Feds Launch Fraud Probe Into Organ Transplant Programs
Federal authorities have started a wide-ranging investigation of the nonprofit organizations that collect organs for transplant in the...
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Feb 122 min read
Fraudulent Medicare Claims For Catheters Could Total $2 Billion
Medicare recipients from around the U.S. have said that a company called Pretty in Pink charged their health insurance companies...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 15, 20232 min read
Eight Armed Robberies Faked Across Four States In Visa-Fraud Scheme
Eight armed robberies at mini marts and liquor stores in four states were staged as part of an elaborate visa-fraud scheme, the New York...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 15, 20232 min read
Santos Aide Pleads Guilty On Federal Fraud Charge
Samuel Miele, an aide to Rep. George Santos, entered a guilty plea deal Tuesday on a federal charge of fraud, the Washington Post...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 11, 20231 min read
COVID-19 Relief Efforts Fueled Chicago’s Illegal Gun Market
When COVID-19 struck in 2020, the federal government quickly put together massive aid programs to help struggling businesses, along with...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 27, 20232 min read
Physician, Pharmacist Charged For $170M Fraud Scheme
A 13-count indictment was unsealed, charging two pharmacists and a physician for their roles in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud,...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 22, 20231 min read
Alex Murdaugh Pleads Guilty To 22 Federal Crimes In Client Thefts
Alex Murdaugh pleaded guilty to federal financial crimes Thursday for his role in a decadelong scheme to steal millions from former...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 22, 20231 min read
As Student Loan Payments Resume, So Do Forgiveness Scams
Scammers are targeting current and former college students who have been affected by student loan uncertainty over the past few years as...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 15, 20231 min read
Bankman-Fried Says He Is Broke, Wearing Monitor, A Hated Person
In a never-posted thousands-of-words long Twitter thread, Sam Bankman-Fried assessed his predicament in blunt terms, the New York Times...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 28, 20232 min read
MO Officials Find Small Towns Easy Prey for Fraud
Small towns and local governments in Missouri repeatedly fall victim to fraud by officials who misuse public funds in incidents that tear...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 25, 20231 min read
Former VA Nurse Gets 18 Years For Unemployment Aid Conspiracy
After trying to defraud multiple states out of millions in unemployment aid, former federal employee Heather Huffman was sentenced to 18...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 23, 20232 min read
DOJ Charges 371 For $836 Million in COVID-19 Fraud
The Justice Department announced he results of a coordinated, nationwide enforcement action to combat COVID-19 fraud, which included 718...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 9, 20231 min read
Ohio Woman Gets Prison For $1.5M Federal Fraud; Stole Dead Baby's ID
An Ohio woman stole the identity of a dead baby and fraudulently obtained federal pandemic-relief loans, USA Today reports. She must...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 7, 20232 min read
Prosecutors Strategize Ways to Deal With Mass Pandemic Fraud
Federal prosecutors are working to recoup billions of dollars in pandemic aid from people who falsely obtained funds from government...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 4, 20231 min read
More Federal Fraud Cases Dropped Under 'Bridgegate' Ruling
Fraud doesn’t mean what it used to. High-profile federal prosecutions are falling apart as courts apply a narrowed legal definition of...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 31, 20231 min read
Scammers Pose As Border Agents To Seek Personal Info By Phone
Scammers are posing as U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents, then calling random numbers to get sensitive information. The...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 29, 20232 min read
Justice Department Charges 78 In Attempted $2.5B Health Care Fraud
Federal authorities have charged 78 defendants, including physicians and business executives, with more than $2.5 billion in attempted...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 28, 20232 min read
Small Business Agency Issued $200B In Fraudulent COVID-19 Relief Aid
The Small Business Administration distributed more than $200 billion in potentially fraudulent COVID-19 relief funds, CNN reports. The...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 26, 20231 min read
'SpireBit' Crypto Platform Scammed People Out Of Thousands
SpireBit, which sells itself as a cryptocurrency investment trading platform, scammed hundreds of thousands of dollars from individuals...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 21, 20232 min read
Man Convicted Of $175M Fraud Based On Letter From 'Psychic'
Over two decades, millions of Americans received letters from a supposed European psychic. The letters, written in cursive, made vague...
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