Making the Wrong Moves
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/FOD_12-22-15.mp3 Moving to another state often involves a lot of paperwork, unless you don’t bother to file it. An article...
View ArticleBulldozed
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/FOD_12-23-15.mp3 Businesses that bid on government contracts want the attention of the agencies choosing to award them, but...
View ArticleContributing to an Epidemic
Throughout the United States, abuse of prescription narcotics is a serious problem affecting millions of people. (To make matters worse, doctors who violate the Hippocratic Oath tend to make the...
View ArticleCrossing the Line
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/FOD_12-29_15.mp3 If there is a line between accidental and intentional, the subject of today’s “Fraud of the Day” definitely...
View ArticleLike Frauder Like Daughter
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/FOD_12-30-15.mp3 In less time than it takes to get a college degree, the self-taught swindlers of today’s “Fraud of the Day”...
View ArticleFraud of the Day Care
Parents have to consider many factors when evaluating child care providers. Now add screening for fraudulent welfare collection to the list. (As if there aren’t enough stressors over entrusting the...
View ArticleLicense to Steal
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/FOD_1-05-16.mp3 The exam for U.S. Certified Public Accountants is designed to “protect the public interest by helping to...
View ArticleCold at Heart
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/FOD_1-6-15.mp3 The average low temperature in Fargo, North Dakota, registers below freezing six months out of the year. The...
View ArticleThe Insanity of It All
Perhaps it is insane to defraud state and federal government programs and think you can get away with it. (But that doesn’t mean an insanity defense will actually work.) A story reported by WSAZ News...
View ArticleThe House Always Wins
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/FOD_1-8-16.mp3 Sometimes when you roll the dice to commit a crime, you get snake eyes. Today’s fraudster got a bad roll when...
View ArticleTaxes Two-Step
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/FOD_1-16-16.mp3 When it comes to taxes, don’t mess with Texas—or Virginia, as it turns out. An article in the Richmond...
View ArticleWhen the Part D is Over
Owning a home has long been part of the American Dream. But one 24-year-old’s ability to buy a couple of homes and numerous expensive cars cannot be attributed to hard work or even luck, but to a...
View ArticleReport Card: ‘F’ for Fraud
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/FOD_1-13-16.mp3 For many, student loans mean the difference between going to college and not going. Not so for this “Fraud...
View ArticleStamping Out SNAP Abuse
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/FOD_1-14-16.mp3 Using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits requires an exchange. When they’re used...
View ArticleAlert to Looted Treasures
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/FOD_1-15-16.mp3 Antiquities dealers who sell exotic works often acquire them from other countries. Collectors can write off...
View ArticleBiting Off Too Much Credit
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/FOD_1-19-16.mp3 Credit scores plummet when people fail to pay off their debts, making them very unattractive to potential...
View ArticleHigh-Flying Fraud
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/FOD_1-20-16.mp3 Perhaps it’s too much temptation for some people to work for a company that accommodates the high-flying...
View ArticleThree of a Kind
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/FOD_1-21-16.mp3 Disciplines and interests as diverse as writing, computer science, mathematics and medicinal chemistry have...
View ArticleA Big Catch in the Big Easy
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/FOD_1-22-16.mp3 How many fraudulent Medicare claims is too many? (The correct answer should be only one.) According to The...
View ArticleIRS, States and Tax Industry Ask for Public’s Help to Fight Identity Theft
Guest Writers: John Koskinen, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service Gale Garriott, Executive Director, Federation of Tax Administrators With tax season underway and millions of families expecting...
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