#fraud-investigation

#fraud-investigation

About 42 million lower-income Americans, or 1 in 8, rely on SNAP to help buy groceries. The average monthly benefit is about $190 per person, or a little over $6 a day. Rollins has cited information provided by the 28 other states those with Republican governors plus North Carolina, saying it shows that 186,000 deceased people are receiving SNAP benefits and that 500,000 are getting benefits more than once.

Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said Wednesday his office has started a wide-ranging probe into claims that plaintiffs made up stories of abuse in order to sue the county, which agreed to the historic $4-billion sex abuse settlement this spring. The announcement follows Times investigations that found nine people who said they were paid small amounts of cash by recruiters to sue the county for sex abuse in juvenile halls.

Investigations, which are by their very nature complex in the case of financial transactions, are underway in order to establish whether any criminal offences have been committed.

The SEC has sent Wells Notices to Faraday Future’s founder and president indicating impending enforcement actions due to a three-year-long fraud investigation related to their 2021 SPAC merger.

The Auditor General's Office released a report stating that a retired city employee's credentials were used to sign contracts with third-party energy retailers, resulting in a $2.5 million loss.

The alleged fraudster, pretending to be an FBI agent, falsely informed the victim of an identity theft investigation, leading to a $25,000 cash withdrawal.

California officials filed felony charges against three men for their involvement in a coordinated identity theft scheme that targeted multiple counties, affecting numerous victims.