'Not a Crime to Have an Imaginary Friend'

No indication of criminal fraud yet in Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax

Newsday

"I was talking to my wife about this," said Northeastern University law professor Roger Abrams, who has written extensively on sports and law, "and she said, 'Maybe there was a plan [aimed at Te'o] to have a fund established that would bring in money to cure the disease that killed this fictitious woman . . . '

"I said, 'Yep, then it would be fraud.' But we haven't heard anything about money being involved in this."

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A Family Affair

21 people charged in unemployment fraud scheme

CNNMoney

Three people were arrested in California Tuesday for collecting fraudulent unemployment and disability benefits. To date, a total of 21 people have been charged in the $5 million scheme.

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The Language of Fraud

Bad language can catch financial rogues

Financial Times

Phrases such as "nobody will find out", "cover up" and "off the books" are among those most likely to litter the in-boxes of corporate rogues according to fraud investigators deploying increasingly popular linguistic software.

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A Penny for Your Thoughts

A snitch in time can save employers a lot of money

Forbes

In my article last week I noted that theft, corruption, embezzlement, and related “occupational frauds” are rampant in American business and account for billions of dollars annually in losses. On a global basis, the estimate is an astounding 3.5 trillion dollars.

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All Reigns Must Come to an End

Feds: Self-proclaimed 'queen' of tax fraud indicted

Tampa Bay Times

Rashia Wilson all but dared investigators to catch her, court records show. "I'm Rashia, the queen of IRS tax fraud," Wilson said May 22 on her Facebook page, according to investigators.

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