Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Co-Founder of North Andover Mortgage Company Pleads Guilty: Gabriel T. Tavarez, 40, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s office. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 7.: “Fraud” – BingNews
UK Prosecutors’ Job Made Easier By Dishonesty Test Ruling: “The difficulty facing courts and practitioners since Ivey was that the remarks in that case were obiter, so not binding in criminal cases,” Sundeep Soor, head of tax and fraud at Cartwright King, …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Senior police, business owners, directors arrested in SAPS anti-corruption pre-dawn raid: Members of the specialised task team arrested the suspects on multiple charges including corruption, theft, fraud and money laundering. The suspects were arrested at their homes during the raid and …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Decision Limits Receivers’ Power to Recover Torts Damages from Third Parties in Fraud Cases: What happens when these things collapse, everyone looks for people with deep pockets, said James Silver, a partner at Kelley Kronenberg in Fort Lauderdale.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Diego Costa fined but avoids jail in tax fraud case: Atletico Madrid forward Diego Costa has been ordered to pay a fine of 543,000 euros ($ 608,000) after admitting to defrauding Spanish tax authorities of more than a million euros, judicial sources said …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Spanish footballer Diego Costa pleads guilty to tax fraud: Given a six-month suspended sentence after agreeing to pay more than $ 560,000 Atlético Madrid striker Diego Costa pleaded guilty to tax fraud on Thursday after not paying more than 1 million euros ($ 1 …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Spain fines Diego Costa over tax fraud: Atletico Madrid forward Diego Costa has been ordered to pay a fine of 543,000 euros ($ 608,000) after admitting to defrauding Spanish tax authorities of more than a million euros, judicial sources …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Salient Systems TransactionTracker loss prevention solution: TransactionTracker from Salient Systems provides a powerful loss prevention solution by integrating CompleteView 20/20, Salient’s Video Management System, with point of sale …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Sex crimes in Scotland fell by more than a quarter in April: The number of crimes recorded overall during the period fell by 18%. However, the report did show a significant rise in recorded fraud when compared with April 2019. Reductions were seen in most crime …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Government evades being pinned to a date for online harms legislation: MPs challenge government on online harms bill timetable, but have to settle for “clear assurances” that it will brought to parliament before the end of the session.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Credit Card Misuse – Getting access to someone’s credit card information via coercive methods or by hacking. This by far more common then people would expect, given that there are so many checks by banks and financial institutions. The most common place it is used is online since POS and face-to-face transactions have become difficult due to measures taken by issuers of these cards.