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When James Holzrichter reported some management issues to his supervisor, he had no idea that he would later discover widespread alleged fraud at Northrop. He'd lose his job, health and 17 years of his life. But he'd retain his integrity and his family's love.

Money mules are a key element in cybercrime because they serve as conduits between victim and criminal members of illegal operations.

The members of the Board of Regents aren’t novices. With 137 years of accumulated experience, they’ve climbed most of the limbs and branches of the Fraud Tree. Yet they’re still excited about solving puzzling cases: discovering evidence, interviewing subjects, presenting results and testifying.

As of March 2015, 2,905 businesses were on the exclusions list. These companies — and any other legitimate businesses that use their services — can’t submit bills for services to a U.S. federal government health program (such as Medicare or Medicaid, among others) for payment.

On June 24 the Supreme Court scaled back an anti-fraud law that prosecutors have regularly relied upon to convict business executives and politicians: the “honest services” law.

The latest fraud headlines.

Profile of Mandy Moody, the ACFE’s new social media specialist.

How to distinguish between invoicing fraud and incompetence.

The ACFE Foundation has awarded 30 college and university students with the Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship worth $1,000 each for the 2010-2011 school year.

An outline of the FTC Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book's 2009 figures