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The Fastest Growing Crime – Identity Theft

November 14, 2012

Identity theft, which involves the wrongful use of personal information, is a growing problem, particularly due to advances in electronic communication. Wrongful identity use can affect the victim’s credit score, cause financial loss, and can even result in the victim’s arrest when the perpetrator uses the stolen identity to commit a crime. Some of the […]

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What are Mortgage Fraud Charges in Arizona?

September 28, 2012

A federal and state mandated task force has led to increased arrests and convictions of Arizona residents who are accused of engaging in mortgage fraud. Such schemes include bogus buyers, inflated property values and kickbacks, just to name a few, Mortgage fraud first became a problem in metropolitan Phoenix during the housing boom, and illegal […]

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Are Mass Marketing Fraud Schemes Affecting the Way we Invest?

July 3, 2012

With the advancement of technology, mass marketing fraud has pervaded the nation as well as across the globe. Countless stories portrayed by the media tell how innocent individuals get conned into providing their personal and financial information so that con-artists can have access to their valuable money. Among these mass marketing schemes, potential investment opportunities […]

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What is Securities Fraud?

May 9, 2012

Securities fraud consists of deceiving investors through illegal activities and manipulation of financial markets. Some of the most common types of fraudulent activity are stock fraud, Ponzi schemes, insider trading, and high yield investment fraud, among others. Stock fraud occurs when a stockbroker or other person convinces an investor to buy stock by giving information […]

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Fraud law – the Tchenguiz case

May 9, 2012

At the focal point of this dispute is the UK’s largest residential freehold portfolio, worth an estimated £2bn and the complexities associated with many civil fraud cases. It was from this Vincent was able to make payments needed for his extensive network of offshore and UK based companies. In 2008 Vincent pledged shares in his […]

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