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ATM fraud blamed on lax security
Report: Half of all banks not checking ATM security codes, allowing millions in ID theft losses.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Online identity thieves are costing banks as much as a million dollars a month by exploiting lax security at automated teller machines, according to a published report.
August 2, 2005 |  Full Article

Ex-Deloitte Manager Is Accused of Fraud
Santa Ana woman, who is suspected of cheating the consulting firm of $550,000, is indicted.
Jamie Watkins, 48, was released on a $20,000 bond after being indicted in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana on federal charges of mail and wire fraud, said Brett Sagel, the assistant U.S. attorney in Santa Ana prosecuting the case.
August 2, 2005 |  Full Article

Crime rings ‘find Germany a haven for fraud’
Germany has become a haven for criminal and terrorist organisations that are using tax fraud to siphon off tens of billions of euros from state coffers, Germany’s highest audit court has warned.
August 2, 2005 |  Full Article

Former beauty queen's appeal on fraud conviction is denied
MINNEAPOLIS - A three-judge panel has denied the appeal of a former Mrs. Minnesota International who was convicted of collecting more than $190,000 in Social Security benefits by claiming she was disabled.
August 1, 2005 |  Full Article

Fake `Saudi princess' pleads guilty to larceny, insurance fraud
NEW YORK -- A former investment banker who posed as a Saudi Arabian princess was told to check into a mental hospital Tuesday after admitting she tried to cheat an insurance firm and that she stole from a credit card company.
August 1, 2005 |  Full Article

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