Federal authorities are creating a mortgage fraud task force in Connecticut to investigate schemes that contributed to the economic crisis and emerging crime trends associated with the growing tide of foreclosures. Prosecutors in the past year have brought… Sponsored Topics:...

The college students going door-to-door in the Fort Mill area are not part of a scam, but are working with a company that recruits the students to sell reference books to the public, an official of that company said Friday. Original post:  Fort Mill sales no scam, official says...

Corporate earnings lost to fraud hit $665 million for the first half of this year, prompting the police fraud squad to warn company managers and individuals to be more vigilant in the supervision of employees and pre-paying for goods and services. Read the rest here:  Local News>Fraud...

Joseph Christopher Hooker has been indicted and charged with mail fraud and tax fraud. Read the original here:  Feds seek $3.4M in fraud indictment of Joseph Christopher Hooker (BizJournals)

Two 23-year-old law graduates accused by police in Rio de Janeiro of fraudulently claiming they had been robbed Two British backpackers could face up to five years in a Brazilian jail over an alleged holiday insurance scam. Shanti Andrews and Rebecca Turner, both 23-year-old law graduates,...

A Jupiter stock trader was sentenced Thursday to two-and-a-half years in prison for his role in a securities fraud scam. Read the original here:  Jupiter stock trader sentenced in scam (South Florida Business Journal)

The IRS is warning taxpayers to be wary of fraud associated with the first-time homebuyer credit. See more here:  IRS warns taxpayers of first-time homebuyer fraud (Belleville News-Democrat)

Authorities have charged a North Providence man and indicted three others in an alleged series of mortgage fraud schemes that totaled $10 million. The rest is here: RI man accused of $10M mortgage fraud scheme (AP via Yahoo! Finance)