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OCTOBER 24, 2019

The closure of New York-based payroll processing firm MyPayrollHR left some 8,000 people and about 400 companies without their paychecks. Now, small business owners are struggling to make up thousands of dollars in tax payments that vanished or are in limbo , Chicago’s Daily Herald reported Tuesday (Oct. 28 and Sept.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

But new concerns are mounting over the U.S. government's inability to curb the risk of fraud that emerged during the first round of PPP funding. While it may be the most high-profile business fraud story today, it's certainly not the only pandemic-related business fraud threat. Homeland Security investigators.

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

Corporate fraud comes in many colors, but for many businesses, the most unexpected threat is the one looming from within company walls. This week, IBM announced a collaboration with Raw Seafoods to develop a blockchain solution to address supply chain fraud in the seafood industry, including cases of incomplete documentation and mislabeling.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Attorney Michael Avenatti has been charged in two federal cases with wire and bank fraud, as well as allegedly attempting to extort more than $20 million from Nike. He is also charged with supposedly defrauding a bank through fake tax returns. The Wall Street Journal ( WSJ ) reported that the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Daya Shankar Kushwaha was arrested by tax officers in New Delhi for allegedly using fake invoices worth over Rs 1,200 crore to get tax benefits, according to reports on Monday (Feb. Kushwaha reportedly used fraudulent Input Tax Credit (ITC) of Rs 124 crore. .

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JUNE 21, 2019

Fraud knows no boundaries. new reports from The New Yorker this week dove into how the current CFO of the National Rival Association (NRA) allegedly embezzled funds from his last company, employee benefits consulting firm the Wyatt Company. For payments fraud, the land Down Under seems fertile ground, too. In the U.S.,

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JANUARY 15, 2021

These violations, said FinCEN, “caused millions of dollars in suspicious transactions to go unreported in a timely and accurate manner, including proceeds connected to organized crime, tax evasion, fraud, and other financial crimes laundered through the bank into the U.S. financial system.”.

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JANUARY 16, 2020

In today’s top payments news, Apple buys artificial intelligence (AI) firm Xnor for $200 million, a panel in New York City is seeking a $500 million bailout for debt-burdened taxi drivers and Google modifies its search function to make finding and comparing apparel easier. New Data: 75 Pct.

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Key Takeaways Real estate markets are vulnerable to money laundering and fraud because of their transaction size and appreciation over time. New York City and Miami were the original targets under the first order in 2016.

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Misrepresentation is used to justify the movement of funds and, in some cases, reduce the tax obligation reflected on customs documents. Over- or under-shipment or phantom shipments: Over- or under-shipment involves misrepresenting the number of goods in a shipment.

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JULY 6, 2020

Wirecard continues to dominate the headlines in the realm of corporate fraud thanks to $2 billion missing from the company’s books, but it’s not the only company at the center of questionable activity. 34 percent of furloughed employees were asked to commit furlough fraud , according to a survey from U.K.-based

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AUGUST 21, 2020

Publishers’ Letter Spotlights ‘Apple Tax’ – and Digital News Delivery. Several publishers – including The New York Times and CNBC – petitioned Apple’s CEO Tim Cook to offer a commission structure similar to the one given to Amazon. New Report: How Behavioral Analytics Help FIs Block Fraud at the ITM.

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MARCH 9, 2020

The FBI has once again sounded the alarm on the proliferation of digital fraud like ransomware and the business email compromise (BEC) scam, releasing new stats on the financial damage such criminal activity has caused in the U.S. 3 individuals were arrested in India for an invoice fraud scam , according to CNBCTV reports this week.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

It collects taxes, administers tax law and policy and oversees charities. As a result of the breach, the CRA said more than 11,000 of 12 million personal accounts were compromised, including online portals accessing tax payer data and COVID-19 relief programs. The CRA plays multiple roles. 19), officials told CNN.

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MAY 12, 2016

office were facilitating tax evasion and money laundering. regulators didn’t seem inclined to take any real steps toward looking into the claims about BSI’s role in tax evasion at the time. A former employee at Swiss bank BSI, who worked at the bank’s U.K. But as the FT’s reports showed, U.K.

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DECEMBER 20, 2019

As city councils all over the nation get a hankering for MOA tax revenue, the category just keeps growing and evolving. As mobile takes fast food by storm, QSRs find themselves gagging on friendly (and unfriendly) fraud. Fraudsters rely on this fact and tirelessly seek to exploit new openings. Chargebacks Bite. MOA is a Goer.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Amazon and the city of New York managed to pull off one of history’s more spectacular break-ups this week, with the Valentine’s Day announcement that the city and the nation’s largest eCommerce firm would not be joining forces to build half of Amazon’s HQ2 in Long Island City. As noted by Kathryn S. How can anyone be surprised?”

