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Shaun BarryNovember 18, 2014 0

A prescription for fraud: The hidden connection between drug abuse and fraud

All of us are familiar with common fraud types. Insurance fraud, credit card fraud, identity theft, and tax evasion are among the most recognized areas. But, there are many other fraud types that have a big impact on our daily lives, yet receive little attention in the media and among

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Carl HammersburgNovember 17, 2014 1

The Many Faces of Unemployment Fraud

Is fraud like a snowflake, and every one is unique? Not really. There is, however, an increasing number of methods and schemes that show up and expand the range of issues we need to look for every day. To celebrate International Fraud Awareness Week this year, I'm going to spend

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Greg HendersonNovember 13, 2014 1

It’s beginning to look a lot like International Fraud Awareness Week

For most people, this time of year means celebrating cherished, personal traditions… helping those less fortunate…flocking to stores in droves…the company holiday party… For the SAS Security Intelligence team, it means identity theft…benefits fraud…unemployment insurance fraud...insider threats. Why? Because next week is International Fraud Awareness Week! And we’re celebrating by

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Carl HammersburgNovember 12, 2014 1

The Medicaid Fraud Epidemic - Can We Still Save the Patient?

There are times when I harken back to the classic television show M.A.S.H. For those of you too young to remember, the story centered around a mobile Army surgical hospital in the midst of the conflict in the Korean peninsula. While they weren't the first people to see the patient, the unit

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Carl HammersburgNovember 7, 2014 1

Fraud is in the Air, Everywhere I Look Around

It's time for a fall fraud roundup. Bad deeds swirl around like so many dry leaves, and I'd like to highlight a few of them this week. It can happen anywhere, even in sports, and no, I'm not picking on those shoplifting Dallas Cowboys here. An MLS referee was suspended for workers' compensation

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Carl HammersburgDecember 2, 2013 2

Lost in translation: Interpreter business rife with fraud

Another day, another scam defrauding insurers and governments. For purposes of full disclosure, the case I'm highlighting today comes from Washington's Labor and Industries (L&I), the agency where I formerly worked and headed up fraud prevention efforts, and the investigation dates back to my time there. During my time there,

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Carl HammersburgNovember 4, 2013 0

Happy International Fraud Awareness Week - Celebrate With $2 Trillion

Before that headline really scares you, let me clarify - there hasn't been a single fraud scheme that managed to pull off a $2 trillion haul (yet). However, the fact remains that as rising scams, schemes, the gray market, work under the table and good old tax evasion escalate, as

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Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Carl HammersburgApril 23, 2013 1

Identity theft? Next step, government fraud

Sometimes, it is good to start with a confession. I filed my taxes at the last minute. It was past time to get some money back from the IRS before they could waste $60,000 on another Star Trek spoof video. Normally I'm one of those people that files in February,

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Carl HammersburgMarch 20, 2013 0

Are Your Wages Killing You? Study Opens The Door For Workers Comp Fraud

Personally, I love studies. They help put things into context, and when done well, provide an independent and hopefully unbiased view of the forces that shape our lives. They are also a great way to see government funds used in strange ways. For example, the new NIOSH (National Institute for

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Greg HendersonMarch 4, 2013 0

Michigan’s holistic view of fraud is what’s required to combat organized criminal networks

SAS announced yesterday that Michigan will use the SAS Fraud Framework for Government to, initially, combat fraud, waste and abuse in the state’s unemployment insurance and food stamp programs. Those two programs are good focus areas and I’m confident they will lead to the state recovering funds, avoiding losses and

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