Display Inc., the parent company of a former North Springfield company that was known as Kiosko, have been indicted in U.S. District Court in New York City on numerous corporate accounting fraud charges.

Three dozen Kiosko employees lose jobs

The parent company of a North Springfield firm is under investigation for $10 million financing fraud, and as a result has laid off its three dozen Vermont employees, as well as employees in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Oregon.