Tips to auditors force changes at state agencies It’s just an ordinary phone, the hotline that tips the state of Maryland’s bloodhounds that something’s amiss in one of the agencies. It isn’t red, there are no special bells and whistles, but it does get answered. Read...

Six foreign nationals accused of running $4 million Internet vehicle-selling scam Read the original here: Online car-selling scam nets $4 million, prosecutors say

As far as Jay Gordon is concerned, the Internal Revenue Service was the victim of someone who used Gordon’s identity to commit tax fraud, and now Gordon and his wife are victims of the IRS. View original here:  Tax fraud victims sue IRS for refund

A Manhattan business executive was convicted yesterday of manipulating his corporate books in order to secure $21 million in loans from a financial institution.Courtney Dupree, the 42-year-old president of GDC Acquisitions, was found guilty by a Brooklyn federal jury of two counts...

BIOTECHNOLOGY Affymetrix sued by Tang Affymetrix was sued for fraud by investment firm Tang Capital Partners, which claims the maker of genomic analysis tools misrepresented the financing of an acquisition for which it… The rest is here: Tang Capital sues Affymetrix, alleging...

Scott Rothstein, the Florida lawyer sentenced to 50 years in prison for running a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, said officials at three Manhattan hedge funds helped him prop up the fraud in its final months, according to transcripts of a court deposition. Rothstein, 49, said his scheme...

A bankruptcy judge approves a plan to liquidate the estate of former CalPERS board member Alfred J.R. Villalobos, who is accused of using gifts and trips to influence investment decisions. A federal judge has approved a plan to liquidate the estate of Alfred J.R. Villalobos, former...

We have a new twist tonight on a scam involving mail fraud and a Northern Michigan business has fallen victim. See more here:  Scam used Northern Michigan business as pawn