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Fraudster gold mine: COVID unemployment relief programs defrauded by over $60 billion: GAO

February 12, 2023

[ad_1] Unemployment insurance programs created by Congress and administered by the Labor Department to support workers during the COVID pandemic…

US DOJ says two Estonians were arrested for a $575M cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering scheme that allegedly defrauded hundreds of thousands of investors (Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)

November 22, 2022

[ad_1] Cheyenne Ligon / CoinDesk: US DOJ says two Estonians were arrested for a $575M cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering…

The US DOJ seizes 50,676 bitcoin, worth around ~$1B, defrauded from the Silk Road in 2012 by James Zhong, who pled guilty to wire fraud (Oliver Knight/CoinDesk)

November 7, 2022

[ad_1] Oliver Knight / CoinDesk: The US DOJ seizes 50,676 bitcoin, worth around ~$1B, defrauded from the Silk Road in…

A report by Senator Warren's office says fraud and scams are occurring more often on P2P payments app Zelle, and banks fail to refund 53% of defrauded funds (Ken Sweet/Associated Press)

October 5, 2022

[ad_1] Ken Sweet / Associated Press: A report by Senator Warren’s office says fraud and scams are occurring more often…