Data minimization, a core data privacy principle, means collecting and retaining only the personal data that’s absolutely necessary to fulfill a specific purpose. Companies collect data for a multitude of reasons, primarily to gain a deeper understanding of their customers, improve their business operations, and make better decisions. Or to commit fraud. Jalen Tylee Hill created a […]
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David Lam was an operations supervisor and claims specialist for the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) office, responsible for helping individuals establish their entitlement to U.S. Social Security benefits, including retirement, disability, and survivor benefits. It is a position that has access to millions of U.S. citizens personal identifying information (PII). Sensitive records that Lam […]
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On May 29, 2025, a jury found Dr. Reginald Eburuche guilty of bank fraud after he obtained over a million dollars in fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, the government mandated, U.S. taxpayer funded bank loan established to help Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Turns out, Eburuche didn’t have a real business on the […]
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Americans are all too familiar with junk mail and spam calls that target U.S. seniors to try and steal their personal information. Exploiting our natural vulnerabilities, scammers aim to create a sense of urgency or fear to cloud judgment and encourage hasty decisions – a trick that Gary Cox, CEO of Power Mobility Doctor Rx, […]
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In 2018, Mitchell Summerfield stepped into the role of lead pastor at Word of God Fellowship, a church founded by his late parents. His church biography described him as “a next generation leader.” Although that claim is based off his real estate deals valued at over a million dollars and not his acts of good […]
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Jamie P. McNamara operated several laboratories in Louisiana and Texas that sold genetic testing services. Theoretically, he was offering DNA testing for better health to patients, but McNamara was actually stealing millions of dollars from the U.S. taxpayer in a scheme that preyed on vulnerable Americans concerned about their health. McNamara obtained the doctors’ orders […]
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On May 30, 2025, six individuals were charged in connection with a fraud and bribery scheme that generated over $66 million in unauthorized transactions under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). If fraudsters get recognition where it is due, this is one of the largest food stamp frauds ever in United States history. But one […]
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Broad Street Family Pharmacy, while licensed to provide services to Medicaid and Medicare consumers, had a business model designed really to commit fraud rather than to provide patient-centered care. Elizabeth Thompson owned the pharmacy but her husband, Dello Buono, operated it – even though he was not allowed to be a provider under the Medicaid […]
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Hannah Heart tricked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) into paying over a million dollars in a multi-person income tax return scheme, with the very same fake tax documents that she first created for her own tax return. Heart made a fake form that looked like it came from a bank and mortgage company. In 2014, […]
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While Mervat Gharib may have been the owner of Capital City Family Market, and Adam Rashwan may have only been an employee, this husband-and-wife team were equal partners in a million-dollar scheme to not only steal from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), but the U.S. taxpayer as well. In May 2021, data from USDA […]
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