Fraud News
Following is a compilation of news articles relating to fraud issues.
May 08, 2012 TIGTA And Congress Focus On Identity Theft And Tax Fraud- On
the same day the House Ways and Means Oversight and Social Security
Subcommittees held a hearing on tax fraud involving identity theft, the
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) released a
report saying the IRS does not...
May 04, 2012 Tampa Lawyer Faces Theft, Fraud Charges- TAMPA -- A Tampa lawyer was arrested Friday for grand theft and organized fraud, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said.
May 02, 2012 3 Ex-football Players Charged In Miami Tax Ring- Two former NFL players and a third ex-football player
are among eight people charged in a South Florida tax refund and
identity theft scheme. Federal prosecutors said Tuesday the FBI
operated an undercover check-cashing store in North Miami...
April 19, 2012 Are Your Employees Committing Fraud? - Internal
fraud is a huge risk to companies. Experts estimate that on average it
costs companies 3% to 5% of revenue each year. Especially when profit
margins are thin, internal fraud can literally put some companies out of
business.
April 04, 2012 Ex-Con Man Says JOBS Law Makes Guys Like Him Rich- Mark L. Morze knows a good investment opportunity when he sees one, but he hasn’t pursued his fortunes quite the way the rest of us have. Morze, 61, hung his hat for 4 1/2 years at federal prisons in Lompoc and Boron, California, after...
April 04, 2012 FBI Director Spotlights Fraud In South Florida - FBI Director Robert Mueller highlighted South Florida's prominent place as a center of financial crime in a speech today before the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce at Jungle Island in Miami.
Mueller said that health care fraud, mortgage fraud...
April 04, 2012 Foreign Exchange Fund Promoter Sentenced On Tax Charges- One of the promoters of a bogus foreign currency exchange investment fund that effectively operated as a Ponzi scheme has been sentenced to nearly two years in jail on tax charges. Marlyn D. Hinders, of Colorado, was sentenced by U.S. District...
April 04, 2012 Fort Myers Accountant Will Not Contest Eight Theft-related Charges- A prominent Fort Myers accountant and businessman facing charges he
stole more than $1 million from various sources to run his public
finance and accounting business has pleaded no contest to eight charges.
March 26, 2012 JOBS Act Would Ease Sarbox Standard, But Might Pave Way for Fraud- Proponents of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act argue the law could be a game-changer for smaller companies by relaxing disclosure requirements and making it easier for them to go public and attract financing. But critics warn the act could...
March 16, 2012 Tax Preparer Convicted Of Promoting $763M Tax Refund Scheme- A Southern California tax preparer was convicted in a Seattle courtroom for helping nearly 1,000 people claim more than $763 million in fraudulent tax refunds by preparing falsified tax returns on their behalf.
The preparer, Ronald L. Brekke,...
March 15, 2012 2 Men Get 20-year Sentences for Inmate Tax Scam- Two men convicted in late January in Santa Rosa Circuit Court of
racketeering tax scams that defrauded the IRS have been sentenced to 20
years in state prison.
February 27, 2012 FBI Fraud Probes Increase As Insider Trading 'Widespread'- Open FBI investigations into
corporate, securities and commodity fraud increased 8.8 percent
as of Sept. 30, compared to a year earlier, the agency said in a
report.
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