http://pifeed.com Private Investigator News - What PIs are reading right now! Fri, 17 May 2013 17:36:06 CDT en http://pifeed.com/post/how-a-career-con-man-led-a-federal-sting-that-cost-google-500-million How a career con man made a fortune selling illegal pharmaceuticals online—and pulled off a federal sting that cost Google $500 million. ]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 17:36:06 CDT Mattbeauchene Fraud 9 http://pifeed.com/fraud/how-a-career-con-man-led-a-federal-sting-that-cost-google-500-million/ http://pifeed.com/post/report-of-stolen-car-leads-to-fraud-related-charges-in-raritan-township A woman who reported her car stolen from the Flemington Marketplace shopping center was later charged with lying to police and conspiring to commit insurance fraud. ]]> Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:07:04 CDT Ruben Fraud 6 http://pifeed.com/fraud/report-of-stolen-car-leads-to-fraud-related-charges-in-raritan-township/ http://pifeed.com/post/dozens-of-fake-websites-pop-up-after-the-boston-marathon-bombings-to-scam-people-trying-to-help-victims-ny-daily-news In the hours after the world learned of the horrific bombings at the Boston Marathon, many Internet domains were registered to apparently scam those would offer victims financial aid. ]]> Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:27:51 CDT Mattbeauchene Fraud 23 http://pifeed.com/fraud/dozens-of-fake-websites-pop-up-after-the-boston-marathon-bombings-to-scam-people-trying-to-help-victims-ny-daily-news/ http://pifeed.com/post/beware-identity-thieves-are-targeting-your-tax-refund Tax identity theft is costing the government billions of dollars and entangling taxpayers in untold administrative hassle ]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:08:43 CST Mattbeauchene Fraud 10 http://pifeed.com/fraud/beware-identity-thieves-are-targeting-your-tax-refund/ http://pifeed.com/post/fbi-declares-war-on-the-scooter-store-the-largest-perpetrators-of-government-fraud Approximately 150 federal and state law enforcement agents launched a massive raid on one of the biggest perpetrators of government fraud in America: The Scooter Store. ]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:43:19 CST Ruben Fraud 28 http://pifeed.com/fraud/fbi-declares-war-on-the-scooter-store-the-largest-perpetrators-of-government-fraud/ http://pifeed.com/post/identity-theft-how-to-detect-a-card-skimmer-on-an-atm Police have issued a public warning after a highly sophisticated European skimming device was found on several Brisbane ATM machines. ]]> Thu, 22 Nov 2012 01:15:13 CST privateinvestigatormelbourne Fraud 41 http://pifeed.com/fraud/identity-theft-how-to-detect-a-card-skimmer-on-an-atm/ http://pifeed.com/post/banks-charging-%E2%80%98fdic-fee%E2%80%99-may-be-breaking-law-fdic-says The FDIC is cautioning banks that are charging customers an "FDIC fee" or similarly described fee, apparently to compensate them for some or all of their FDIC deposit insurance assessment... ]]> Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:09:46 CDT Joshua Fraud 5 http://pifeed.com/fraud/banks-charging-%E2%80%98fdic-fee%E2%80%99-may-be-breaking-law-fdic-says/ http://pifeed.com/post/40-million-settlement-approved-in-lehman-residential-mortgage-backed-securities-class-action A federal judge has approved a $40 million settlement in a mortgage-backed securities class action lawsuit against individuals previously affiliated with Lehman Brothers Holding, Inc., which in... ]]> Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:11:59 CDT Joshua Fraud 16 http://pifeed.com/fraud/40-million-settlement-approved-in-lehman-residential-mortgage-backed-securities-class-action/ http://pifeed.com/post/mortgage-servicers-warned-about-mis-treating-military-homeowners The federal banking agencies have sent a warning notice to mortgage servicers in an effort to make sure that they properly treat military homeowners who receive Permanent Change of Station (PCS)... ]]> Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:37:54 CDT Joshua Fraud 4 http://pifeed.com/fraud/mortgage-servicers-warned-about-mis-treating-military-homeowners/ http://pifeed.com/post/banks-booming-they-earned-35-3-billion-in-first-quarter-of-2012 To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of the death of banks have been greatly exaggerated. It turns out that commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation... ]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 00:30:05 CDT Joshua Fraud 7 http://pifeed.com/fraud/banks-booming-they-earned-35-3-billion-in-first-quarter-of-2012/ http://pifeed.com/post/senators-question-whether-ninth-circuit-should-have-pricey-judicial-conference-in-maui You’re probably thinking that the waste at the GSA conference that we have reported on, which led to the resignation of the head of the GSA, was enough for government officials to recognize... ]]> Mon, 21 May 2012 20:14:13 CDT Joshua Fraud 6 http://pifeed.com/fraud/senators-question-whether-ninth-circuit-should-have-pricey-judicial-conference-in-maui/ http://pifeed.com/post/circuit-judges-%E2%80%98fully-aware%E2%80%99-of-responsibilities-as-stewards-of-public-funds That did not take long. The day after receiving a letter from two U.S.

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read more ]]> Sun, 20 May 2012 10:34:46 CDT Joshua Fraud 5 http://pifeed.com/fraud/free-financial-fraud-white-paper/ http://pifeed.com/post/future-of-community-banks-threatened-by-regulations-aba-says How have years of regulations affected community banks? The American Bankers Association says that the impact of years of regulations has reached the tipping point, dramatically increasing... ]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 23:30:18 CDT Joshua Fraud 2 http://pifeed.com/fraud/future-of-community-banks-threatened-by-regulations-aba-says/ http://pifeed.com/post/virginia-magistrate-accepted-bribes-and-now-faces-10-years-in-federal-prison A former state magistrate in Portsmouth, Va., Deborah Clark, has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes from a bail bondsman in exchange for giving him favorable treatment in setting bonds for criminal... ]]> Sat, 05 May 2012 13:03:44 CDT Joshua Fraud 12 http://pifeed.com/fraud/virginia-magistrate-accepted-bribes-and-now-faces-10-years-in-federal-prison/ http://pifeed.com/post/ny-takes-aim-at-no-fault-insurance-fraud New York regulators are proposing a new regulation that they say will cut back on no-fault insurance fraud – a growing problem in the state arising from loopholes in the law that... ]]> Thu, 03 May 2012 08:18:23 CDT Joshua Fraud 4 http://pifeed.com/fraud/ny-takes-aim-at-no-fault-insurance-fraud/ http://pifeed.com/post/most-famous-911-survivor-a-fraud Tania Head’s 9/11 survival story helped her become the president of the World Trade Center Survivors' Network. Just one problem. She wasn't even in New York on 9/11. ]]> Wed, 02 May 2012 15:10:18 CDT NoMeansYes Fraud 22 http://pifeed.com/fraud/most-famous-911-survivor-a-fraud/