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European authorities dismantled a network that allegedly evaded more than EUR 30M in VAT by selling used phones as new and claiming a tax break meant for secondhand goods. politico.com/news/2026/09/29…
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A Michigan woman was sentenced to five years in prison for defrauding a family of more than $4.6M in a child modeling scheme, using fraudulent records and directing some of the money toward gambling and other personal expenses. cbsnews.com/detroit/news/new…
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A former Puerto Rican bank CEO was sentenced to 112 months for siphoning at least $24.9M from the bank through sham investments and loans while also conspiring to evade U.S. sanctions against a Venezuelan businessman. justice.gov/opa/pr/former-ba…
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An Arizona woman was sentenced to 14 years for fraudulently billing Arizona Medicaid more than $69M for addiction treatment services that were not provided or were misrepresented, targeting Native American patients for higher reimbursement rates. justice.gov/opa/pr/arizona-a…
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A California childcare fraud investigation led to charges against 12 people accused of using “ghost daycares” and falsified attendance records to obtain more than $10M intended for low-income families. courthousenews.com/12-charge…
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A New York adult daycare owner was sentenced to 76 months in prison for leading a $64M Medicaid fraud scheme that used illegal kickbacks to recruit patients and bill Medicaid for services that were never provided. justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/bro…
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New insights from Incognia highlight how Southeast Asia’s industrialized “scam cities” are increasingly tapping legitimate financial accounts, with fraud networks using mule accounts to move their operations across borders. prnewswire.com/news-releases…
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