In early 2025, Ohio investigators revealed a troubling scheme involving lottery retailers who exploited the trust of their customers to pocket winnings for themselves. What appeared on the surface to be a routine part of everyday life—buying and cashing in scratch-off tickets—was turned into a source of theft and deception. The fraud centered on convenience […]
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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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“Fraud and waste” are terms often used in government and business to describe different types of misconduct. These are not interchangeable terms, yet they do go hand in hand! Fraud refers to intentional deception for unfair or illegal gain, while waste can refer to the mismanagement or improper use of human resources or, in some contexts, […]
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Okay kids, gather around. Scharmaine Lawson Baker has a story to share about the day she stole one and a half million dollars from the U.S taxpayer. Baker, a published children’s author, was also a nurse practitioner and enrolled as a Medicare provider. She claimed to be an expert in Medicare regulations, even authoring publications […]
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