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Fraud

Type: Keyphrase

Name: Fraud

description: A knowing misrepresentation of the truth or concealment of a material fact to induce another to act to his or her detriment.

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 20 hours ago - 11 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Global Economic Crime Not Abating

There’s little sign that global economic crime and accounting fraud are slowing down, according to the latest survey data from PricewaterhouseCoopers.The firm’s biannual Global Economic Crime Survey surveyed over 3,000 corporate executives across the ... [WebCPA - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Fraud, Crime, Accounting Fraud, Bribery, Task Force

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 10 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

PriceWaterhouseCoopers

Middle managers main culprits in business fraud rise, says PriceWaterhouseCoopers

The past year has seen a continued hike in reports of accounting fraud and a sharp rise in crime committed by middle managers, according to PwC’s Global Economic Survey.The survey of over 3,000 senior representatives of organisations in 54 countries found ... [En the Web - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Fraud, Crime, PriceWaterhouseCoopers

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 17 hours ago - 5 Documents (in Internet & IT)

JPMorgan Chase & Co

JP Morgan's New Report Offers Best Practices To Combat Corporate Payments Fraud

JP Morgan has issued a report titled “Payments Fraud: How It Happens And What You Can Do To Protect Your Organization” in which the company shares best practices for battling check, automated clearing house (ACH), and credit card fraud, as well as tips ... [Banking Business Review - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Fraud, Morgan's, JPMorgan Chase & Co

First Reported 2 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 3 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Adscam player pleads guilty to fraud in Ottawa courtroom

OTTAWA â One of the minor players in the federal government's sponsorship scandal five years ago has pleaded guilty to fraud.Appearing in an Ottawa courtroom on Friday, an emotional Gilles-Andre Gosselin apologized before being sentenced to two years ... [Canada.com - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Ottawa, Fraud, Pleading

First Reported 11 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Economic crime on the rise

Fifty-six percent of Canadian companies surveyed report being victims of economic crime with the last year, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey.This is an increase of 10% over the 2003 survey results.Several economic crimes have come to ... [Canadian Underwriter - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Crime, Fraud, Organic, PriceWaterhouseCoopers

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 4 hours ago - 4 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Financial Fraudsters Beware: DoJ Names New Fraud Section Chief

Criminal enforcement chief reaches outside the ranks to hire a New?York corporate defense lawyer to lead a section tasked with investigating and prosecuting white-collar crime cases, a key role as the Obama administration ramps up its effort to combat ... [Corporate Council - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Fraud, Obama Administration, Criminal

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

More bosses with hands in the till

Middle and senior management “living the high life” are climbing the ranks as fraudsters as revealed in a survey released by PricewaterhouseCoopers today.PwC’s Global Economic Crime Survey reveals that New Zealand ranks eighth out of 54 countries that ... [National Business Review - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Fraud, New Zealand, Alex Tan

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 6 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Scarlett Keeling mother charged with £50k benefit fraud

The mother of Scarlett Keeling, the British teenager whose body was found on a beach in Goa, has been charged with falsely claiming more than £50,000 in income support.Fiona MacKeown, 44, is accused by the Department of Work and Pensions of claiming £51,401 ... [Metro.co.uk - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Scarlett Keeling, Fiona Mackeown, Fraud

First Reported 8 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Environment)

Climate Change FRAUD EXPOSED Via Emails

The fraudster-"scientists" weren't counting on a hacker.This is very seriously damaging to the whole global warming scam.Examples:I’ve just completed Mike’s Nature trick of adding in the real temps to each series for the last 20 years (ie from 1981 onwards) ... [The Canadian Sentinel - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, Fraud, Computer Hacker

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 18 hours ago - 3 Documents

Agility Hit By Fraud Indictment

Agility won a potential $50 million, five-year contract from the U.S. Agency for International Development to manage food aid to Djibouti, Africa where the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency is currently working (above). A federal grand jury in Atlanta, GA ... [Air Cargo World - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Agility, Indictment, Defense Logistics Agency, Fraud, United States

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 4 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

41st Parameter Inc.: M-Commerce Fraud Groundswell Anticipated by 41st Parameter: Smartphone Shift Underscores Mobile Device Intelligence Need

