HOMELAND SECURITY CRACKS DOWN ON IDENTITY THEFT
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is cracking down on an international criminal ring, based in Vietnam, that is thought…
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CARESOURCE PAYS $26 MILLION – OHIO HAS NO FALSE CLAIMS ACT
Whistleblowers Laura Rupert and Robin Herzog blew the whistle on CareSource Management Group in Ohio which billed for, but did…
Read More →ORACLE TO SETTLE FALSE CLAIMS ACT CLAIM FOR $46 MILLION
Oracle has agreed to pay $46 million to settle a False Claims Act case what alleges Sun Microsystems, which merged…
Read More →5/3 NSF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT INFORMATION
A consumer class action has been tentatively settled against 5/3 bank. A class action notification program began November 29, 2010,…
Read More →$170 MILLION MEDICAID FRAUD VERDICT
One Icelandic generic drug maker, Actavis, had the temerity to take an Average Wholesale Price fraud case to jury trial. …
Read More →FTC BANS CREDIT CARD DEBT RELIEF TELEMARKETER
Three companies and their owner, who allegedly falsely claimed they could help consumers quickly eliminate their credit card debts and…
Read More →FTC BANS TELEMARKETER
According to the FTC’s website, American consumers won’t be getting any more telemarketing pitches from robocaller Fereidoun “Fred” Khalilian, under a settlement…
Read More →OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS DATA LOSS
The Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) announced it discovered the personal data of hundreds of its employees on a portable jump drive. …
Read More →STUDENT BOOKSTORE DATA BREACH & UNAUTHORIZED CHARGES
Nearly a month ago, a bookstore close to East Carolina University detected and repaired a data breach. Since then, unauthorized charges are continuing to post to…
Read More →8TH CIRCUIT – CONSUMERS HAVE NO PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION UNDER FCRA UNLESS CONSUMER FIRST DISPUTES CREDIT REPORT WITH EQUIFAX, EXPERIAN OR TRANS UNION
ANDERSON v. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Chad L. Anderson, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EMC Mortgage Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 09-3906. United States Court of…
Read More →COUPLE SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR MASSIVE IDENTITY THEFT SCHEME
According to Dennis Yost at NBCi.com, A Columbus, Ohio couple was sentenced to prison for what is being called a “massive…
Read More →REPORT INDICATES CYBERCRIME WAVE IS SHIFTING TO MOBILE DEVICES AND APPLE PRODUCTS
The cybercrime wave is shifting away from attacks on Windows machines and migrating to the mobile marketplace, according to a just released…
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