Task force flooded with Katrina fraud
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More than 400 people -- including government and charity workers -- have been charged so far with illegally benefiting from Hurricane Katrina and the ensuing flooding, according to a Justice Department report released Wednesday.
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New allegations of poor financial stewardship at some of the nation's largest veterans charities surfaced yesterday as lawmakers took some of them to task and considered establishing federal oversight of nonprofit organizations.
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A siege mentality prevails at a World Bank unit that investigates allegations of misconduct and corruption in bank-financed projects, an independent panel says. It recommends the group reach out to other departments and outside advisers to deal with its problems.
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According to Department of Homeland Security studies, the instance of identity theft and computer fraud has doubled annually since 1999, costing Americans billions of dollars.
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The Government Accountability Office found potential waste and fraud involving Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts overseen by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the following:
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A New Jersey woman passed more than 700 phony checks totaling more than &#36;120,000, according to a federal indictment.
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By AMY WOLD  When a federal coastal restoration task force meets in January, it will consider spending $34 million to build two restoration projects in the coming year.  A project in Jefferson Parish and one in St.
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - A federal grand jury has indicted a now-defunct Islamic charity and five men for illegally transferring funds to Iraq and stealing U.S. government grant money, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
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Reports of suspected mortgage fraud have doubled since 2005 and government agencies that investigate and prosecute such cases say they cannot keep up.
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Overwhelmed volunteers, inflexible attitudes and inadequate anti-fraud measures are among the many shortcomings acknowledged by the American Red Cross in a candid and comprehensive new report assessing its response to Hurricane Katrina.
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Louisiana wants thousands of state and local government workers to send back $10 million in unemployment pay they received while still collecting regular pay after Hurricane Katrina.
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A multi-billion fraud hits the country's second-biggest bank, leading to questions about how such insider schemes can be prevented
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Federal investigators have uncovered what they describe as a sweeping network of kickbacks, bribes and fraud involving employees and subcontractors of KBR, the former Halliburton subsidiary.
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Louisiana taxpayers paid more than $360,000 for the failed prosecution of the owners of a nursing home where 35 people died during Hurricane Katrina, according to documents obtained Friday by The Associated Press.
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Fraud involving payments supposed to help victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita likely exceeds earlier estimates of $1 billion and only a tiny fraction of the money has been recovered, according to a U.S. government report released on Wednesday.
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Reports of suspected mortgage fraud have doubled since 2005, and government agencies that investigate and prosecute such cases say they cannot keep up.
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The City watchdog asks insurers and brokers to inform on firms that they think are committing fraud.