Government Fraud

Rising Trends: Inspector General Cites the Top Healthcare Fraud Concerns in New Report

Fraud, waste and abuse related to healthcare continues to soar in the U.S. Losses are in the tens of billions of dollars, according to estimates…

Melissa D. Berry July 17, 2019

The GAO’s Investigative-Forensics Team: A Watchdog with Sharper Teeth Than Most

In the federal government’s ongoing effort to combat fraud, waste, and abuse, few agencies have more powerful tools at their disposal than the Government Accountability…

Tad Simons July 09, 2019

In the Realm of Science and Technology, the GAO Reports on the Good, Bad & Sometimes Ugly

For almost a century, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has been providing Congress and the American people with independent oversight of the federal government’s programs and operations,…

Tad Simons June 11, 2019

The Sackler Family, the Opioid Crisis & Liability for Corporate Wrongdoing

As lawsuits against the major opioid manufacturers and distributors continue to march through the legal system, some states are attempting to pursue the family many…

Melissa D. Berry May 21, 2019

Every Jedi Needs a Yoda: The Value of Mentors in One’s Career

It wasn’t the first time I sat in an airport pondering the question of How did I get here? Not how did I arrive on the…

Ray Guidetti May 13, 2019

Weeding Out Bad Doctors: Preventing Healthcare Provider Fraud in Medicare & Medicaid

As our nation’s healthcare costs continue to go up and the government’s costs paid for programs such as Medicare or Medicaid continue to increase apace,…

Gina Jurva May 01, 2019

Combating Identity Fraud in Government Vendor On-Boarding & Personal Identities

Governments can and do fall victim to fraud just like businesses and persons. One growing way this is happening is through government vendor fraud. Government…

Gina Jurva April 29, 2019

Reducing Cyber-Attacks: Former FBI Deputy Director Describes How to Mitigate a Majority of Your Cyber-Risk

While the nightmares that keep company’s chief security officers up at night may be many, fears of cyberattacks and data security breaches are usually near…

Gina Jurva March 29, 2019

Fraud, Schemes & Evasion: The IRS-Criminal Investigations Division Answers Your Questions

You know whom you never want to see on the other end of your Ring doorbell camera? A Special Agent from the Internal Revenue Services’ Criminal…

Gina Jurva March 11, 2019

White Paper: Government Vendor Fraud — Is Prevention the Ultimate Cure?

A new white paper, Government Vendor Fraud — Is Prevention the Ultimate Cure?, demonstrates that people and technology must work together to prevent government fraud.…

Legal Executive Institute March 06, 2019

A New Medicare Card Seeks to Prevent Identity Theft and Healthcare Fraud

Identity theft continues to be a buzz phrase. We’ve been hearing a lot in the news lately about ways in which the federal government is…

Melissa D. Berry February 05, 2019

New Webinar: Working Smarter, Not Harder — How the IRS-CI is Leveraging Data Analytics to Capture Tax Criminals

Scroll through your news app and chances are good you’ll see a headline shouting out white collar crime. Think “Trump ex-lawyer Cohen given three years…

Gina Jurva January 22, 2019