Thirty-two percent of the executives surveyed said "they expected fraud or misconduct to rise in their organizations" in the areas of financial reporting, asset misappropriation, or in other "illegal or unethical" acts, [Richard H. Girgenti] said. If corporate fraud increases, executives "worry about a further erosion of public trust at a time when such trust is near an alltime low."
"Despite some very high-profile prosecutions and the pledges of rigorous enforcement by various government wat...
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The Non-profit Times - April 01, 2007
The struggle between charities that want to gather widespread support by circulating their messages and regulators who want to prevent fraud by limiting charitable speech seems to have ...... The Court stated that the town's interest in preventing fraud and misrepresentation could be served by less ...
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Credit Management - Nbr. 8/2009, August 2009
Research by CIFAS, UK's Fraud Prevention Service, reveals that London -- including Greater London -- is the key hotspot for fraudulent activity. Victims are not just based in London -- similar analysis of the top ten postal districts for the locations of the victims of impersonation (where the fraudster uses details to apply for accounts in the victims name) and facility takeover where the fraudster hijacks and plunders the victim's account) shows that distance is no problem for the fraudster...
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New York Amsterdam News - August 27, 2009
Witnesses at the trial said [Wayne Bryant] seldom showed up for the part-time job at UMDNJ, and when he did, he made personal phone calls and read the newspaper. In exchange for the no-show job, Bryant influenced multimillion-dollar state aid for UMDNJ. The fraud continued for three years, between 2003 and 2006, before finally unraveling. Prosecutors had pushed for Bryant to receive the maximum sentence of 15 years. "He was among the most powerful, entrenched political figures in New Jersey,"...
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San Diego Business Journal - August 13, 2001
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Charles LaBella, the court-appointed receiver, said in his initial report to the court on PinnFund that Hillman should have been "on notice of the 'suspicion of fraud' in June 1999," and yet continued to raise ...
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Los Angeles Business Journal - May 12, 2003
Commentary - African-based scams are becoming annoying - Editorial
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Business Wire - February 21, 2006
CALABASAS, Calif. -- Interthinx(TM), a leading provider of comprehensive fraud prevention and decision support tools for the ...... This partnership enables VueCentric to offer customers a seamless integration with Interthinx for automatic screening for potential fraudulent activity. Western Thrift and Loan was recently ...
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The Non-profit Times - December 15, 2006
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"We've convicted several people who as a part of their fraud scheme did just that--went through a charity ......"
Following the convictions of several forgers and their business partners through Operation Bullpen, a nationwide investigation into the world of memorabilia fraud, the FBI discovered forged memorabilia had been ...
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New York Amsterdam News - August 13, 2009
Under the guise, the two men created a part-time consulting job at the school for [Wayne Bryant]. He earned $35,000 a year, including a $5,000 bonus, in addition to his $49,000 salary as a state legislator. He also had another part-time position at a state county board of social services. The total extra income increased his state pension from $31,000 to more than $80,000. At the trial, witnesses said Bryant seldom showed up for either parttime job, and when he did, he did little more than ma...
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Customer Interaction Solutions - Vol. 24 Nbr. 9, March 2006
The Association of TeleServices International (ATSI), the international association for the owners of telephone answering services and small call centers, has issued a fraud warning to all businesses that use toll-free ...
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