Topic
Fraud
2,943 published works
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Fighting fraud in age of AI is more complicated!
By Peter Vogel
SCWorld.com reported that “The latest fraud figures are sobering: U.S. consumers reported more than $12.5 billion in fraud losses in 2024, a 25% jump from the previous year, according to…
Food Safety News
Suspected fraud alerts in Europe increase
The number of fraud and non-compliance discussions in Europe went up in August compared to the month before. Three reports involved the United States. There were 166 reports in August,…
Regulatory Oversight
States and FTC Partner to Bring Enforcement Action Against Allegedly Fraudulent Charity
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 20 states reached a settlement with Kars-R-Us.com, Inc. (Kars) and its operators, Michael Irwin and Lisa Frank, related to an alleged national charity fraud…
ContractsProf Blog
Reefer Brief: Preliminary Injunction Denied to Investor in Cultivation Facilities
Mazin Somona has an ownership stake in a cannabis business in Michigan. He alleges that he invested $7.5 million for a 50% stake in four outdoor cultivation facilities in which…
Medicaid & Medicare: A Legal Blog
Sixth Circuit to Relators: “Incident To” Isn’t Incidentally Fraud
The Sixth Circuit has handed the False Claims Act (FCA) bar another lesson in humility—and perhaps a quiet sigh of relief for healthcare providers—by reaffirming that not every regulatory misstep…
Credit Chronometer
Tricolor’s Impact on Subprime Auto: Trust, But Verify
By Joseph Cioffi, Nicole Zatserkovniy
Subprime auto’s long, smooth ride through the pandemic, recession, and changes in administrations has come to a screeching halt with the chapter 7 bankruptcy of Tricolor on September 10, 2025.…
Regulatory Oversight
What’s Next in False Claims Act Enforcement
By Michael S. Lowe, Amy Pritchard Williams, Callan G. Stein, Ayana Brown
Summary The False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam provision allows private citizens (relators) to sue on the government’s behalf for FCA violations and receive a portion of any settlement or…
SEC Actions
Profitable Investment Scheme Is Actually a Sham
The point of investing is to try and make additional money by investing the funds profitably. The crucial point for investors is thus the returns an investment strategy generates –…
Zalma on Insurance
Guilty of Arson & Fraud on Public
By Barry Zalma
GoFundMe Request Based on Fake Claim of Racial Animus Post 5199 See the full video at https://rumble.com/v6zrgek-guilty-of-arson-and-fraud-on-public.html and at https://youtu.be/g7Tg_H70rDM An Attempt to Profit the Public by Setting Fire to…
SEC Actions
A Cattle Based Ponzi Scheme
Ponzi schemes are frequent vehicles for fraudsters to make money – and investors to lose it. The device is simple enough to create and use. Typically, the fraudster offers shares…