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Tag Archives: fraud
Not Sure if You’ve Voted?
I’ve been seeing this amusing banner ad for Obama popping up all over the web. Given the behavior of some of ACORN’s representatives, it might not be an illegitimate question.
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008
Tagged ACORN, ad, advertising, banner, election, fraud, Obama, representatives, Voting, web
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Stick to Foam Peanuts
A Kansas family noticed that the shipping materials used by a Texas company were composed of shredded personal checks. The family was able to tape the shards back together, revealing numerous account numbers. The company says they’ve been using shredded … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged account numbers, Add new tag, banking, checks, fraud, identity theft, Kansas, Texas
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Medifraud
Michael F. Cannon at Cato blogs about a NYTimes article on the rife fraud found and covered up at Medicare. A confidential draft of a federal inspector general’s report claimed that the behavior they found at the Medicare Administration was … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Health Care, Libertarianism
Tagged administration, AdvanceMed, California, Cato Institute, confidential, congress, crime, Democrat, federal spending, fraud, inspector general, Law, medicare, medifraud, Michael F. Cannon, New York Times, pete stark, road map, Ways and Means Committee
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Fact-Checking 101
It should be clear by now to anyone who frequently reads blogs that the MSM is not terribly accurate in its reporting, nor does it seem to have any intention of getting better at it. Whether you think the media … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Foreign affairs, Media, MichaelW's Page
Tagged CIA, fact-checkers, fraud, Human trafficking, John McCain, Media, State Department, Statistics
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Law & State in Russia
Video of Robert Amsterdam speaking at the University of Illinois about the political-symbolic nature of Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s prosecution for fraud in 2005. The transformation of the Khodorkovsky trial into a grotesque perversion of justice is enormously revealing about the nature … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged 2005, Champaign, fraud, justice, Khodorkovsky, Law, privatization, prosecution, Putin, Robert Amsterdam, Russia, show trial, Soviet, University of Illinois, Urbana
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The Cruelest Recruiting Prank of All Time
Here’s a truly incredible story from the college football recruiting trail. Kevin Hart, an unheralded OG from Fernly High in Nevada, held a press conference to announce that he had accepted a scholarship offer from Jeff Tedford to play for … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged Cal, California, college football, crime, Fernly High, fraud, impersonation, Jeff Tedford, Kevin Hart, Mike Sherman, Nevada, police, recruiting, Texas A&M
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The Fraud Unseen
(cross posted at Risk and Return) So, we now have a new record for trader fraudulently losing billions on bad trades. Nick Leeson will soon join the 1972 Dolphins as great, but behind by the numbers. Just like then I … Continue reading
Posted in Investing, Lance's Page
Tagged fraud, market, Melissa Theuriau, risk, Societe General, trading
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