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- Three Fraudstersby Larry Benson on April 18, 2025 at 5:00 am
When things come in threes, it just seems to suggest that these things are inherently better. Two of something is interesting, but three proves a point. It’s also said that three sides make the triangle, the strongest of the geometric shapes. And then there is the case of Imafedia Adevokhai, Michael Martin, and Osazuwa and The post Three Fraudsters appeared first on Fraud Of The Day.
- Job Titlesby Larry Benson on April 17, 2025 at 5:00 am
Job titles can be a source of confusion, as they are often subjective and open to interpretation, with different companies and industries assigning varying meanings to the same job title. For instance, a Vice President of Healthcare Software and Services could be a senior executive responsible for the strategic direction and operational management of a company’s software The post Job Titles appeared first on Fraud Of The Day.
- Portable Skillsby Larry Benson on April 16, 2025 at 5:00 am
Knowledge, experiences, abilities – basic transferable skills that can be applied to a variety of different jobs and career fields, also known as “portable skills” because they can be taken with you. Pick up and go, from one job to another, one role to another, or one industry to another. For fraudsters that portable skill The post Portable Skills appeared first on Fraud Of The Day.
- Fraud Listingsby Larry Benson on April 15, 2025 at 5:00 am
Given the critical role that landlords play in providing rental housing, it is important to understand not just how the pandemic had affected tenants, but also the financial hardships the pandemic placed on landlords. Regardless of whether a tenant could make rent payments, landlords had costs related to their rental property such as mortgages, taxes, The post Fraud Listings appeared first on Fraud Of The Day.
- Free To The Fraudsterby Larry Benson on April 14, 2025 at 5:00 am
There is no such thing as free. After all, everything has a cost more or less, and whatever goods and services are provided, they must be paid for by someone. Free means “without cost or payment.” But it also means “to be or do as one wishes!” Which is what fraudsters do with the U.S. The post Free To The Fraudster appeared first on Fraud Of The Day.
- Fraud Eventsby Larry Benson on April 11, 2025 at 5:00 am
As the coronavirus pandemic swept across the United States, free COVID-19 testing events were hosted by local healthcare services with the primary goal of controlling community spread in urban locations by increasing testing while educating about safe public health practices. Dr. Alexander Baldonado was at many of these COVID-19 testing events with his own booth. The post Fraud Events appeared first on Fraud Of The Day.
- Deporting the Stolen Identityby Larry Benson on April 10, 2025 at 5:00 am
Edward Katzorke first applied for and received a U.S. passport in 1986, by submitting an Arizona license and U.S. birth certificate as supporting documentation. In subsequent years, Katzorke filed multiple passport renewal applications, using his previously issued passport to support his identity claim. But in 2022, Katzorke’s application was flagged for investigation after Diplomatic Security The post Deporting the Stolen Identity appeared first on Fraud Of The Day.
- Nothing Routine Hereby Larry Benson on April 9, 2025 at 5:00 am
A Las Vegas man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for his role in stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from California’s unemployment insurance system during the pandemic. In a meticulously plotted course of action, starting in August of 2020 to September 18, 2020, Emelio Vladimir Rochester and his fellow fraudster The post Nothing Routine Here appeared first on Fraud Of The Day.
- Circumvent The Way To Fraudby Larry Benson on April 8, 2025 at 5:00 am
Thelma “Wendy” Epps was a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor (LADC) enrolled as a participating provider in the Connecticut Medicaid program for her practice Miracles To Destiny LLC. In July 2018, the Medicaid program suspended Epps from participating in the program with a warning that any attempt to circumvent her suspension by submitting claims for The post Circumvent The Way To Fraud appeared first on Fraud Of The Day.
- Not The First Mix-Upby Larry Benson on April 7, 2025 at 5:00 am
There are at least four women with the name Sandra Martin in Broward County, FL. Three of them didn’t think much of it. But one of them thought of fraud and using the other Sandra Martin identities went on to scam Broward County out of thousands of dollars in COVID relief rental assistance funds. It’s The post Not The First Mix-Up appeared first on Fraud Of The Day.