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$6 Million Miami Home Health Care Fraud Scheme

Six Defendants Charged For $6 Million Miami Home Health Care Fraud Scheme Six South Florida residents have been indicted for their alleged participation in a $6.2 million Medicare fraud scheme…

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Medicare Fraud and Kickback Scheme: Harwood Heights Home Health

Owner of Harwood Heights Home Health Care Company Indicted in Medicare Fraud and Kickback Scheme Northern District of Illinois CHICAGO—The owner of a Harwood Heights home health care company paid…

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New Credit Cards Its Not Safe 100%

NEW MICROCHIP-ENABLED CREDIT CARDS MAY STILL BE VULNERABLE TO EXPLOITATION BY FRAUDSTERS By October 2015, many U.S. banks will have replaced hundreds of millions of traditional credit and debit cards,…

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Centrelink Officers: Scammers Imitate False Identity to Phone

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning consumers to beware of scammers imitating Department of Human Services or Centrelink officers to trick you into handing over your money or…

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FIFA Officials Indicted for Conspiracy and Corruption Scam

Sixteen Additional FIFA Officials Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy and Corruption The New Defendants Include Five Current or Former FIFA Executive Committee Members and the Current Presidents of CONCACAF and CONMEBOL;…

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Rosita Vilchez Sentenced in $7.4 Million Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy

Ringleader Sentenced in $7.4 Million Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy that Targeted Northern Virginia Hispanic Community ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Rosita Vilchez, 41, who was a fugitive in Lima, Peru, until she was…

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Health & Human Services: Fraud or Scam Report

OIG posts two reports, corporate integrity agreement addendum, an advisory opinion and enforcement actions OIG posts two reports, corporate integrity agreement addendum, an advisory opinion and enforcement actions. As always,…

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SAN DIEGO—The Owner of a Glendale-based Ride-Sharing Business Pleaded Guilty

L.A. Man Pleads Guilty in $17 Million Scheme to Defraud Verizon by Reselling More Than 30,000 iPhones Obtained at Deeply Discounted Price   SAN DIEGO—The owner of a Glendale-based ride-sharing…

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Five Individuals, Including Two Doctors, Charged in Kickback Schemes In California

Five Individuals, Including Two Doctors, Charged in Kickback Schemes Involving Nearly $600 Million in Fraudulent Claims by Southern California Hospitals Former Hospital Executive, Doctors, and Two Others Admit Roles; Agree…

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Cybercrime: Talk Talk hacked by Cybercriminals

What to do if you have been affected? The phone and broadband provider Talk Talk which has over 4 million UK customers have that said banking details and personal information…

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Loan Modification: Brian Kandefer Fraudster Sentenced

Brian Kandefer, 37, San Diego, California, was sentenced to 121 months imprisonment and ordered to pay $1.4 million dollars in restitution after his guilty plea to wire fraud and money…

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New Hate Crime Statistics From FBI

FBI Releases 2014 Hate Crime Statistics Today, the FBI released Hate Crime Statistics, 2014, the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s latest compilation about bias-motivated incidents throughout the nation. Submitted by…

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Paul Hurley – Former BVU Official, Bristol Mayor Pleads Guilty

Paul Hurley Admits to Mail Fraud, Lying to a Federal Grand Jury ABINGDON, VA—The former Mayor of Bristol, Virginia and a former member of the Board of Directors of Bristol…

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Cyber Criminals: How Protect Your Business?

Cybercrime is all that means theft on the Internet using a computer or smatphone, or any device that uses the Internet. Cyber Criminals are those who use or create these…

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Chief Financial Officer Indicted on BVU

Stacey Pomrenke Charged in 15-Count Federal Indictment ABINGDON, VA—A federal grand jury sitting in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon has charged the…

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Computer Crime: Winchester Man Pleads Guilty

Christopher Wood іѕ jailed fоr а year іn federal prison HARRISONBURG, VA—A Winchester man, whо previously worked іn thе IT department оf а Winchester-based company, pled guilty yesterday іn thе…

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Bernard Madoff in Prison

LEV L. DASSIN, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and JOSEPH M. DEMAREST, JR., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of…

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Enron Case: Crime in the Suites

When Enron declared bankruptcy in December 2001 and took with it the nest eggs of thousands of employees and stockholders, the FBI field office in Houston assigned two agents to…

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Telephone Billing Scheme: Montana Man Sentenced to Prison

Man Sentenced for Orchestrating Nationwide “Cramming” Scheme Unauthorized Charges Placed on Victims’ Phone Bills It’s a problem that has bedeviled landline telephone users for a while now, but is increasingly…

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Insurance Fraud: Broker Sentenced for Stealing

Hundreds of Companies Victimized in Multi-State Scheme FBI announcement about a broker who defrauded trucking companies, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for insurance fraud. More than 800 commercial…

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Financial Fraud: IAV GmbH (IAV) Plead Guilty To One Criminal Felony Count And His Role In a Long-Running Scheme For Volkswagen AG (VW)

IAV GmbH to Pay $35 Million Criminal Fine in Guilty Plea for Its Role in Volkswagen AG Emissions Fraud IAV GmbH (IAV), a German company that engineers and designs automotive…

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Robert F. Arnold Indicted for Fraud and Related Charges

Tennessee Sheriff Indicted by Federal Grand Jury on Conspiracy, Fraud and Related…

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Senator Sentenced For $1.8 Million in Wire Fraud and Tax Evasion

Former Oklahoma State Senator Sentenced to Over 3 Years For $1.8 Million…

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Investment Fraud: DAVID BLAINE WELLIVER Sentenced For Defrauding Investors in The Dblaine Fund

Investment Advisor Sentenced to Five Years for Defrauding Investors of $1.725 Million…

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Federal Law Enforcement in Chicago Seizes $214 Million in Alleged “Pump and Dump” Investment Fraud

Federal Law Enforcement Cracks Down on $214 Million "Pump and Dump" Scheme…

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