Word: fraud
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...gets through that, there's a second contempt citation from Starr in September for her continued refusal to cooperate with his investigation. McDougal served 18 months for her earlier refusal to cooperate with Starr, and was into the fourth month of a two-year sentence on Whitewater-related felony fraud charges. But while she may have to spend most of her days in court over the coming months, at least now she can choose what to wear there...
...hard to keep track of all the user names, passwords and other IDs required in the information age. But more Americans are discovering that it can be costly to lose control of these and other bits of personal data. Incidents of identity fraud are on the rise, with criminals stealing credit-card and Social Security numbers to rack up $750 million in charges in 1997, the General Accounting Office reported last week. The House and Senate are working on bills to stamp out the crime. In the meantime, check your credit report and disclose vital statistics only if absolutely necessary...
According to Mahony, Weld was fascinated bycases dealing with securities fraud, which got tothe heart of business transactions...
MINNEAPOLIS: Talk about reinventing government. Al Gore wants to put seniors to work in the fight against Medicare fraud by "deputizing" them -- paying folks whose anonymous tips help the government recover ill-gotten funds from criminal providers...
...find fraud and abuse -? if you find providers who are exploiting the system and exploiting our seniors ?- we'll pay you to report it," Gore said Wednesday at the 40th-anniversary convention of the American Association of Retired Persons. Is this what the golden years are supposed to be about? Well, the "retired persons" part of "AARP" has always been a bit of a canard; the 50-year-old Gore will be picking up his own AARP card at the convention, and you know he's not planning to retire anytime soon...