fraud

A longtime contractor at the Hanford Site has come to an agreement with the Federal Government over allegations that the company was fraudulently billing the Department of Energy(DOE).

Caregivers of older adults need to be on the lookout for financial fraud.  Jason Horton, with the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, said it's a growing problem.   "The statistics show that one in ten Americans over the age of 60 has experienced elder abuse in some way, shape, or form and mostly it's financial abuse."   The ...

A Pierce County woman is facing charges of theft, identity theft and forgery for allegedly using a stolen driver's license and bank card to withdraw $5,000 from a bank in Cle Elum last fall. The Ellensburg Daily Record reports 40-year-old Rachel Catharine Leggett of Tacoma was expected to be arraigned in Kittitas County Superior Court this week...

An unfortunate part of the holiday season is fraud.  The AARP’s Sean Voskuhl said 82% of American consumers have experienced some type of fraud, and of that, over a third have experienced fraud when trying to buy a product on-line ad.  He added one ...

Investigators say 17 people face federal charges for conspiring to defraud the U.S. of more than 2.4-million dollars in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program money.  Federal prosecutors in Portland say the group operated in several states as well as on-line via curb pick up programs.   ...

A classic scam is back on the rise in Washington, but here are some tips to safeguard your assets.

Suspect made some bad investments, costing clients millions.

Man was rolling back odometers of vehicles, then selling at inflated prices

Washington's one of the most defrauded states in the US, according to the FTC.

A majority of Americans now receive at least one "smishing" or fraudulent text a month, or more, claiming it's from USPS