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

That roster includes Washington State, New Jersey, Chicago and New York City. Read More On Restaurants: ChowNow: AI Helps Independent Restaurants Fight The Growing Threat of Digital Fraud DoorDash And Uber Fee Hikes Will Test Business Model – And Restaurants’ Patience COVID Surge Prompts Gov. percent and 37.6

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JANUARY 10, 2018

Ride-hailing app company Uber reached a settlement with more than 2,000 New York drivers, agreeing to pay $3 million. The lawsuit alleged a breach of contract for adding sales tax and a fee to the total fare amount, which then boosted the amount of service fees owed to the company. Uber currently has more than 600,000 U.S.

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

The hackers published the contribution in addition to tax receipts for 0.88 Bitcoin has been on a steady rise over recent weeks, driven partly by the news of Square's $50 million bitcoin buy, and perhaps more substantially because of recent comments from U.S. in bitcoin ( valued at approximately $10,515 as of 7:04 P.M.

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MARCH 12, 2020

Six men were convicted by a Paris court in a $50 million impersonation plot that conned wealthy residents into giving money to help the government with covert operations involving hostages, The New York Times reported on Thursday (March 11). Gilbert Chikli, 54, was sentenced to 11 years behind bars in addition to a $2.3 million fine.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

Government disbursements can range from child support payments and annual tax returns to pension and retirement fund payouts. The IRS has accepted digitally filed tax documents and issued digital refunds for years, and it received approximately 29 million electronic returns via direct deposit between February 2018 and February 2019.

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JUNE 29, 2020

With the Wealthfront mobile app, customers with direct deposit can get paid up to two days early, as well as set up direct deposit for other payments like a tax refund or company expenses.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

In the past, India wasn’t known for large-scale fraud, but that is changing. The country is now seen as a major player in cyberfraud, noted the report, citing Suhel Daud, an FBI agent who serves as assistant legal attaché at the embassy in New Delhi.

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JANUARY 22, 2018

According to an article in The New York Times on Sunday (Jan. Yet the government continues to expand use cases for the Aadhaar, such as in filing tax returns; and oftentimes online merchants have demanded the ID be in place, Khera said. Is India’s push for biometric IDs a bust?

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JUNE 19, 2017

New York City soup producer and marketer Soupman – home of Seinfeld’s “Soup Nazi” character – has filed for bankruptcy protection following charges against former CFO Robert Bertrand last month. million, and total alleged tax loss to the U.S. million, and total alleged tax loss to the U.S. was about $594,000.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

A server running an Elasticsearch database contained sensitive data from as far back as 2008 that included loan and mortgage agreements, repayment schedules and other financial and tax documents. Reporters were able to find out that the vendor mentioned is New York-based OpticsML.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

That’s not so say that everyone involved with mileage reimbursement is a crook (though, of course, mileage fraud does persist). Per-mile driving costs can vary greatly, depending on geographic location — say, for instance, the relatively wide-open spaces of the Midwest versus the crowds and chaos of New York City or San Francisco.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

It seems that old-fashioned video games are that hot new item, assuming they are in pristine condition and come in factory packaging, according to a new report in The New York Times. Collectors say that multiple gold copies of Nintendo World Championships — only 26 were distributed, making it one of the rarest N.E.S.

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JANUARY 6, 2017

It never takes long for cybercriminals to find new avenues to perpetrate fraud. Chad Schamberger, director of engineering at VirtualArmour , joined this week’s Hacker Tracker to share his insights on some of the biggest news impacting the cybersecurity space. Fraud On The Line. Ad Fraud Takes Center Stage.

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OCTOBER 18, 2019

In other news, Bermuda will now accept one-to-one U.S. dollar-backed digital currencies for the payment of government taxes, fees and services. We know that embracing new technology is necessary for the future growth of our economy, and so, in Bermuda, we are making sure that we are leading the world in facilitating innovation.

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AUGUST 13, 2019

Included in the exposed data are bank account numbers, statements, tax and mortgage records, receipts for wire transfers, personal social security numbers and pictures of drivers’ licenses. KrebsOnSecurity reported the breach in May. The security company reported that all the information was accessible without any need for authentication.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

In early September 2019, reports emerged that Amazon was testing hand recognition-based payments at Whole Foods locations using its New York employees and some custom-fitted vending machines as an initial experiment. There were also New York Post reports that the technology might make an appearance at Whole Food checkouts this year.

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Consider outsourcing BSA/AML work as one option in order to remain compliant and meet short-term needs for alert or case-monitoring to address seasonal issues, such as tax season, or employee issues, such as a leave of absence. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Fraud Prevention. Bank’s parent, U.S.

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AUGUST 1, 2018

MGM officials will also reportedly help the league detect fraud and game-fixing. In another signal of how this new world of sports betting might develop, the NBA wants to charge royalties on each bet that gamblers place on its games, along with having veto power over “certain kinds of betting,” according to The New York Times.

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AUGUST 13, 2019

Included in the exposed data are bank account numbers, statements, tax and mortgage records, receipts for wire transfers, personal social security numbers and pictures of drivers’ licenses. KrebsOnSecurity reported the breach in May. The security company reported that all the information was accessible without any need for authentication.

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MARCH 4, 2016

Trustees for the Madoff victims sued Harley that year in New York, stating that the fund should have known the purported Madoff returns were unrealistic. But the truth, said Bloomberg , may be a bit more mundane.

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