In order to create this fear in potential wrongdoers, the SEC must bring enough fraud cases so that the word goes out that if you commit securities fraud, the SEC will find you and punish you.
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If you want to prevent fraud, you have to have a system in which the issuers of insurance have an economic incentive to prevent it.
Remember, if you are the innocent victim of card fraud you will not suffer any financial loss.
So when I tell you that I was the victim of a fraud, you can see where I say that if it could happen to me, it could happen to anyone.
Walking that line is tough when you see potential fraud exposure in the billions, like Barofsky did.
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What if you could perform fraud-detection analytics across all of your transactions in real time, instead of across just a random sampling of only a few percent of all those transactions?
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And if you think science fraud only impacts the scientific literature, consider the horrendous case of Dr. Scott Reuben, formerly chief of the acute pain service at Baystate Medical Center in Massachusetts.
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If you don't make adequate disclosure, or if the statements on your return rise to the level of fraud, you're not in any three-year safe harbor and the IRS can revisit your return at any time.
And you can get at waste, fraud, and abuse, and you can reduce the cost of medical care while still protecting our seniors.
If you make a claim about fraud on your credit card, the disputed charge is frozen and you can delay payment until your bank completes its investigation.
And the only way to identify waste, fraud and abuse, you need an open, transparent information highway that can access fraud and abuse as it's happening in real time.
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Finally, if you detect false, fraudulent information on your credit report, you should have a fraud alert placed in your credit file.
Andy Dufresne explained to his friend Red (aka Morgan Freeman) just how easy it is to invent a phony silent partner and perpetrate financial fraud if you know how the system works.
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In the delicate process of ferreting out fraud while you indulge in your feast, keep one thing in mind: a meal is a joyous occasion that brings people together no matter what their circumstances.
In a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, by contrast, you can get rid of some tax debts that stem from fraud or unfiled returns, but you're expected to pay at least something toward those tax bills from current income for three years.
To get your own copy of the Kroll Fraud Report, you can visit this link at Kroll.
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"Even in a corporate fraud context, you could certainly have a rogue employee who committed some crime but the higher-ups are not criminally culpable, " he said.
You can report suspected tax fraud to the IRS by using Form 3949-A, Information Referral, or by mailing a letter describing the alleged fraudulent activity.
What's unusual here, and I think what's puzzling, is that neither the Shiites nor the Kurds really had much reason to commit fraud, if you thought about their position.
Short of issuing subpoenas to detect accounting fraud, how can you improve your odds as an investor?
When intellectual property or trade secrets get stolen "there is no fraud algorithm to let you know, " said Chris Porter, a managing principal at Verizon.
They can also have stronger fraud protections, help you build credit, provide a source of emergency cash as a last resort, and offer rewards and perks like extended warranties and free rental car insurance.
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If you maintain the right kind of vigilance, not only will it protect you from costly hacking and a public relations nightmare, it will reward you with higher sales, lower fraud and higher customer satisfaction.
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How ironic to see that it is you who finds yourself accused of financial fraud.
For financial fraud to become widespread, you need toleration on the part of legislators and regulators.
If your entity or enterprise is operating without the proper controls and anti-fraud programs in place then you likely have been, are, or will be a victim.
It seemed that fraud was everywhere, once you paid attention.
You are an intelligent woman and you have worked as a journalist and I have no doubt you have seen first hand cases of benefit fraud in your newspapers.
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