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
Jan 07 Watch 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… Continue watching
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Dec 11 Watch How are Bernie Madoff’s fraud victims coping five years later? How are Bernie Madoff's fraud victims coping five years later?… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch Looking back at Bernie Madoff’s fraud scheme five years on Five years ago, financier Bernie Madoff was arrested for running an elaborate, global Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of billions of dollars and left many of his thousands of victims with nothing. Madoff is currently serving a 150-year sentence in… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch Navy commanders accused of taking bribes for contracts in fraud scandal Navy commanders accused of taking bribes for contracts in fraud scandal… Continue watching