Jun 02 Watch 7:59 In the eye of legal storm battering Trump — and Trump U. By PBS News Hour Donald Trump’s defunct “Trump University” real estate seminar business continues to garner controversy, especially after hundreds of documents were released this week detailing the aggressive tactics used by Trump employees. Political director Lisa Desjardins reports on the legal firestorm surrounding… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 6:26 Former Trump U students describe lofty promises, paltry results By PBS News Hour On the campaign trail, Donald Trump often touts his business record as a presidential qualification. But one of the real estate mogul’s ventures has come under harsh scrutiny recently, as former participants in his Trump University online education company have… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 4:51 News Wrap: Dennis Hastert pleads guilty to fraud By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty for evading federal banking laws in a hush money scheme. He said he did not want the FBI to know why he paid $3.5 million to… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch 4:54 Hastert pleads not guilty to fraud charges connected to cover-up By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 9:30 Spotting the fakes among the five-star reviews By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Dec 21 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. Continue reading
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… Continue reading
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… Continue reading
Aug 14 Credit card fraud a continuing global problem By Dave Sloan The eurozone is quickly becoming a hotbed for credit card fraud. Continue reading