Fraudster And Friends
Two San Diego residents have been sentenced for their role in a scheme to use prison inmates’ personal information to fraudulently obtain unemployment benefits. Ryan Kubista and Maereichelle Marquez, both pleaded guilty to felony charges for making false statements on an unemployment application. (This...
Like Clockwork
What would you do with an extra $14,500 a year? Deborah Rossoni, 58, of Lemoore, Calif., collected that amount from the Social Security Administration (SSA) every year, for six years. (There was just one problem – the money did not belong to her, and...
Sentencing Puts the Hurt on Pain Clinic Fraudster
Mashiyat Rashid, a Michigan healthcare CEO, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in a massive, cruel healthcare fraud and opioid distribution scheme. Pain clinics and other medical providers under his direction forced patients to undergo extremely lucrative back injections in...
Skimming
Fraudsters like to remain incognito by skimming just a little bit off the top over time. They figure that no one will notice they are taking extra for themselves. The tactic didn’t work for Giovanne Gomez of Providence, R.I., who pleaded nolo contendere to...
Facing Change
The owner of a Lewiston, Maine counseling agency named “Facing Change” is ironically facing a great deal of change in her own life after being convicted for committing Medicaid fraud. She used her mental health and substance abuse counseling agency to steal more than...
COVID Feature: Cryptocurrency COVID-19 Scams
Fraudsters are happy to take your money in whatever form it comes in whether that be cash, bank accounts, credit cards, loans, or gift cards. As a few tech savvy criminals have recently demonstrated, they are also willing to be paid in cryptocurrency.
Today, we...
Clear Line of Sight
Opticians are eye wear professionals who help customers find the perfect pair of prescription eyeglasses and ensure they fit properly. There is a set of specific knowledge and skills that one must possess to become an Optician. Being skilled in identity theft fraud is...
COVID Feature: Beware of COVID-19 Scams
COVID-19 fraud scams are sweeping the nation via robocalls, texts, emails, and imposter schemes. As of April 28, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported 27,820 consumer complaints related just to the virus outbreak, including 15,000 complaints about fraud. (Victims reported losing a median...
Watch Out for DNA Scams
It appears that a new wave of Medicare fraud scams involving
DNA testing has been detected. Whether lured by free ice cream or scared of
potential life-threatening illnesses, senior citizens are being deceptively
convinced to provide their Medicare number in exchange for a cheek swab....
Lying in Wait
In 2017,
16.7 million people were impacted by identity theft, proving that it can happen
to anyone regardless of age, race, profession or income level. Even though
identity theft can be a very annoying experience that endangers credit reports,
very rarely does identity theft fraud
endanger lives....
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