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Health & Wellness January 19, 2026

Kaiser Permanente To Pay $556 Million in Record Medicare Advantage Fraud Settlement

This article by Fred Schulte first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Fred Schulte, KFF Health News January 15, 2026 In the largest Medicare Advantage fraud settlement to…

Crime & Public Safety January 6, 2026

A second Georgia House Democrat is accused of unemployment fraud

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 5, 2026 A Democratic state lawmaker resigned her seat days before she was…

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Opinion December 13, 2025

Georgia’s Secretary Of State’s Office Should Protect The Young, Not Just The Old, From Holiday Scams

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College The Georgia Secretary of State’s Office has done a pretty good job of protecting Georgians from holiday scams this Christmas….

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Business & Economy November 6, 2025

Customers can become more loyal if their banks solve fraud cases, researchers find

by Vamsi Kanuri, University of Notre Dame, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When banks issue their defrauded customers refunds and successfully identify the perpetrators, fraud…

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Fraud October 7, 2025

Scams and frauds: Here are the tactics criminals use on you in the age of AI and cryptocurrencies

by Rahul Telang, Carnegie Mellon University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Scams are nothing new – fraud has existed as long as human greed. What…

Fraud September 19, 2025

Scams and frauds: Here are the tactics criminals use on you in the age of AI and cryptocurrencies

by Rahul Telang, Carnegie Mellon University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Scams are nothing new – fraud has existed as long as human greed. What…

International February 26, 2025

Scam Factories: the inside story of Southeast Asia’s brutal fraud compounds

by Gemma Ware, The Conversation; Justin Bergman, The Conversation, and Matt Garrow, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Scam Factories is a special multimedia…

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Marietta November 20, 2024

City of Marietta warns of increase in email scams directed at city residents

The City of Marietta posted the following warning on its website about an increase in email scams directed at Marietta residents: Protect Yourself From Email Scams Email scams have existed…

Crime August 24, 2024

Gift card scams generate billions for fraudsters and industry as regulators fail to protect consumers − and how one 83-year-old fell into the ‘fear bubble’

by Dr. David P. Weber, Salisbury University and Jake Bernstein, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Wednesday morning, the day before Thanksgiving, Mae awoke,…

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Crime June 22, 2023

How to protect yourself from drop account fraud – tips from our investigative unit

by Kurt Eichenwald, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The types of crimes that use drop accounts are multiplying rapidly, but there are ways…

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Justice January 29, 2026

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Kaiser Permanente To Pay $556 Million in Record Medicare Advantage Fraud Settlement

A second Georgia House Democrat is accused of unemployment fraud

Georgia’s Secretary Of State’s Office Should Protect The Young, Not Just The Old, From Holiday Scams

Customers can become more loyal if their banks solve fraud cases, researchers find

Scams and frauds: Here are the tactics criminals use on you in the age of AI and cryptocurrencies

Scams and frauds: Here are the tactics criminals use on you in the age of AI and cryptocurrencies

Scam Factories: the inside story of Southeast Asia’s brutal fraud compounds

City of Marietta warns of increase in email scams directed at city residents

Gift card scams generate billions for fraudsters and industry as regulators fail to protect consumers − and how one 83-year-old fell into the ‘fear bubble’

How to protect yourself from drop account fraud – tips from our investigative unit