Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Nurse, Three Doctors Nabbed in .3M Medicare Telemarketing Fraud Sting: A Michigan nurse and three doctors signed off on orders for unnecessary medical braces and cancer genetic testing promoted by purported telemarketers.: “Fraud” – BingNews
‘He got his just deserts’ – Hotelier’s relief as dine and dash conman jailed: A hotelier left out of pocket by a “confident trickster” jailed for eight months says he is relieved he “got his just deserts”.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Inside effort to canvass Maricopa County voters: Organizers deny audit ties as questions remain: Officially, the Arizona Senate’s audit effort does not include door-to-door outreach to ask questions of voters. But such an effort is underway.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Elizabeth Holmes to pin blame on ex-boyfriend as Theranos fraud trial opens: Founder of the failed blood testing start-up will claim her judgement was impaired because of physical and sexual abuse from Sunny Balwani …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Wisconsin governor: 0K for election probe is ‘outrageous’: Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said Monday that it was “outrageous” that Republicans planned to spend $ 680,000 on an investigation into the 2020 election in Wisconsin, accusing Assembly Speaker Robin Vos …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Peterborough Labour councillor wins libel action against Conservative former Cabinet member: Peterborough Labour councillor Dr Shabina Qayyam has won damages and a retraction from Conservative councilor David Seaton in a libel action it has been announced.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Lloyds Bank warning as ‘lured in’ Briton loses over £2,000 to scam – ‘too good to be true’: LLOYDS BANK has issued an urgent warning to Britons, after one person was “lured in” by a dangerous, but unfortunately increasingly commonplace scam.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Rise and fall of ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes as former Silicon Valley icon accused of lying in fraud trial: ELIZABETH Holmes was once dubbed the richest self-made woman, lauded by Silicon Valley as the next Steve Jobs and at the helm of a blood testing start up valued at $ 10 billion. But this week the …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Elizabeth Holmes trial: From innovation darling to potential prison sentence: The Theranos founder faces nine counts of wire fraud.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Scots warned about new scams being used to target ‘people of all ages’: Consumers have been urged to be aware of new scams which are on the rise in Scotland as a new national campaign gets underway.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Document Forgery – The creation of fake documents be they financial or related to a company’s services or to the government. These are still taking place and have been used in situations such as tax evasion, account opening and increasing credit score.