Category: Fraud

Man Accused in $83.6 Million Fraudulent COVID-19 Testing Scheme Out on Bond

A man federal prosecutors allege is responsible for an $83.6 million fraudulent COVID-19 testing scheme is out on bond after putting up the deed to his 5,600-square-foot suburban Chicago home. Prosecutors don’t just want the home, which is worth at least $865,000. They are seeking $83,578,387.89. Prosecutors are seeking forfeiture of five luxury cars and…


FBI Raids Home of Ex-Maryland Governor’s Former Top Aide After No Show for Trial

The FBI raided the home of Roy McGrath, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s former chief of staff after he failed to appear in Baltimore to stand trial on federal corruption charges. The raid on McGrath’s home in Naples, Florida, was conducted on Wednesday morning. McGrath was found not to be there, but his wife was present…


Capitol Report: Pentagon Says Russia Intentionally Downs US Drone; Pentagon Raises Likelihood of Alien Life

The United States reveals whether it believes Russia’s latest downing of a U.S. drone was intentional or not, as Moscow vows to recover the drone’s debris likely containing classified technology. House Republicans are trying to find solutions to the border crisis. But House Democrats say they’re going about it wrong. Republicans are unveiling an energy…


Exiled Chinese Businessman Guo Wengui Arrested on $1 Billion Fraud Charges

NEW YORK—U.S. prosecutors have arrested exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, accusing him of orchestrating a scheme to defraud over $1 billion from his online followers. Guo, also known as Miles Guo, faces an 11-count indictment charging him with wire fraud, securities fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering, according to a Justice Department statement. U.S. authorities…


Shareholder Lawsuit Accuses Silicon Valley Bank Executives of Fraud

Shareholders of the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) have filed a class action lawsuit against the institution, its CEO Greg Becker, and CFO Daniel Beck, alleging violations of securities laws by concealing the bank’s vulnerability to a bank run. The shareholders claim in a complaint (pdf) filed Monday in federal court in San Jose, California…


10 More Charged in $250 Million Scheme to Defraud Federally-Funded Child Nutrition Program

Ten more people have been charged over their alleged roles in a scheme to exploit a federally-funded child nutrition program in Minnesota during the COVID-19 pandemic, federal prosecutors announced on March 13. The 10 defendants are charged across four separate indictments on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, and bribery, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for…


LIVE NOW: Inspectors Generals Testify to House Oversight Committee on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Government

Department of the Treasury Acting Inspector General Richard Delmar; Small Business Administration Deputy Inspector General Shelden Shoemaker; and Department of Labor Inspector General Larry Turner testify at 2:00 p.m. ET  on March 9 to a hearing held by the House Oversight and Accountability Committee Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Subcommittee on “Waste, Fraud, and Abuse…


Inspectors Generals Testify to House Oversight Committee on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Government

Department of the Treasury Acting Inspector General Richard Delmar; Small Business Administration Deputy Inspector General Shelden Shoemaker; and Department of Labor Inspector General Larry Turner testify at 2:00 p.m. ET  on March 9 to a hearing held by the House Oversight and Accountability Committee Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Subcommittee on “Waste, Fraud, and Abuse…


BC Auditor General Renews Calls for Better Fraud Risk Management in Public Bodies

British Columbia auditor general Michael Pickup says the province’s public institutions are susceptible to fraud, but he can’t release specifics about the theft and corruption reported to his office in a survey conducted this year. Pickup says the survey of 23 public bodies that manage more than 85 per cent of provincial assets showed more…


Don’t Be the Victim of Cyber Fraud

By Janet Bodnar From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Eric Iversen, author of “How to Be Cyber Safe + Savvy,” a guide for seniors commissioned by the National Cryptologic Foundation, offers advice for seniors. Question: Why a guide specifically aimed at seniors? Answer: Navigating the online world is a learned skill for seniors, and their lack of…