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A former ambulance service owner has admitted to leading a scheme that bilked Medicaid out of $20 million by falsely billing for non-existent transportation services. Adnan Arshad, also known as "Eddie," pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The scheme involved
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Mitzi Bickers, the city's former director of human services, was given a reduced sentence of 12 years in prison for her convictions on three counts of money laundering, conspiracy to commit bribery, and filing a false tax return. Bickers had been found guilty of nine federal charges in
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In a bid to curb sales tax evasion in Pakistan, the federal government has implemented new measures to increase tax registration and reduce the sales tax gap across the country. A key provision in the Finance Bill 2024-25 introduces a provision allowing tax officials to freeze the accounts of individuals
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A 32-year-old iron trader, Aman Agarwal, has been arrested by the State Goods and Services Tax (GST) officials for his involvement in a fraudulent tax credit scheme that cost the government a total of Rs 26 crores in revenue. Agarwal allegedly created fake firms to manipulate the tax system, claiming
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Six current and former La Liga players, including Ivan Rakitic and Javier Saviola, are being investigated for their involvement in a £3m cryptocurrency and NFT scam. The players allegedly allowed their image to be used for the project, which promised great profits but turned out to be a fraudulent scheme.
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The U.S. and its neighboring countries are grappling with a significant increase in AI-enabled identity fraud, particularly in e-commerce, edtech, and healthtech sectors. According to a report by Sumsub, a global leader in verification, synthetic identity document fraud has surged by over 300% in North America, with deepfake-related attacks
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A sessions court on Wednesday confirmed interim pre-arrest bail granted to actor and model Nadia Hussain in a multi-million embezzlement case. The court dismissed the bail application of former chief financial officers of the company, Faisal Mahmood Sheikh and Imtiaz Ahmed Channa, and revoked the interim bail granted to them
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A well-coordinated police raid led by local authorities in Khanna, Punjab, has resulted in the arrest of two key members of an organised gang accused of securing court bails using forged documents. The gang, led by Surjit Singh and Mahima Singh, had allegedly managed to obtain bails in over 25
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As she continues to challenge President Trump's policies in court, New York Attorney General Letitia James has become a target of his Justice Department. The department has opened a criminal investigation into James, focusing on properties she owns in Brooklyn and Virginia. The allegations, which James' lawyer
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The UK government has announced a significant investment in the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) as part of its Plan for Change to cut crime and support economic renewal. The funding boost, totaling over £8 million over three years, will be used to strengthen the SFO's intelligence function, improve
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A federal jury in the Southern District of Florida has convicted the CEO of Power Mobility Doctor Rx, LLC, Gary Cox, of orchestrating a massive Medicare fraud scheme that generated false doctors' orders for medically unnecessary items, bilking the program of over $1 billion. Cox and his co-conspirators targeted
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The Delhi High Court recently ruled in favor of a customer who was a victim of cyber fraud, upholding the "zero liability" principle and holding the State Bank of India (SBI) accountable for deficiencies in service. The court's decision, in the case of Hare Ram Singh
