RALEIGH — State and federal prosecutors have charged more than 320 people and uncovered nearly $15 million in false claims in what they described Monday as the largest coordinated takedown of health care fraud schemes […]
NEW YORK — Charlie Javice, the charismatic founder of a startup company that claimed to be revolutionizing the way college students apply for financial aid, was convicted last Friday of defrauding one of the world’s […]
Valentine’s Day might put you in the mood to look for love online. Unfortunately, criminals are also on the hunt, but for victims, not romance. “Meeting people online has opened the door to romance fraud,” […]
RALEIGH — An audit report published by the N.C. State Auditor’s Office says the N.C. Department of Public Instruction had changed certain vendor information without proper documentation that resulted in an improper disbursement of over […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An Associated Press analysis has found that fraudsters potentially stole more than $280 billion in COVID-19 relief funding; another $123 billion was wasted or misspent. Combined, the loss represents 10% of the […]
ATLANTA — Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley were sentenced Monday to lengthy prison terms after being convicted earlier this year on charges including bank fraud and tax evasion. U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross […]
WASHINGTON. D.C. — Mailers designed to look like official government forms. Buses sporting scam pitches for Medicare websites. TV commercials featuring celebrities who encourage people to sign up for Medicare plans that do not always […]
Milton Friedman used to quip that, in Washington, if a government program is working, Congress says we need to spend more money on it. And if a government program is failing, Congress concludes we are […]
NEW YORK — Michael Avenatti, the brash California lawyer who once represented Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Donald Trump, appeared in federal court Thursday for sentencing on charges that he tried to extort millions […]
Wouldn’t it be nice to wake up the morning after the next presidential election and say: “You know, I trust the integrity of our electoral system 10,000%. My guy lost fair and square; your candidate […]
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