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Man returns to U.S. to face charges
A former Newport Beach resident charged for running a fraudulent Internet company returned to the U.S. on Thursday after fleeing the country in 1999. James S. Eberhart, 71, was deported from Malaysia and expected in the U.S. District Court in Los...Tags: Defendants, Corporate Crime, Companies and Corporations, Malaysia, Police Investigations
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BBB Warning Consumers of Phone Scam
FOX 17 Web ProducerThe Better Business Bureau is warning West Michigan residents to be wary of a scam, which uses the name of a well-known local business. In May 2012, the BBB was alerted that a company was using the name "Preferred Benefits," an established Grand...Tags: Consumers, Corporate Crime, Companies and Corporations, Politics, Personal Data Collection
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Maryland biofuel fraud case rattles industry
The case that has rattled the nation's renewable fuels industry began with some flashy cars. As Rodney R. Hailey accumulated a string of vehicles, including a Rolls-Royce, two Bentleys and a Lamborghini, the Perry Hall man's neighbors became suspicious....Tags: U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Companies and Corporations, James Inhofe, Economy, Business and Finance, Perry Hall
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Barclays' CEO Bob Diamond quits over rate-fixing scandal
World NowBob Diamond chief executive of Barclays resigned effective immediately Tuesday over an inter-bank rate-fixing scandal under investigation by U.S. and UK financial authorities.... -
Financial advisor sentenced in scheme to defraud clients
A Reisterstown financial advisor was sentenced Friday to four years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for mail fraud in connection with defrauding clients, including a child suffering from cerebral palsy, the Maryland U.S. Attorney's...Tags: Finance, Reisterstown, Corporate Crime, Prisons, Parkinson's Disease
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Reisterstown financial advisor pleads guilty in fraud
A Reisterstown financial advisor pleaded guilty in federal court in Baltimore on Wednesday to mail fraud in connection with the theft of more than $800,000 from accounts he managed for a child suffering from cerebral palsy and for an elderly client with...Tags: Reisterstown, Cerebral Palsy, Corporate Crime, Crimes, Harbor
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Financial adviser accused of defrauding vulnerable clients
A federal grand jury indicted a Baltimore financial adviser Tuesday for mail fraud in an alleged scheme to defraud vulnerable clients including an 85-year-old with dementia of more than $838,500, according to the U.S. attorney for the District of...Tags: Reisterstown, Corporate Crime, Crimes, Harbor, Alzheimer's Disease
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State launches Lap-Band investigation
The California Department of Insurance is investigating the business practices of Lap-Band surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising campaign, according to insurer Aetna Inc.
The insurance giant said in a statement that it was...Tags: Laws, Laws, Career and Workplace, Food and Drug Administration, Prosecution
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Legendary Lawmen, Part 7: Four who got Capone
Al Capone was a scourge of the city of Chicago. The brutal gangster controlled not only many illegal enterprises, namely beer and booze, but also influenced the legal ones through bribes and threats. It took the full weight and power of the federal...Tags: University of Chicago, Court Preliminary, Prosecution, Organized Crime, U.S. Secret Service
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Florida leaders demand insurers fork over fraud data
Sun SentinelFlorida Insurance Consumer Advocate Robin Westcott told Florida Cabinet members today that the first thing required to address automobile insurance fraud is to get more information from the insurance industry on where the money for claims is going, what...Tags: Insurance, Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering, Corporate Crime, Crimes
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State targets staged accidents and insurance fraud
Sun SentinelThe race is on. Some state leaders and insurers are mobilizing to drive legislation fighting auto insurance fraud to the finish line during the lawmaking session that starts in January. Bills proposed this year to attack fraudulent personal injury...Tags: Insurance, Consumers, Corporate Crime, Crimes, Jeffrey Atwater
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Why reducing insurance fraud may not lower rates
Fighting automobile insurance fraud is a top priority for Gov. Rick Scott, key legislators, regulators and the insurance industry this year because they say it's driving up premiums. But insurers say they can't guarantee lower insurance rates, even if...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Laws, Rick Scott, Injuries and Wounds, Transportation Accidents
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