Category Archive: Tax and Labor
Analytics are more than Numbers and Stats – It’s About People by Tammy Marple, VP – Special Investigations Unit
August 7, 2018During my time as a fraud analyst, I realized that my work was so much more than just numbers and statistics. I worked in State Government for many years and a few years ago, my manager asked me to conduct a study on Opioids. I lived that assignment for 18 months. After the Opioid study […]
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How Fraudsters Stole Money from Venmo Users
April 10, 2018In yet another example of the creativity of fraudsters exploiting security flaws in commonly used services, the Federal Trade Commission recently announced a settlement with Venmo, the popular money exchange service. The charges, filed in 2016, include some surprisingly basic security flaws in Venmo, which boasts of “bank-grade security”. One major problem was found in […]
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Social Security Fraudster Captured in Honduras
December 13, 2017Several months ago, we wrote a post about the self-proclaimed “Mr. Social Security”, Kentucky attorney Eric Conn, who fled prosecutors in the face of a 12-year prison sentence. Conn had concocted a scheme where he bribed a judge and a psychologist to defraud the Social Security Administration out of $550 million. The colorful Mr. Conn […]
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The Booming Armored Car Industry
November 22, 2017At a time when people are replacing credit cards and ATMs with their smart phones, it seems that California is recommending increased use of armored cars. The reason? On January 1st, recreational marijuana will be legal in California but still illegal at the federal level requiring marijuana business to pay their sales taxes in cash. […]
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Tax Fraud on the Dark Web
April 17, 2017It’s April, which every year brings more news about tax fraud scandals. The news this year, however, is even more disturbing than expected. IBM’s X-Force threat intelligence group released a report last week that showed a 6,000% increase in spam emails designed to steal information from W-2s and other tax documents. Last year, these criminals […]
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