Business Tax Fraud

When a group of people set their minds on defrauding the government, and try really hard to do so, they'll find a way. But they won't as easily find a way out of prison. Recently, the U.S. Attorney General's office exemplified this in a...

Fraudsters tend to see government benefit programs as a smorgasbord serving up an abundance of free money. A business owner, who operated six substance abuse counseling centers in Oklahoma, received more than $1.5 million in Medicaid reimbursements she did not deserve. It is reported that...

The Las Vegas strip is world renown for gambling, shopping, fine dining, entertainment and nightlife, which includes more than 20 strip clubs. The former owner of Crazy Horse Too, a Las Vegas, Nevada strip club, ran out of luck when federal authorities, who had...

Among fraudsters, the most dangerous perpetrators are those who have a professional familiarity with the system they are trying to defraud. The latest example of those who see fraud as just business as usual comes to us via a press release from the U.S....

Parents have an enormous responsibility when it comes to raising their children to be a good citizen. It's their job to instill character and instruct them on how to behave appropriately. Apparently, a Georgia woman and her incarcerated son reversed roles and the son...

Fraudsters are always coming up with new and innovative ways to carry out their crimes, however, today's "Fraud of the Day" shines the spotlight on a North Carolina businessman who used a simple and oft used technique to hide his fraudulent acts. He thought...

Among fraudsters, the most dangerous perpetrators are those who have a professional familiarity with the system they are trying to defraud. The latest example of those who see fraud as just business as usual comes to us via a press release from the U.S....

As the tale of the Three Little Pigs illustrates, houses made of straw do not last very long. (Neither do businesses who try to launder illegally gained funds through straw companies.) An owner of a home health care agency who tried to bilk Medicare...

It 's ironic (or maybe it 's not) that today 's fraudster 's last name is "Faux." (As in fake.) True to her name, the woman faked her way through fraudulent Medicare claims, falsified patient records at her physical therapy practice and managed to...

The term "ambulance chaser" refers to lawyers who help clients to obtain damages related to a personal injury. The man at the center of today 's "Fraud of the Day" could be called a "fraud chaser" because he used his ambulance company to chase...