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Death Fraud
Food stamp fraud is big business, and an increase in investigations has revealed that a large portion of this type of fraud occurs due...
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Prison is No Laughing Matter
Punishment for identity theft fraud is no joke, and definitely not during a pandemic. Emilee Fenton and Dalton Brewer, both 24, of Gilmer, Tex.,...
Plan A Leads to Plan J
Unemployment benefits serve as a safety net for workers who have been laid off and are looking and available for work. During the Coronavirus...
Knowledge vs. Wisdom
There’s a difference between being knowledgeable and being wise. You can have knowledge without wisdom, but you can’t have wisdom without knowledge. Uzma Ehtesham,...
From Lovebirds to Jailbirds
An Arkansas couple has pleaded guilty to attempting to fraudulently secure COVID-19 relief funds. James Read, 44, and his wife, Crystal Payne, 42, both...
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Young and Wicked
Elderly people are one of the most common demographics targeted by fraudsters because they are seen as more vulnerable and easier to exploit. Fraudsters...
Silent Partner
The Department of Justice works collaboratively with local law enforcement and national law enforcement agencies to detect and prosecute healthcare fraud schemes that cross...
A 27-Year “Mistake”
An Ohio man pleaded guilty in 2019 to Social Security Fraud after spending his mother’s social security checks for 27 years after she died…...
A Storm of a Lie
Wherever there is a disaster, it seems there is someone trying to cash in on it. But, what most fraudsters don’t realize is that...
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Reducing Identity Theft Refund Fraud
Combatting tax refund identity fraud is a top priority for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The agency's website reports that through November of 2015,...
5 Technology Trends Agencies Use to Combat Tax Refund Identity Fraud
Deborah Smith, MBA, LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Former Executive Director, Personal and Business Taxes, Ohio Department of Taxation
Thanks to advances in technology, tax return preparation and...
The Importance of International Fraud Awareness Week
No one wants to be a victim of fraud, but there's an equally devastating scenario: being the organization responsible for protecting and securing customers'...
Knowledge is Power. Protect Your Personal and Financial Information.
In this day and age, tax fraud and identity theft is a business. Unfortunately, there are people that make a career out of defrauding...
