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Infidelity Investigations

The suspicion, or even worse, the discovery that your partner is unfaithful is one of the most difficult things people in relationships can face. There is nothing worse then the feeling of suspicion of a loved one, and until you know for sure, such thoughts could take a serious toll on your own well being [...]

Six Arrested for $600 Million Fraud

01/28/2009 - MADRID, Spain — Spanish police arrested six people suspected in a $600 million stock fraud case in Britain, officials said Wednesday.
The National Police said five Spaniards and one Argentine were arrested on Jan. 21 in Madrid, Barcelona and the eastern town of Elche on a warrant from British authorities.
All six suspects have been [...]

Mississippi Mayor indicted on Katrina fraud charges

01/28/2008 - Mayor Brent Warr of Gulfport, Mississippi, and his wife, Laura Jean Warr, have been indicted on 16 counts of Katrina fraud, including charges they stole federal funds, filed false disaster assistance claims and committed insurance fraud.
The indictment alleges that the couple tried to get a grant for a hurricane-damaged beachfront house in which [...]

Age World Inc.’s $370 million Ponzi scheme

01/27/2009 - Nicholas Cosmo, founder of Agape World Inc. in Hauppauge, New York, swindled investors out of more than $370 million and used the money to pay for limousines, fund a baseball league and pay off a restitution order from an earlier fraud, U.S. authorities said.

Hard times create a growth industry for fraud

With the economy in turmoil, fraud and white-collar crime are where the action is, according to a new report.
Global turbulence and recession will lead to an increase in white-collar crime as well as significant changes in how fraudsters operate, according to the Kroll Global Fraud Report, produced by a division of Marsh [...]

Canada companies expects to see more workplace fraud

Canadian companies can expect to see more workplace fraud and balance sheet cheating because of the recession, said a corporate fraud expert Wednesday.
Mike Savage, head of fraud investigation at Ernst & Young, said the incidence of employees swiping cash and companies hiding loan losses and other financial sore spots jumps during economic downturns.
“[During recessions] two [...]