Fraud

The Silent Casualties of Immigration Scams

Hernan Vera | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Immigration Reform, Crime, Undocumented Immigrants, Immigration, Immigration Scams, Immigration Policy, Fraud, Consumer Law, Notario, Immigration Fraud, Latino Voices News
Hernan Vera

The need for comprehensive immigration reform is not going away. In the meantime, however, there are untold casualties who are suffering in ways that few are discussing. Our nation's refusal to make immigration reform a priority has created the perfect storm for a silent problem to fester: immigration scams.

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Can You "Sort of" Be an Identity Theft Victim?

Credit.com | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Fraud, Debt, Debt Collectors, Getting Out of Debt, Debt Collections, Identity Theft, Identity Theft Victim, Money News
Credit.com

What can you do if someone is not exactly using your information to commit identity theft, but has hijacked some of your personal information? Is there such a thing as "sort-of identity theft" -- or is that like being "half pregnant?"

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Online Romance Scams Cost Victims $50 Million

The Huffington Post | Katherine Bindley | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Fraud, Online Fraud, Internet Scams, Online Dating, Internet Fraud, Online Scams, Online Dating Fraud, Scams, Online Romance, Romance Scams, Money News

Being the victim of Internet fraud is a tough pill to swallow no matter how it happens. But to be a lonely and vulnerable person who thinks they've fo...

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Former Executives Convicted Of Defrauding Local Governments

Reuters | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Fraud, Federal Bureau of Investigation, General Electric, Video, Internal Revenue Service, Reuters, Conspriacy, Antirust Division, Department of Justice, Criminal Investigation Unit, Attorney General Scott D. Hammond, Executives, Business News

NEW YORK, May 11 (Reuters) - Three former executives of General Electric Co affiliates were convicted by a federal jury in New York of conspiracy ch...

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Why I'm Glad I Was Swindled

Amy Reading | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Con Schemes, Con, Con Artist, Fraud, Swindle, Confidence Artist, Con Artists, Con Men, Middle Class, Confidence Artists, Scammers, Scams, Money News
Amy Reading

The con that ensnared me was a mundane one, which made it all the more undetectable. It wasn't an ungrammatical email promising fantastic riches, but a perfectly ordinary financial transaction with two very nice people.

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The Great Populist Wave

Brent Budowsky | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Populist Wave, Populism, Military Families, Voter Mobilization, National Front, Liberals, France, Buying Legislation, Shared Prosperity, Progressives, Shared Sacrifice, Hispanics, Inequities, Injustice, Financial Felons, Voter Registration, Jesus, Job Destruction, Buying Elections, Cheating, Medicare, Fairness, Britain, Voter Suppression, Bank of America, Homeowners, Democracy, Democrats, Voter Turnout, Wells Fargo, Austerity, Stealing Elections, Fraud, Abraham Lincoln, Patriotism, Human Rights, Voter Rights, Elites, Insurers, Consumers, John Kennedy, China, Chen Guangcheng, Republicans, Politics News
Brent Budowsky

At this moment, in our land, it is time for the true champions of the 99 percent to launch the largest voter registration, mobilization and turnout campaign in the history of freedom.

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Woman Reports Credit Card Fraud, Then Is Accused By Police

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Corruption, Fraud, Video, Bank Accounts, Discover, Adekunle Adetiloye, Audrey Grisham, Bank of America, Credit Card Fraud, John McDevitt, Financial Crimes, Kutv, Utah, Business News

Imagine calling the police to report a crime, only to have them turnaround and accuse you. That's what happened to Audrey Grisham of Bountiful, Ut...

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If You're Too Incompetent or Lazy to Get ID, We're Better Off If You Don't Vote

John Hawkins | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Fraud, Voter ID Laws, Think Progress, Pennsylvania, Viviette Applewhite, Politics News
John Hawkins

Do we have to open up our entire voting system to fraud because Viviette Applewhite doesn't feel like taking even the most minimal steps to prove that she's actually eligible to vote?

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Ex-Tyco Executive Who Looted Company Now Says He's Owed $60 Million

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: CEO Pay, Firstmerit, Tyco, Barclays, Fraud, Aviva, Vikram Pandit, Video, Mark Swartz, Andrew Moss, Credit Suisse, Pay Packages, CEO Compensation, Edward Breen, Dennis Kozlowski, Citigroup, Wellpoint, Business News

Even after being convicted for bilking his former employer for millions, one ex-executive is suing the company from behind bars, claiming he's still o...

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Sex Enhancement Drug Maker Pays Millions Back To Customers

AP | DAN SEWELL | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Fraud, Sex Drugs, Enzyte, Consumer Fraud, Sexual Enhancement, Justice Department, Sexual Enhancement Drugs, Enzyte Fraud, Money News

CINCINNATI — The U.S. Justice Department has released $24 million to pay people who bought products promising sexual enhancement and other benef...

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Ex-ICE Intelligence Chief Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

Andrew Becker | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Fraud, Embezzlement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Fbi, Ice, James Woosley Guilty Plea, James Woosley Embezzlement, James Woosley Guilty, James M. Woosley, James-Woosley, Politics News
Andrew Becker

A former chief of intelligence for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement pleaded guilty today to embezzlement charges stemming from a travel voucher fraud and kickback scheme that has cost the government more than $600,000.

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4 Steps to Take If You Are a Victim of Identity Theft

Women & Co | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Fraud, Credit Report, Personal Finance Advice, Identity Theft Victim, Money, Ftc, Identity Theft, Identity, Personal Finance, Money News
Women & Co

What do you own that's more valuable than money and more precious than jewels, but can't be locked up in a safe? Your identity. And thieves will do anything to take it.

