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New York’s Geneva Housing Authority (GHA) strives to improve the quality of life for its community’s lower income residents. The organization administers public and...
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Seems Like Forever
Criminals must be overly optimistic about their ability to carry out a fraudulent scheme, otherwise they wouldn’t be so bold in their attempts to...
Just Trying to Survive
In 2015, the average Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipient collected about $127 per month in benefits. (That adds up to about $4.23 per...
Fraud Bites
One of the first rules that any kid learns in school is “don’t bite.” Maybe another important directive would be “don’t bite the teacher.”...
Dialing for Medicaid Benefits
There are many organizations who use phones to raise funds to keep their programs up and running. They reach out to potential donors by...
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Diagnostic Fraud
Diagnostic tests are necessary to determine how to correctly treat medical symptoms and conditions. A California man used his diagnostic testing clinics to carry...
You’re Gonna Pay
Payroll taxes are the focus in today’s “Fraud of the Day.” Employees usually pay their share via paycheck deductions and then employers pay the...
Driving Thousands of Fake Miles
Criminals will go to great lengths to steal money, even if they have to drive tens of thousands of fake miles to carry out...
Hanging Out a Shingle
Because taxes can be complicated, tax preparers are instrumental in helping the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collect revenue from individual taxpayers. It behooves the...
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