Word: fraud
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Panelists blamed the failure on the numerous scandals and controversies--including election fraud and failure of officers to follow council bylaws--that have befallen the council in recent years...
GUILTY. GEORGE LINDEMANN, 31, scion of a cellular-phone empire; of having his underperforming show horse Charisma electrocuted in order to get $250,000 in insurance money; in Chicago. He is one of 23 upscale equestrians indicted in a fraud scheme...
...number of security measures have been put in place to reduce the risk of voter fraud, Silberstein said...
...regard the potions as ineffective at best and dangerous at worst--especially if they keep patients from seeking established treatments for serious ailments. "Anybody who understands science would regard them as worthless," declares retired psychiatrist Stephen Barrett of Allentown, Pennsylvania, a board member of the National Council Against Health Fraud...
...software next week. "This is an interesting academic exercise, but online transactions are still a relatively minor part of the Internet," Quittner says. "Just knowing someone's credit card number won't get someone very far -- credit card companies have become much more sophisticated about protecting against fraud. Mainly, it's just a good thing they are exposing these flaws now, before commerce becomes a big part...