Fraud doesn’t mean what it used to. A string of high-profile federal prosecutions are falling apart as courts apply a newly narrowed legal definition of the crime. The latest case came this week in ...

Fraud is a catch-all term that encompasses a number of different (but related) types of crimes. It can include identity theft, check fraud, forgery, embezzlement and financial exploitation of older ...

Fraudulent claims and provider abuse may not dominate headlines in the same way as medicine shortages or hospital waiting lists, yet their impact on healthcare sustainability is profound. Every ...

The amount of fraudulent unemployment payments doled out during the pandemic was likely between $100 billion and $135 billion, accounting for up to 15% of the total benefits issued between April 2020 ...

Former President Donald Trump will contest Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron’s definition of “fraud” when he appeals the $355 million judgment made against him last week in his civil ...

WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court seemed dubious Monday about making major changes to wire fraud prosecutorial authority. “Hopefully the wire and mail fraud statute isn’t used to prosecute ...