Antitrust, FCA Claims On Merck Mumps Vaccine To Advance By Dan Packel Law360, Philadelphia (September 05, 2014, 6:12 PM ET) — Two lawsuits accusing Merck & Co. Inc. of lying about the efficacy of its mumps inoculation in order to… Read More ›
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US army investigates hundreds of soldiers for recruitment fraud
Officials tell Senate that illegal kickbacks cost the US at least $29m as part of national guard program to boost enlistment Associated Press in Washington theguardian.com, Tuesday 4 February 2014 17.43 EST The recruitment program began to improve enlistment… Read More ›
EPA reels as climate-change expert awaits sentencing for $1m CIA fraud
• John Beale pretended to be CIA agent for a decade • Republicans round on agency chief Gina McCarthy Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent theguardian.com, Monday 16 December 2013 14.19 EST EPA administrator Gina McCarthy testifies before a Senate committee… Read More ›
Journal withdraws controversial French Monsanto GM study : Even though “no evidence of fraud or intentional misrepresentation of the data.”
Source: Reuters – Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:37 PM Author: Reuters * Hundreds of scientists criticised Seralini’s paper * Journal editor asked to see raw data in investigation * Paper withdrawn due to concerns about sample size * “No evidence… Read More ›
Ukrainian thugs scam State Dept, highlighting flaws in ‘diversity visa’ program
Posted By Brendan Bordelon On 8:48 AM 10/29/2013 In | No Comments Ukrainian fraudsters are duping the State Department’s diversity visa program to extort cash from Ukrainian citizens and gain access to American Social Security numbers, a new report by… Read More ›
Local hero and ‘Christ-like’ millionaire accused of massive fraud in Utah
Jeremy Johnson, 37, is charged with defrauding more than $275 million from ‘unwitting’ customers over five years in an online marketing scam The scam would allegedly sign customers up to online programs with monthly fees without their knowledge Johnson, who… Read More ›
Scientific fraud: a sign of the times?
Are dodgy lab dealings a modern day dilemma or business as usual? The infamous Piltdown Man skull. Photograph: Rischgitz/Getty If you read about scientific fraud in the recent news, it would seem that there is much to worry about. It’s… Read More ›
Applying algorithm to social networks can reveal hidden connections criminals use to commit fraud, says UAlberta researcher
Contact: Jamie Hanlon jamie.hanlon@ualberta.ca 780-492-9214 University of Alberta Math tree may help root out fraudsters Fraudsters beware: the more your social networks connect you and your accomplices to the crime, the easier it will be to shake you from the… Read More ›
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