Painful Mistakes
We’ve all made painful mistakes. (Whether buying something we can’t afford, forgetting a significant other’s birthday, or forgetting to set an alarm for an early morning flight, there are always...
View ArticleA Spike in Fraud
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service, the trafficking rate for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has dropped dramatically over the past twenty...
View ArticleBenched
According to Medicaid.gov, the government health benefits program is the largest payer when it comes to mental health services in the United States. (And as you know, where there’s a large pot of...
View ArticleHistory Repeats Itself
History tends to repeat itself. While many fraudsters can learn from their mistakes, there are some who often return to old patterns of behavior. A Connecticut man who was gainfully employed by a...
View ArticleSubject to Detention
It’s back to school time. Children and people of all ages are headed to learning institutions across the nation to increase their knowledge, some more willingly than others. An article published in The...
View ArticleSidelined
Not all professional athletes make millions of dollars. For those not in the top tiers of their sports, such as players in semiprofessional leagues, having a second job in the off-season is not...
View ArticleHigh Flying Fraud
Fraudsters often are apprehended for one reason, then investigators delve a little deeper to find out more than they anticipated. (It’s kind of like peeling back the layers of an onion. The deeper you...
View ArticleAvoidance Never Pays Off
Fraudsters are pretty good avoiders. They generally shun earning an honest living and admitting guilt when caught. While today’s “Fraud of the Day” is about a Nebraska man who actually did work, he...
View ArticleLies and Omissions
Omission can be a mistake resulting from neglect or lack of proper attention. Or it can be deliberate (which makes it another form of lying.) A press release from the Social Security Administration...
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