Gambling with Fraud is a Losing Bet
You’d think that someone who used to own a bail bonding company would be well aware of the costs of running afoul of the law. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that a Virginia man, who also was a...
View ArticleDouble Dealing
Cheating in a casino is never a good idea, even if you’re not actually gambling. According to a press release published by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I), a Spokane...
View ArticleFamily Dysfunctions
If you’re billing the government for services that you never provided, you’re committing fraud. (Just a general rule of thumb.) As stated in a press release, the Georgia Attorney General’s office...
View ArticleFreewheeling Fraud
Today’s fraud offers a lesson for all the soon-to-be high school and college graduates: Carefully choose your opportunities to prove your worth in the workplace. (In plain language: Don’t let a bad...
View ArticleJust Desserts in the Desert
While we publish yet another case of foolish fraudsters, let’s take a moment to applaud the tipsters who turn them in. A press release published by the Arizona Attorney General’s office details how a...
View ArticleTrafficking Stop
There is a serious black market for food stamps, and the government is even more serious about cracking down on food stamp trafficking. Cleveland.com has the story of a father-and-son team in Ohio, who...
View ArticleJust when you think you’ve pulled a fast one…SNAP!
It can be surprising to realize how easily multiple small thefts can add up. The Indianapolis Star Tribune details how an all-women crime ring in Indiana stole more than $100,000 in Supplemental...
View ArticleDialing for Dollars
It’s doubtful that the Pawtucket, Rhode Island, man who was caught collecting more than $7,000 in unemployment insurance while employed, had any idea that the state keeps a prosecutor on-staff solely...
View ArticleFrom Community Support to Community Service
Billing the government for services you claim to have provided in the middle of the night is probably going to raise a few red flags. That’s exactly how the Vermont Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse...
View ArticleMail Fail
There are still many letter carriers who must deliver mail house-to-house on foot, so it’s not hard to believe that one could get injured while making the appointed rounds. But a recent Cleveland.com...
View ArticleMore than Your Own Slice of the Pie
A California pizza shop owner is in big trouble for withholding the government’s piece of the pie. Bay City News reports that this pizza punk was caught not only evading payroll taxes, but also fudging...
View ArticleLyin’ for Lunches
Who else has trouble stifling a smile, when the “Hall Monitor” is caught breaking the rules? The Washington Post has the adult version: An employee with the Government Accountability Office (GAO)...
View ArticleA Different Kind of Washington Cartel
Most of us can agree that there’s little worse than stealing from children. Unfortunately, kids are an easy target, and especially those whom have been in trouble with the law. The Washington Post has...
View ArticleLike Mother, Like Brother
It’s hard enough to steal unemployment benefits using your own identity. Attempting to use other people’s identities to do so is a real effort – one that definitely isn’t worth the risk – but some...
View ArticleA Different Kind of Financial Cushion
Does making the effort to save money really count if that money is stolen? (Objectively speaking, no.) Last January, the New Jersey Attorney General’s office published a press release that detailed how...
View ArticleDuping with Dad
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...
View ArticleMedicaid Raid
Criminals are well aware that Medicaid fraud can be a serious money-maker, and they don’t appear deterred by the consequences. A press release published by the U.S. Attorney General’s office details...
View ArticleDefine “Unemployed”…
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: Being unemployed as a result of incarceration does not entitle you to collect welfare. (But some people just won’t listen!) According to a press release...
View ArticleThink Before You Swing and Swindle
Isn’t it wild that some people would rather risk prison time than face the consequences of their decision-making? The Sacramento Bee reports that a husband and wife attempted to get the government to...
View ArticleHandi-capped or Handy-can?
Despite what many people may want to believe, stealing from the government is not a sustainable way to make end’s meet. NBC 4 in Ohio has the story of a handyman caught doing handy-work while...
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