Tag: fraud
State controller agrees to audit San Benito County
The California State Controller’s office this week notified San Benito County officials that its Local Government Oversight Team will conduct a full audit of...
CVS settles with state over Medi-Cal fraud claims
CVS Pharmacy will pay the state of California more than $18 million in a settlement of a lawsuit that accused the national chain of...
County auditor confirms stolen funds recovered from Oct. 15 phishing scam
San Benito County has recovered nearly $700,000 stolen from a recent vendor payment fraud scheme, according to the county Auditor-Controller’s Office.
The recovery of the...
San Benito County requests help from state controller’s office as fraud...
San Benito County officials have requested an audit and investigation services from the state controller’s office after a recent fraud incident brought the county’s...
Update: San Benito County recovers $696k stolen through phishing scam
San Benito County recovered $696,602 that was stolen by a suspect or suspects through a complicated phishing scam, according to local officials.
Authorities are investigating...
Insurance scammers face sentencing this week
In two separate Santa Clara County workers’ compensation insurance fraud cases, a child therapist and San Jose father and son business owners will face...
Former Gilroy educator pleads guilty to cancer fundraising fraud
A former Gilroy educator pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud for soliciting donations from individuals to help her pay for cancer treatments she did...
Protect Your Identity
Along with life changing benefits that the Age of Technology brings, so too come new threats – one of the biggest being identity theft. A recent study by the Ponemon Institute found that 43% of companies have experienced some type of information breach this year alone. That’s a frighteningly high number, and includes small businesses and big businesses like Target, Home Depot, Goodwill, and just this week Staples.
