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Accidently on Purpose
By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Economic woes and double-digit unemployment are being blamed for a rash of staged auto accidents by criminals against unsuspecting motorists to line their pockets through fraudulent insurance claims. Ten people were...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Prosecution, Justice System, Raleigh, Losses
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Fannie Mae exec fired amid kickback scandal
Fannie Mae has fired the executive who headed its Irvine office amid a federal investigation into alleged kickbacks from real estate brokers. One former employee of the home-finance giant has been indicted on charges of soliciting illegal payments...
Tags: Starbucks Corp., Economy, Business and Finance, Justice System, U.S. Congress, Services and Shopping
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California Rep. Linda Sanchez asks FTC to investigate Herbalife
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.A California congresswoman asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate allegations that Herbalife Ltd. operates a well-disguised pyramid scheme that victimizes “our country’s most vulnerable populations.” Rep. Linda T. Sanchez...Tags: Mutual Funds, Corporate Crime, Linda Sanchez, Minority Groups, Herbalife Limited
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Don't Fall For It: Omaha Travel scam
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsBefore booking a trip online or in person make sure you aren't falling for a travel scam. Omaha Travel is just one internet promotion company that reels customers in with dirt cheap vacation offers. The site sends emails on deals to lure you to...Tags: Travel, Business, Corporate Crime, Trips and Vacations, Online Advertising
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Rep. Linda Sanchez asks FTC to investigate Herbalife
Rep. Linda T. Sanchez asked regulators to investigate allegations that Herbalife Ltd. operates a well-disguised pyramid scheme that victimizes "our country's most vulnerable populations." The Lakewood Democrat said in a letter to the Federal Trade...
Tags: Marketing, Mutual Funds, Business, Corporate Crime, Sales
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Theater patrons exposed in data breach
Patrons of several local theaters may be at risk for credit card fraud or identity theft after a box office service based in California was hacked. Touchstone Theatre in Bethlehem, the drama department at Cedar Crest College in Allentown and the Lehigh...Tags: Media Industry, Computer Crime, Personal Data Collection, Services and Shopping, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Madoff's UK unit was "warehouse for stolen money" -liquidators' representative
ReutersBy Laurence Fletcher LONDON, June 12 (Reuters) - U.S. fraudster Bernard Madoff used his London-based company to "warehouse" huge amounts of money stolen from the Ponzi scheme and buy luxury items for himself, a court heard on Wednesday. The...Tags: Bankruptcy, Financially Distressed Companies, Economy, Business and Finance, Theft, Bernard Madoff
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Herbalife says study shows millions in U.S. buy its products
Los Angeles nutritional products company Herbalife Ltd. said a survey it funded found that nearly 8 million U.S. residents purchased its products in a recent three-month period. The study, performed by the Nielsen Co., came as Herbalife fights a hedge-...
Tags: Nutrition, Dwayne Johnson, Corporate Crime, Herbalife Limited
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Messi and father accused of tax fraud in Spain
ReutersMADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona's Argentina forward Lionel Messi and his father denied wrongdoing on Wednesday after the Spanish tax authorities accused them of defrauding the state of more than four million euros ($5.3 million). The World Player of the...Tags: Prosecution, FIFA World Cup, Justice System, Argentina, Crime, Law and Justice
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Dutch arrest meat works owner in horse meat probe
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Dutch authorities on May 23 arrested the director of a meat-processing and wholesale company whose business is at the center of an investigation into undeclared mixing of horse meat with beef. Investigators from the Dutch...Tags: Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Prosecution, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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FTC targets timeshare scammers
The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it has brought 191 actions against companies offering fraudulent timeshare resale services and phony travel prizes. "Our response to recent travel fraud and timeshare resale scams is loud and clear,"...Tags: Defendants, Fort Lauderdale, Prosecution, Corporate Crime, Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection
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