In 2025, Californians learned a chilling lesson: a familiar voice can lie. Deepfake fraud—where AI clones voices—claimed new victims. One California professional got a call from a voice they thought was their grandmother in distress, begging for money. The caller sounded panicked, vulnerable, and heartbreakingly real. But it wasn’t her. The money vanished within minutes. […]
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It may not have been their intention, but Kristerpher Turner, Toriano Knox, Kenya Jones, and Joyce Johnson could forever be known for allegedly orchestrating a COVID-19 relief fraud scheme not only considered to be the largest ever identified, but also the only reported COVID-19 fraud case that includes attempted murder charges, since co-conspirators Knox and […]
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Raju Sharma was the guy that brought different business parties together. To band together people who have the same focus. And in this case, was the middleman who created contracts between durable equipment (DME) companies and telemarketing companies in a strategic alliance with the goal to steal almost $30 million from the U.S. taxpayers in […]
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“Silent but not silenced.” A phrase that distinguishes the difference between choosing to be quiet and being prevented from speaking. The difference between voluntary silence and imposed silence. One might choose to be silent for various reasons, like taking a break from a conversation or not wanting to engage at all. Or even committing fraud! Or maybe […]
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