Financial crimes

The right ethical structure in the workplace is critical to deterring fraud, according to James Ratley of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Deep trouble for Deepwater scam; $6K in false HSH income; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

NICE Actimize has introduced anti-bribery and corruption software that monitors organizations’ financial systems looking for signs of criminal schemes.

More than $1 million bilked in state taxes; dead wrongs; life goes on (trial); and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has concerns about the Internal Revenue Service’s recently revived private debt collection program in light of the ongoing problem of scammers pretending to be IRS employees calling taxpayers to demand bogus tax debts be paid immediately.

More expenses than wages; fake medical, education deductions; stealing from the elderly and veterans; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

IRS experience is no shield from jail; $6 million in bogus deductions; ignoring injunctions; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Preparer, politician, prisoner; fake losses and deductions; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged two former executives at the government contractor L3 Technologies with accounting-related violations.

Fake financial instruments, 26 states and $9 million, and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Eight people were arrested for impersonating Internal Revenue Service employees and calling innocent taxpayers to threaten them about bogus tax debts.

"You must pay your taxes immediately, or else," an ominous voice on the other line says before demanding a credit-card number. Most Americans roll their eyes and hang up on these scam calls, but thousands have fallen victim, and millennials are more susceptible than older generations, a new study finds.

False losses claimed; kids’ IDs for sale; ‘lavish lifestyle’ becomes eight months in jail; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Maryland red lights more preparers; gambling with ill-gotten gains; deli defrauding; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The first step in any successful whistleblower claim for auditors and accountants is to determine eligibility.

As Tax Day looms near, cybercriminals will be making a strong push down the final stretch.

The lawsuit alleges that the ‘notoriously greedy’ studio failed to report on the film’s profits.

Creative parking violations; scams at day care; “additional” cash fees; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Reality TV star Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino and his brother Marc are facing more tax evasion charges in a long-running case.

A new report from IBM’s security research group sheds light on how tax scam emails are proliferating.