Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 10:54AM 
Yahoo executive, fund manager plead guilty to insider tradingBloomberg
A former Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) executive and a former mutual fund manager at a unit of Ameriprise Financial Inc. (AMP) pleaded guilty to insider trading and resolved civil complaints by federal securities regulators.
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Monday, May 21, 2012 at 2:10PM 
How seafood fraud worksThe Boston Globe via YouTube
Fish is often mislabeled along the supply chain from hook to fork. A Boston Globe investigation uncovered widespread seafood fraud, and this video illustrates one clear example of how seafood fraud -- in this case Vietnamese catfish mislabeled as grouper -- occurs in the United States.
Watch the video and read more about the investigation here.
Friday, May 11, 2012 at 2:42PM 
"…what is most striking about the data we gathered is how consistent the patterns of fraud are around the globe and over time."Forbes
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), released its 2012 Report to the Nations based on data complied from a comprehensive study of over 1,300 cases of fraud over the past two year.
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Friday, May 11, 2012 at 2:14PM 
Most of the trends in fraud schemes, perpetrator characteristics, and anti-fraud controls are similar regardless of where the fraud occurred.Compliance Week
Not sure whistleblower hotlines are an essential tool for detection of fraud? You may want to check out the latest data from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. According to the ACFE's 2012 Report to the Nations, occupational fraud was detected through tips from insiders more than by any other method (43 percent) in 2011, and most of those tips came from employees.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 3:02PM 
Interpol said it is making the war against cyber crime a priority as online fraud crosses borders and increases in scopeSeattle Times
Khoo Boon Hui, president of the global police network, told a conference of 49 European member states that cyber crime is becoming more transnational. He pointed to a study published in March by the London Metropolitan University that found 80 percent of online crime is connected to cross-border organized gangs.
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