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Jun 09

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Hastert pleads not guilty to fraud charges connected to cover-up

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In Chicago, former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert pleaded not guilty to charges that he paid out millions in hush money and lied about it to the FBI. William Brangham learns more about Hastert’s day in court from Jon…

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Feb 19

Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver indicted on 3 charges

By Larry Neumeister and Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was indicted Thursday on three charges after his arrest in a federal bribery case.

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Jan 19

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Spotting the fakes among the five-star reviews

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Online reviews of businesses, from your corner coffee shop to your airport cab ride, are now ubiquitous. But fraudulent consumer reviews are also on the rise. Special correspondent Jackie Judd meets a fake review writer, as well as the people…

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Dec 21

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Top payouts to federal false claims whistleblowers in fiscal year 2014

By Saskia de Melker

In the last fiscal year, the federal government recovered a record $5.69 billion under the False Claims Act. And as recoveries have increased, so have the awards for those whistleblowers who play a crucial role in exposing cases of fraud.

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Oct 14

How a Reno casino con man duped the CIA and pulled one of the ‘most dangerous hoaxes’ in American history

By Travis Daub

In the winter of 2003, the CIA came into possession of a specific and disturbing bit of information. Al Qaeda, the intelligence said, was planning to strike the U.S. by hijacking a specific list of incoming international flights from France…

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Sep 12

One simple legal fix could help fight overseas credit card fraud, claims DOJ

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Though prosecutors do have existing tools and have brought international cybertheft cases in the past year, the Justice Department says a new law is needed at a time when criminals operating largely in Eastern Europe are able to gobble up…

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Aug 14

Credit card fraud a continuing global problem

By Dave Sloan

The eurozone is quickly becoming a hotbed for credit card fraud.

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Jan 07

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JPMorgan settles for $2.6 billion fine over Madoff fallout

JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay a record-breaking $2.6 billion fine to settle criminal charges related to the Bernie Madoff fraud case. Authorities charged the bank had turned a blind eye to Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme. Jeffrey Brown gets more detail…

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