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Millions of dollars spent on casino-themed parties, expensive hotels and a gold-plated Cybertruck. It sounds like the spending spree of a character from “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Instead, federal prosecutors say the absurd spending was financed by a 64-year-old mental health clinic owner named Kevin Darnell Curry. Curry, who owned and operated Acuity TMS …
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. A phone call can look official and still put your money in danger. The FBI has issued (1) a warning about an “insidious” new twist on a longstanding scam — one that makes it “extremely difficult” …
Japanese police have searched the city hall of the prefectural capital of Toyama, central Japan, over the suspected padding of the city’s population for the 2025 national census. Ten investigators from the Toyama prefectural police entered the Toyama City Hall on Saturday morning for a search of the division that handles the census. Police say …
ST. GEORGE, Utah (KUTV) — A monthslong investigation into an alleged identity fraud operation led to 12 arrests in Washington County, the sheriff’s office said. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office conducted the joint operation with Homeland Security Investigations, the Utah Attorney General’s Office, Utah Adult Probation and Parole and Hurricane City Police Department. Investigators said …
Federal authorities say a former Afghan interpreter for the U.S. military has admitted he falsified records to obtain a visa and come to Rochester. With his plea and conviction, Dilbar Gul Dilbar faces possible deportation, according to a plea agreement filed this week in U.S. District Court. The fate of his wife and five children …
TRENTON, N.J. – Two more defendants have admitted to their roles in an $11 million conspiracy to defraud banks by depositing stolen checks and withdrawing the funds, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced. The following individuals each pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court to a one-count Information charging them …
(L to R): Niamh Davenport, Elizabeth Corcoran BL, Sean Crowley (Secora Consulting Ltd), and Conor O’Leary (MHC dispute-resolution partner). (Pic: Mason Hayes & Curran) A survey has found that more than four in five legal and business professionals believe that Ireland should introduce mandatory refunds for victims of payment scams. The finding came from a …
Terry Gerton The Justice Department has been talking recently about its new National Fraud Enforcement Division and a new National fraud Detection Center. I hope you can put this in context for us. At a time when the administration is really emphasizing fraud, waste, and abuse across the government, what exactly has DOJ created here? …
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Attorney General Aaron Ford says Nevada is leading the nation in the fight against Medicaid fraud. Ford says the federal Office of Inspector General has recertified Nevada’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, saying it has a strong commitment to its mission and a solid record of effectiveness. What the unit investigates The …
The latest FCA and Practitioner Panel survey shows rising levels of satisfaction, confidence and trust in the FCA among firms, alongside a strong understanding of Consumer Duty expectations. The FCA and Practitioner Panel annual survey of regulated firms provides valuable insights into how firms think we’re performing.The latest survey shows 79% of firms are highly …
Region of Peel – Investigators with the Fraud Bureau have arrested and charged a Brampton man following a four-month investigation into alleged fraudulent electrical contracting services provided to homeowners across Ontario. In May, Peel Regional Police launched Project Circuit Breaker, a criminal investigation into two electrical contracting businesses after receiving a complaint from the Electrical …
HOUSTON – A 43-year-old man living in Richmond, TX will serve time in federal prison for orchestrating a years-long scheme involving fraudulent student financial aid applications and the misuse of victims’ identities. Emmanuel Olugbaike Finnih is originally from Nigeria and later became a naturalized U.S. citizen. He was also formerly an adjunct professor at Texas …
Listen to the article 4 min feedback. Dive Brief: Philadelphia-based insurer Independence Blue Cross has agreed to pay $22.5 million to settle allegations it defrauded Medicare by knowingly submitting inflated diagnosis codes in Medicare Advantage, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. The DOJ contends that the diagnosis codes made patients appear sicker than they actually …
Fraud prevention is often sold as insurance, but the operators pulling ahead in today’s hyper-competitive environment treat it as what lets them run harder. Fraud prevention is budgeted alongside compliance and legal, evaluated on what is caught, funded at a minimum level the business can tolerate, and treated as a cost that scales with risk. …
ABINGDON, Va. – Two individuals who conspired with others to execute a business email compromise scheme that stole more than $1.5 million from victims throughout the United States were recently sentenced in U.S. District Court in Abingdon. Shelton, 57, of Wytheville, Virginia, and Olivia Oxley, 36, of Brooklyn, New York, both pleaded guilty in July …
RICHMOND, Texas (KTRK) — A former Texas professor will serve more than six years behind bars after scheming to obtain thousands of dollars in federal student aid, according to U.S. Department of Justice officials. Federal officials said 43-year-old Emmanuel Olugbaike Finnih, a former adjunct professor at Texas Southern University from Richmond and originally from Nigeria, …
Bookkeeper Michelle Lawson pleads guilty to $2.8 million farming family fraud By Christopher Testa ABC Far North Topic:Scams and Fraud Posted Fri 2 Oct 2026 at 6:30pmFri 2 Oct 2026 at 6:30pmFri 2 Oct 2026 at 6:30pm Michelle Kathleen Lawson, 53, defrauded the farming family that employed her in Tully, between Cairns and Townsville. (ABC …
Eleven Philadelphia business owners were charged in connection with a fraud scheme involving Pennsylvania’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), according to Attorney General Dave Sunday. On Thursday, the attorney general announced felony charges against 11 owners of grocery and convenience stores who are accused of submitting more than $1 million …
On October 1, 2026, Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald issued a memorandum describing the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Fraud Enforcement Division’s (Fraud Division) corporate enforcement priorities and certain directives intended to advance the Fraud Division’s mission. AAG McDonald, who was confirmed by the Senate in March to serve as the first Assistant Attorney …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Today, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that her office secured a jury conviction against Daniel Eschliman for scamming an elderly couple out of more than $42,000. Eschliman stole from the victims over the course of six months. During those six months, Eschliman repeatedly promised the victims he would complete a …