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A whistleblower lawsuit alleged that two Florida insurance companies inflated fees by making patients appear sicker than they were.

Medicare Advantage Insurers Settle Whistleblower Suit For $32 Million

May 31, 2017
A former medical director at two Florida insurance companies alleged the companies inflated fees by making patients appear sicker than they were or exaggerating the treatment that was provided.
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All Tech Considered

A Real-Life Tax Scam: This Is What IRS Phone Fraud Sounds Like

Apr 11, 2016
It's tax season, which also means it's tax scam season. People around the country are getting phone calls from criminals pretending to be tax collectors. Here is one of them.
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California Biotech Executive Faces Securities Fraud Charges

Feb 18, 2016

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former executive of a California biotech company faces federal conspiracy and fraud charges alleging that his actions misled investors.

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Nursing home residents can be at risk, but so are people living at home with a spouse or adult children.

10 Percent Of Older People Have Been Victims of Abuse

Nov 11, 2015
Elder abuse is underestimated, researchers say, and includes physical, emotional and sexual abuse as well as financial exploitation. Doctors, lawyers or banks are often the first to spot problems.
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Nevada Gets $1.5M Grant To Fight Food Stamp Fraud

Nov 06, 2015

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada is getting $1.5 million from the federal government to crack down on food stamp fraud.

The state's welfare division was one of three agencies nationwide to get the grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Mark Patterson, owner of PATCO Construction in Sanford, Maine, boosted his security and bought cybercrime insurance after his company lost more than $500,000 to cyberfraud.

As Cybercrime Proliferates, So Does Demand For Insurance Against It

Oct 12, 2015
Companies are clamoring for coverage against losses due to hackers. But insurance firms are being selective: The risk involved isn't well understood — and the crimes themselves are evolving rapidly.
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Fighting Fraud: How People On Medicare Can Protect Themselves

Oct 05, 2015

More than 400,000 Nevadans are Medicare recipients.

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When you answer your phone and there's no one on the other end, it could be a computer that's gathering information about you and your bank account.

Why Phone Fraud Starts With A Silent Call

Aug 24, 2015
When you answer your phone and there's no one on the other end, it could in fact be a computer that's gathering information about you and your bank account. Here's how.
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The Two-Way

Justice Dept. Hires Compliance Expert In Fight Against Corporate Crime

Jul 30, 2015
The department says the new expert will play a big role in determining whether businesses targeted for prosecution have engaged in systemic misconduct or whether the criminal activity is limited.
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Las Vegas Firm Executive Pleads Not Guilty In $1.5B Fraud Case

Jul 14, 2015

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Las Vegas investment company chief has pleaded not guilty to fraud and money laundering charges in a case alleging he and two other men bilked thousands of Japanese investors out of some $1.5 billion.

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11 Indicted In Fake Credit Card Scheme At Las Vegas Casinos

Jul 13, 2015

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Eleven people have been indicted in Nevada in what authorities say was a scheme to make fake credit cards and collect cash advances at Las Vegas casinos.

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Documents Reveal Secret Legal Battle Over Medicare Overbilling

Jun 17, 2015
The federal government overpaid for nearly half of the patients of a Medicare Advantage plan, a Medicare audit found. At issue is whether insurers "upcode" diagnoses to reap bigger payments.
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CYNK, The Billion-Dollar Company That Wasn't

Aug 03, 2014
If a billion-dollar company was in Las Vegas, you'd probably expect to have heard about it, wouldn't you? Even Caesars is only worth $20-some billion,...
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Shell Companies: The Mystery Behind The Money

Jul 01, 2013
Anti-corruption activists are pushing countries such as the United States to require more disclosure from the owners of shell companies. Nevada has some of the country's weakest disclosure and liability laws.
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Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto

Apr 03, 2012
Much of the Attorney General's  term has been dominated by efforts to untangle mortgage fraud by brokers, real estate professionals and the banks themselves. The first of what has been promised as a series of victories by state attorneys general was the settlement in the robo-signing case.
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The Mortgage Settlement

Feb 14, 2012
State and federal officials across the country have announced a $26 billion settlement to charges that major banks acted carelessly and fraudulently in foreclosing on millions of homeowners across the country. Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto had been reluctant to join but did include Nevada at the very end of marathon negotiations.
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Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto

Jan 31, 2011
Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto recently joined Arizona in suing the Bank of America to change its foreclosure practices. So what difference can the lawsuit make in the foreclosure crisis.
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