Fraud

At a time of year when many of us are purchasing gift cards to enable loved ones to buy something of their choosing, data from the Federal Trade Commission reveal that, increasingly, criminals are separating...

A Chicago businessman pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal wire fraud charge in connection with a multi-million fraud scheme involving investors in the Orthodox Jewish community who invested in assisted...

AARP launches collaborative to accelerate solutions for successful aging … 3 charged with mailing fraudulent prize notices to older adults … Cures 2.0 legislation called ‘game changer’ in biomedical...

Adults 80 or older who made fraud reports to the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network, or who had reports made on their behalf, lost a median of $1,300 to fraud in 2020, according to...

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The Department of Justice brought more than 220 criminal and civil enforcement actions covering almost 20 different types of fraud targeting older Americans, according to the agency’s annual report...

The 2014 sale of two home health agencies by a national senior living provider is at the center of a recent $17 million settlement to resolve False Claims Act kickback allegations.

The COVID-19 pandemic gave scammers an opportunity to use new tactics to defraud older adults, including illegal robocalls, texts and emails, and social media posts.

A massive federal crackdown on healthcare fraud in Florida last week snared 52 providers including home healthcare firms.

The former owner of a now-shuttered Richmond, VA, assisted living community pleaded guilty Wednesday to healthcare fraud after reportedly using more than $823,000 in federal and state benefits intended...