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The operators of a tax debt relief scheme will surrender over $8 million in cash and turn over additional assets to settle the Federal Trade Commission and State of Nevada’s charges that the defendants pockete…
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What GAO Found Agencies can use more than 100 federal data sources—or a combination of them—to verify if recipients meet the eligibility criteria for federal programs throughout the award l…
Imposter scams were the most reported fraud last year, with reported losses increasing nearly three times since 2020 New data from the Federal Trade Commission reveal that people reported l…
What GAO Found In May 2025, GAO identified 17 priority recommendations for the Small Business Administration (SBA). Since then, SBA has implemented three of those recommendations, bringing…
What GAO Found From fiscal year 2021 through the first half of fiscal year 2025, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE)’s Integrity Committee (IC) receive…
The Federal Trade Commission issued a report to Congress detailing the agency’s efforts to protect consumers interested in private adoption. Families often turn to third-party intermediarie…
At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a U.S. district court in California has temporarily halted an allegedly deceptive mortgage assistance relief operation that claims it ca…
The operators of a tax debt relief scheme will surrender over $8 million in cash and turn over additional assets to settle the Federal Trade Commission and State of Nevada’s charges that th…
A former employee of a shelving and storage distributor pleaded guilty today to two felonies for conspiring to rig bids and defraud the U.S. Department of War. As the defendant admitted in…
Two former school superintendents and a schoolteacher have been sentenced for stealing almost $400,000.00 from the Department of Education. These arrests, and ultimate prosecution, was an a…