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Fraud
What's in a settlement?
Jul 9, 2014
Citigroup is rumored to be close to a $7 billion settlement with the Justice Department. How does the DOJ set its fines?
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China levies bribery charges against British drugmaker
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David Gura
Jul 4, 2014
The Chinese government has detained GSK's China chief over corruption charges.
States crack down on deceptive charity fundraising
Dec 4, 2013
Most charities use in-house staff to raise their money. But some rely on for-profit telemarketing to get it done. A new investigation reveals the deception and corruption behind this billion dollar industry.
Johnson & Johnson to pay $2.2 billion in Risperdal settlement
Nov 5, 2013
In one of the biggest cases of health care fraud ever, J&J is being fined for improperly marketing a drug for treating schizophrenia.
YouTube ads are the new frontier for fraud
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Ben Johnson
Aug 14, 2013
Advertising fraud now comes in video form.
Federal cuts threaten healthcare fraud investigations
Jul 3, 2013
Staffing cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services mean fewer cases of Medicare, Medicaid fraud are investigated.
10 biggest frauds consumers fall for and your scam stories
Apr 26, 2013
Millions of Americans fall for the same common scams every day. Have you been a victim of one of these cons? Learn how to keep your cash safe by listening to the expert wisdom of those who have lost money to shifty schemers.
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Identity theft and the top 12 tax scams of 2013
Apr 15, 2013
Every tax season the Internal Revenue Service puts out a list called the 'Dirty Dozen' which ranks the worst tax schemes of the year. In 2013, identity theft is the dirtiest of them all.
S&P parent company McGraw-Hill faces 'death-knell' Justice Department suit
Feb 12, 2013
The lawsuit against Standard & Poor's seeks a $5 billion penalty that could be a 'death knell' for parent company McGraw-Hill.
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Report calls Kabul Bank a 'ponzi scheme'
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Jeff Horwich
Nov 29, 2012
A new report says that the now collapsed Kabul Bank in Afghanistan acted as a 'ponzi scheme.'