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DENVER, Feb. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- RGL Forensics, an international forensic accounting, consulting and financial investigation firm, announced today their involvement in Spike TV's "1,000 Ways to Die" to provide expert commentary on corporate espionage and share tips on how companies can avoid employee fraud. Robert Jones, an RGL Partner based out of Los Angeles, will be an expert on the show speaking about corporate espionage and employee fraud. Jones is a veteran of RGL, with an...
Unlike Pinocchio, liars do not usually give telltale signs that they are being dishonest. In lieu of a growing nose, is there a way to distinguish people who are telling the truth from those who aren't? A new report in Psychological Science in the Public Interest, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, discusses some of the common misconceptions about those proficient in the art of deception, reviews the shortcomings of commonly used lie-detection techniques, and presents new...
Javelin Strategy & Research released a report of their annual survey of consumer fraud on Tuesday which showed total reported fraud was down to $37 billion in 2010 from $56 billion in 2009. The average out-of-pocket loss soared however to $631 from $387 -- an increase of more than 60 percent, Reuters reports.The number of identity theft victims fell by more than 25 percent in the US last year, the largest annual drop on record, but individual victims lost more money on average than ever...
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Brighterion Inc, the leader in adaptive real-time fraud prevention and homeland security intelligence, announced today that Richard Stiener has been named Senior Vice President of Business development. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090326/SF89428LOGO) Richard C. Stiener began his career with the U.S. Secret Service where he spent 20 years conducting and supervising criminal investigations and protecting U.S. Presidents and Vice...
The second edition of Health Care Fraud and Collateral Consequences provides guidance for South Carolina lawyers who handle health care fraud enforcement cases, says co-author and Charleston attorney Joseph P. Griffith, Jr. Charleston, SC (PRWEB) January 21, 2011 Lawyers who advise health care providers regarding fraud enforcement laws and regulations can find comprehensive guidance in a new book co-written by South Carolina attorney Joseph P. Griffith, Jr. The book, Health Care Fraud...
The free, live, video event will explain counterfeit fraud and discuss best practices for detection and deterrence Glendora, CA (PRWEB) January 15, 2011 Fraud Fighter, a division of UVeritech, will offer a free webinar for banks, retail stores, restaurants and other businesses on Jan. 18 at 11 am PST. The topic will be "Tips, Tools and Techniques for Prevention of Counterfeit Fraud." UVeritech executives Sean Trundy and James Smith will conduct the hour-long streamed-video event which...
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the world's largest anti-fraud organization and leading provider of anti-fraud training and education, is pleased to award Nicholas P. Cucci, of Network Merchants Inc. (NMI), in Schaumburg, Illinois, the globally-preferred Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credential. In order to become a CFE, Cucci has met a stringent set of criteria and passed a rigorous exam administered by the ACFE. Cucci has...
With New Intellinx Version 4 Organizations can become Proactive in Combating Internal and External Fraud Englewood Cliffs, NJ (PRWEB) November 23, 2010 Intellinx Ltd., a pioneer of end-user behavior tracking solutions for fraud protection, today announces that new Version 4 of its Intellinx Enterprise Fraud Management Solution has been deployed successfully at five customer sites. The Intellinx solution provides unparalleled visibility to employee and customer activity in corporate...
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthCare Insight (HCI) today unveiled Nucleus(TM), a next-generation technology platform for fraud, waste, and abuse prevention and detection, at the Annual Training Conference & Anti-Fraud Expo of the National Healthcare Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA). The Nucleus application features advanced analytics, comprehensive risk scoring, and a customizable interface to help insurers stop fraud before medical claims are paid. "Healthcare fraud could...
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., Nov. 11, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- YouTube and Broadway sensation, Miranda Sings, astounds her "haters" by winning Murphy's Magic Community's "What Magic Means to You" contest for a free trip for two to Las Vegas, NV to personally meet and see world-famous magician, Criss Angel, perform live. Miranda Sings has more than 38,000 followers on her YouTube Channel, and her videos have been viewed more than 11 million times. She won the contest by a landslide...
