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Friday
May242013

Grandma Takes on Trump

The Donald prevails in fraud suit

CBS News

An 87-year-old grandmother took on billionaire Donald Trump. And on Thursday she lost. Jurors sided with the real estate mogul-turned-TV showman in a weeklong civil trial focused on Jacqueline Goldberg's claim that Trump cheated her in a condo bait-and-switch scheme.

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Wednesday
May222013

Pay to the Order of Me

Staten Island wholesale king pleads guilty to bank fraud

The New York Times

A Staten Island man who wrote $82 million in worthless checks over a two-week period as part of an ambitious fraud scheme pleaded guilty on Tuesday to several counts of bank fraud.

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Friday
May172013

Falling Down the Money Trap

Rajat Gupta's lust for zeros

The New York Times

Late one Friday morning, Rajat Gupta was rushing through security at Philadelphia International Airport, carry-on in tow, when his cellphone rang.

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Wednesday
May152013

Survey Identifies Top Swindles

FTC Fraud Survey: 1 in 10 American adults swindled

Fox Business

An estimated 25.6 American adults -- more than 10% of the nation's adults -- were swindled by fraudsters during 2011, according to a report issued Friday by the Federal Trade Commission.

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Thursday
May092013

But My Mom Said I Could...

Man who faked his way into cockpit pleads guilty to fraud

CNN

The man who conned his way into the cockpit of an US Airways flight in March pleaded guilty Wednesday in Philadelphia to one count of fraud in connection with an identification document.

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