41st Parameter Inc., the leading provider of fraud detection and prevention technology, forecasts increased mobile channel cybercrime and decreased effectiveness of traditional anti-fraud tactics, attributed to the rapid adoption of new mobile handsets ... [RBC Dain Rauscher - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Parameter, Fraud, Smartphone, Cybercrime

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 9 Documents

Hong Kong hands over Tiananmen dissident

A student leader of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests has been put on trial and faces another prison term in China after he was handed over by the authorities in Hong Kong.Activists and pro-democracy legislators in Hong Kong have demanded an explanation ... [Times Online - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Hong Kong, Fraud, China, Albert Ho, Democratic Party (HK)

Quotes

...in Bend and Central Oregon, where the realreal estate market soared with one of the highest growth rates in the nation before the recession hit. "When a development company collapses under the pressure of fraud, as is alleged in this case, we are left with millions of dollars in losses, empty lots and abandoned buildings" Balizan said. 'Everyone loses...

13 charged in $19M Central Oregon bank fraud [Washington Post - 1 hour ago]

...CAFA confers federal jurisdiction over covered class actions only if, after aggregating the claims of the putative class, "the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $5 million, exclusive of interest and costs." 28 U S C sec. 1332(d)(2)...

Removing The "Fail-Safe" Class Action Under CAFA [Washington Legal Foundation - 1 hour ago]

"Bernard Madoff was dismissive of a compliance examiner involved in a [SEC] inspection into his firm, calling the man a 'blowhard' who talked tough, but didn't look at anything. ... [David Kotz's] report found that the SEC received six substantive tips over 16 years, but still failed to detect the fraud because of inexperienced staff, delays and a lack of communcation. ... 'It's very easy to do a third-party check. It's an absolute must,' Mr. Madoff said of how one investigates a Ponzi scheme. 'It's accounting 101.' ... Mr. Madoff said he thought he might get caught during another enforcement investigation when officials asked for his DTC number. He credited them with 'asking all the right questions' and was later shocked to learn the investigation would be closed" , Sarah Lynch at the WSJ, 31 October 2009, link: .Blame the SEC staff, not SEC management. Why? Bernie, it's auditing 301, not accouting 101...

Madoff on the SEC [Skeptical CPA - 1 hour ago]

" With a reserve of slightly more than $1 billion, SIPC could not keep its doors open for long if its purpose was to compensate all victims in the event of loss due to investment fraud. "

Commodities Rallying: A Good Indicator of Global Growth [Seeking Alpha - 1 hour ago]

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Las Vegas Review-Journal John L. Smith column: ... [Individual.com - 2 hours ago]
Seven accused of defrauding Inland home investo... [Individual.com - 2 hours ago]
Former D66 Leader Coordinates Muslim Broadcasters [NIS News Bulletin - 2 hours ago]
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Online Shop Launched [AllAfrica.com - 2 hours ago]
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Blogs

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Madoff on the SEC [Skeptical CPA - 1 hour ago] "Bernard Madoff was dismissive of a compliance examiner involved in a [SEC] inspection into his firm, calling the man a 'blowhard' who talked tough, but didn't look ...
BIG GOVERNMENT: Whistleblower Video Reveals SEI... [Instapundit - 2 hours ago] BIG GOVERNMENT: Whistleblower Video Reveals SEIU Ballot Fraud. ...
Checking sick Rudd’s temperature [Andrew Bolt - 2 hours ago] The Australian reports on an another disgraceful fraud on the public: ...
Obama Administration: We (Heart) Senate Health ... [TPM Election Central - 2 hours ago] The White House has released a statement of administration policy about the Senate health care bill that will receive its first test vote tomorrow. If the headline ...
ACORN Received Funds From the JUSTICE DEPARTMENT [YID With LID - 2 hours ago] When you hear about ACORN getting help from the Justice Department (DOJ), most people hope it refers to the community organizing group getting an nice small room ...

Audio/Video

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Grassley Weekly Address: Cracking Down on Medic... [Senator Chuck Grassley - YouTube Channel - 11/19/2009]
Ginny Goes "On the Record" About Wast... [Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite - YouTube Channel - 11/19/2009]
Karzai sworn in to office for controversial 2nd... [Russia Today - YouTube - 11/19/2009]
ABC News Reports on More Stimulus Waste, Fraud,... [Rep. John Boehner - YouTube Channel - 11/18/2009]
Task force targets financial fraud [Reuters Video: Top News - 11/17/2009]

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