Tag: fraud
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Walmart must pay $35 million to a truck driver it falsely accused of fraud, jury says
Walmart must pay almost $35 million to one of its former truck drivers after a California jury found the retailer had falsely accused him of workers’ compensation fraud and wrongfully terminated him. A San Bernardino County jury this week ordered Walmart to pay driver Jesus “Jesse” Fonseca $25 million in punitive damages, plus $9.7 million…
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Four arrested in insurance fraud plot with bizarre twist
Four arrested in insurance fraud plot with bizarre twist – CBS News Watch CBS News Nationwide cases of insurance fraud cost the United States about $40 billion a year, according to the FBI. This week in California, four people were arrested in an alleged insurance fraud plot with a bizarre twist. Be the first to…
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When Trump’s victory became clear, online claims of election fraud quieted
By the time the polls opened on Election Day, baseless claims of voter fraud had been building on social media for months, fueling doubts about the integrity of the election. Posts proliferated on X and other platforms pointing to hiccups like technical issues with voting machines, power outages and spelling errors on ballots as examples…
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“Fat Leonard” sentenced to 15 years for massive Navy bribery, fraud scheme
Leonard Glenn Francis, a former defense contractor convicted for masterminding an unprecedented bribery and fraud scheme targeting the U.S. Navy, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court to 15 years in prison. He was ordered to pay $20 million in restitution and a $150,000 fine, the Department of Justice announced. Francis, known as “Fat Leonard,” pled…