Fraud is defined as “deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, especially in order to gain unfair or unlawful advantage.” It is a crime that can be committed in many different ways, but it typically involves deception or misrepresentation. Fraud can have a serious impact on victims, both financially and emotionally. If you think you have been a victim of fraud, you should report it to the authorities immediately.
Man Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 46 Months In Prison In Connection With $1.5 Million Ponzi Scheme Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that WILLIAM J. WELLS was sentenced today in […]
Stockton Man Pleads Guilty to Staging Car Accidents in a Scheme to Defraud Insurance Companies FRESNO, Calif. — Cristopher Santiago Sanchez-Becerra, 32, of Stockton, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and admitted that he staged car accidents
International Fugitive Extradited To United States To Face Charges Regarding Alleged Cedar Funding Investment Fraud Scheme Former Monterey-area man accused in multi-million-dollar fraud scheme apprehended in Argentina after nearly seven years SAN JOSE – A former Monterey-area man, Manoel Antonio
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Former Brockport Fireman Sentenced For Mail Fraud, Forging Treasury Checks And Obstruction Of Justice ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Steven Ray, 51 of Brockport, NY, who was convicted of mail fraud, forging treasury
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IRS Warns of a New Wave of Attacks Focused on Tax Professionals WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service today warned tax professionals of a new wave of attacks that allow identity thieves to file fraudulent tax returns by remotely taking
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Property investor and chef jailed for tax credit fraud A self-employed property investor and caterer from Bermondsey, who stole over £70,000 in a tax credit fraud, has been jailed. Khalid Farid, 59, admitted fraudulently claiming tax credits, despite pocketing more
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Berkshire motor business VAT fraudsters sentenced The former owners of a Maidenhead motor dealership who illegally claimed an £86,000 VAT repayment have been sentenced. A VAT fraud investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) revealed that Charles Mogford (53) and
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RGV Area Doctor Charged in Health Care Fraud and Illegal Kickback Scheme McALLEN, Texas ‐ A Rio Grande Valley area doctor has been charged in a federal indictment for his scheme to defraud Medicare and to solicit and obtain illegal
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Upholding the highest standards – OLAF helps seize more than two tonnes of counterfeit mechanical parts During July and August, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) supported the Italian, Polish and Spanish customs authorities in seizing more than two tonnes of
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EU customs investigators get new, powerful tools to combat fraud Picture this scenario – the European Union imposes anti-dumping duties for a particular product, sunglasses, for example, coming from an Asian country. All of a sudden, there is a sharp
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Justice Department Sues to Block Deere’s Acquisition of Precision Planting Acquisition Would Eliminate Deere’s Only Effective Competitor in High-Speed Precision Planting Systems Market The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today seeking to block Deere & Company’s proposed acquisition
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Tax Preparation Business Owner, Return Preparer and Office Manager Plead Guilty to Conspiring to File False Claims for Refund Caused Loss of More Than $9 Million A Pollock Pines, California, woman who owned a tax return preparation business and two of her employees, pleaded
Former Owner and Manager of Miami-Area Home Health Agencies Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Role in $57 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme The owner and manager of three now-defunct Miami-area home health agencies was sentenced today to 240 months
Mother and Son Plead Guilty to Orchestrating $16 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme at Two Miami Pharmacies A mother and son based in Miami each pleaded guilty today to fraud charges for their roles in a $16 million Medicare fraud scheme.
Former Owner and Manager of Miami-Area Home Health Agencies Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Role in $57 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme The owner and manager of three now-defunct Miami-area home health agencies was sentenced today to 240 months
Long Beach Man Pleads Guilty in $3 Million Foreclosure Rescue Scam LOS ANGELES – A Long Beach man has pleaded guilty to a federal fraud charge related to a long-running mortgage rescue scheme that involved nearly $3 million in illegal
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Former Crystal City Councilman Pleads Guilty to Role in Bribery and Kickback Scheme In Del Rio this afternoon, former Crystal City Councilman Gilbert Urrabazo pleaded guilty to a federal charge in connection with a bribery and kickback scheme involving city
Natick Attorney and Former City of Worcester Housing Official Indicted on Fraud Charges BOSTON – A real estate developer and a former City of Worcester housing official were charged in U.S. District Court in Worcester this week in connection with
Cannon Design to pay $12 million as part of criminal enforcement agreement Cannon Design will pay a $12 million penalty, implement a series of corporate reforms and divest itself from a large project in California to resolve the company’s criminal
Third Defendant in Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty COLUMBUS, Ohio – Richard Morin, 48, of Portland, Connecticut pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court here today to one count of conspiracy, a crime punishable by up to five years in prison, for
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