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Greek Fraudsters Lose Benefits

Reuters | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Benefits Fraud, Fraud, Social Security System, Video, Benefits, Greece, Greece Debt Crisis, Reuters, Pensions, EU/IMF Bailout, Greek Labour Ministry, Austerity, Business News

By Angeliki Koutantou and Harry Papachristou ATHENS, April 25 (Reuters) - Greece has halted welfare or pension payment...

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David Lohr

Identity Theft: Faking Out The Dead

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Fraud, Video, Social Security Numbers, ID Analytics, Identity Theft Dead People, Crime, Crime News, Identity Theft, Stephen Coggeshall, Crime News

Identity thieves are increasingly targeting dead people, according to a new warning from the firm ID Analytics. Personal details of nearly 2.5 mill...

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Ex-ICE Intelligence Chief Charged With Embezzlement

Andrew Becker | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: James Woosley, Embezzlement, Fraud, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Ice, Politics News
Andrew Becker

A former intelligence chief for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is accused of embezzling more than $180,000 stemming from a travel voucher fraud and kickback scheme that has defrauded the government of more than $500,000.

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ReThink Review: Unraveled -- the Bernie Madoff Documentary We Never Got

Jonathan Kim | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Financial Fraud, Fraud, Movie Review, Jonathan Kim, Wall Street, Marc Dreier, Ponzi Scheme, Rethink Reviews, Documentary, Unraveled, Bernie Madoff, Video, Entertainment News
Jonathan Kim

Marc Dreier may be the biggest Wall Street criminal you've never heard of, but he'd respectfully disagree.

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Catherine New

Someone Else May Have Filed Your Taxes

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Tax Scam, Tax Scammers, Federal Tax Return, Identity Theft, 2011 Taxes, Turbo Tax, Tax Day, Tax Day April 17, Fraud, Turbotax, Tax Refunds, Tax Returns, Scam, Tax Return, Fraudulent Tax Return, Tax Refund, Tax Fraud, Tax Return Fraud, Money News

Mike Bucalo Jr., 71, has never lived in Miami. He's spent the past 25 years in Akron, Ohio. Yet according to his 2011 tax return filed in January, he ...

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Catherine New

This Couple Helped The FTC Bust Debt Collection Scam

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Fraud, Debt Collector, Video, Call Center, Ftc, Scam, Prepaid Cards, Payday Loans, Phantom Debt, Money News

The police car was only 30 minutes away, the caller told Brenda Foster, 46. If she wanted to prevent her own arrest, she better cough up $300, ASAP, h...

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The 10 Most Fraudulent States

24/7 Wall St. | Michael B. Sauter | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Fraud, Sentinel Network Data Book, Foreclosure Crisis, Bureau of Consumer Protection, 24/7 Wall St., Ftc, Identity Theft, Consumer Watchdog, Credit Karma, Division of Planning and Labor, Mortgage Debt, Federal Trade Commission, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: When times are hard, fraud often gets worse. Americans are under great financial pressure, and there is no shortage of criminals w...

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Company 'Proud' Of $43 Million Medicare Fraud Settlement

The Huffington Post | Jeffrey Young | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Fraud, Law Enforcement, Obamacare, George W. Bush, Hospitals, Health Care Reform, Justice Department, Healthcare Reform, Health Care, Eric Holder, Barack Obama, Healthcare, Business News

The second-biggest for-profit hospital chain in the U.S. has agreed to pay $42.8 million to settle allegations it overcharged Medicare during the midd...

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Judge Rules Billionaire Can't Blame Bank For His Own Tax Evasion

Reuters | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Fraud, Ubs, Video, Judge Andrew Guilford, Internal Revenue Service, Swiss Bank Accounts, Reuters, Swiss Banks, Property Developer, Tax Dodging, Tax Evasion, Forbes, Offshore Accounts, U.S. Justice Department, Business News

* Judge dismisses case a month before trial * Former client tried to blame Swiss bank By Lynnley Browning ...

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Feds: Rothstein Employee Illegally Donated To McCain

AP | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Fraud, U.S. Attorney's Office, Video, John McCain, Scott Rothstein, Ponzi Scheme, Miami Crime, Steven Lippman, Miami Attorney, Miami News

MIAMI -- An attorney who worked in the firm of convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein faces federal charges, with authorities claiming he made illega...

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Man Charged With Selling Counterfeit Microsoft Software

AP | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Ebay, Fraud, Microsoft Office, Collier Bennett Harper, Illegal Imports, Video, Counterfeiting, Microsoft, Counterfeit Goods, Illegal Importaning, Ap, Technology News

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged a Southern California man with illegally importing more than 1,000 counterfeit Microsoft Office ...

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President Obama Needs to Get Serious About the Financial Crimes Unit

Becky Bond | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Foreclosures, Mortgage Crisis, Mortgage Fraud, Fraud, Financial Fraud, Mortgage Fraud Task Force, Foreclosure Fraud, Eric Schneiderman, Financial Crimes, Obama Financial Reform, Financial Crimes Unit, Politics News
Becky Bond

President Obama needs to give the Department of Justice task force the resources required to launch a serious investigation that will bring about real accountability before the statutes of limitations run out for Wall Street's crimes.

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War Veteran Receives Refund From Bank Of America

Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Fraud, Video, Bank of America, Bank of America Fraud, John McDevitt, Bofa Refunds, Veteran Gets Refund, Bofa, Bank of America Refunds Veteran, Debit Card Charges, Business News

After nearly two years of disputes with Bank of America, Afghanistan war veteran, John McDevitt will be refunded $25,000 in fraudulent debit charges, ...

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