/tags/fraud Fraud en-US Copyright Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:05:17 GMT /news/2024-11-19/artificial-intelligence-schools-joanna-smith-griffin-all-here-education-north-carolina-arrested The founder of an artificial intelligence company that worked with large school districts nationwide has been arrested on fraud charges. Joanna Smith-Griffin had been arrested Tuesday in North Carolina. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:05:17 GMT /news/2024-11-19/artificial-intelligence-schools-joanna-smith-griffin-all-here-education-north-carolina-arrested Associated Press /wunc-music/2024-09-06/musician-streaming-fraud-doj-spotify-apple-amazon-youtube-music A North Carolina man was charged by federal authorities with music streaming fraud aided by artificial intelligence song creation. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:19:20 GMT /wunc-music/2024-09-06/musician-streaming-fraud-doj-spotify-apple-amazon-youtube-music Jason deBruyn /politics/2023-08-01/josh-steins-gubernatorial-campaign-says-it-lost-50-000-through-scam-that-targeted-vendor Tue, 01 Aug 2023 14:35:57 GMT /politics/2023-08-01/josh-steins-gubernatorial-campaign-says-it-lost-50-000-through-scam-that-targeted-vendor Associated Press /news/2023-02-24/businessman-greg-lindberg-accused-of-scheme-to-skim-company-funds Lindberg has been indicted again on federal criminal charges. Fri, 24 Feb 2023 23:09:34 GMT /news/2023-02-24/businessman-greg-lindberg-accused-of-scheme-to-skim-company-funds Associated Press /news/2022-12-19/5-sentenced-to-prison-in-12m-theology-school-fraud-headquartered-in-durham The defendants admitted they recruited fake students to the Columbus, Georgia, campus of Apex School of Theology. The students were promised they would not have to do any work. The employees took all or part of the money from federal grants and loans. Mon, 19 Dec 2022 15:33:39 GMT /news/2022-12-19/5-sentenced-to-prison-in-12m-theology-school-fraud-headquartered-in-durham Associated Press /2022-08-29/new-trial-for-north-carolina-insurance-magnate-set-for-march A new trial for a North Carolina-based insurance magnate whose previous convictions on corruption-related charges were overturned is set for early March, a federal judge decided on Monday. Mon, 29 Aug 2022 22:28:37 GMT /2022-08-29/new-trial-for-north-carolina-insurance-magnate-set-for-march Associated Press /news/2022-05-19/judge-nc-insurance-mogul-defrauded-companies-he-invested-in Greg Lindberg, who lived in Durham and was once North Carolina’s largest political donor, was sentenced in 2020 to more than seven years in prison after being convicted of attempting to bribe Causey to secure preferential regulatory treatment for his insurance business. Thu, 19 May 2022 21:18:33 GMT /news/2022-05-19/judge-nc-insurance-mogul-defrauded-companies-he-invested-in Associated Press /news/2022-05-02/aarp-launches-online-resource-help-protect-veterans-against-fraud AARP has launched a Veteran Fraud Center, a free educational tool that provides tips and other resources to protect veterans and their families against dangers caused by scammers. Mon, 02 May 2022 13:29:16 GMT /news/2022-05-02/aarp-launches-online-resource-help-protect-veterans-against-fraud Sharryse Piggott /business-economy/2020-02-28/north-carolina-man-pleads-guilty-to-hurricane-repair-fraud A North Carolina man who admitted that he never completed repair work he was hired to do after Hurricane Florence has pleaded guilty to charges stemming… Fri, 28 Feb 2020 23:28:05 GMT /business-economy/2020-02-28/north-carolina-man-pleads-guilty-to-hurricane-repair-fraud Associated Press /show/the-state-of-things/2017-06-08/fraud-in-the-evolution-of-american-capitalism Since the beginning of a capitalist economy in the United States, business endeavors have been fraught with examples of fraud and deceit. In his new book,… Thu, 08 Jun 2017 15:45:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-06-08/fraud-in-the-evolution-of-american-capitalism Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio