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Police Investigate Possible Apartment Scam In Brooklyn

Police said a man has been showing apartments in Brooklyn to prospective buyers even though he has no permission or authority to show them.

2011/03/28

Former Met Tim Teufel Dragged Into Madoff Mess

Former New York Mets player Tim Teufel is among the hundreds of Bernard Madoff investors who have been asked to return bogus profits from the fraudster’s Ponzi scheme.

2011/02/19

Eric Schneiderman (Photo/ericschneiderman.com)

NY Attorney General To Target Contractor Fraud

The official said that by policing the billions of dollars spent annually with contractors, Schneiderman hopes to recover millions of dollars from those that are unscrupulous.

2011/01/27

Thousands on Long Island say they were scammed by Scott Cicerone, who is accused of holding a fraudulent raffle for a $1.6 million waterfront home on a Massapequa canal. (Credit: CBS 2)

L.I. Man Accused Of Swindling $100K In House Raffle Scam

Imagine buying tickets to win a million-dollar waterfront home – only to be told the house isn’t even for sale. It happened to thousands on Long Island after an alleged house raffle scam.

2011/01/13

Bernard Madoff - File / Photo: Chris Hondros/Getty Images

Judge Approves Massive Madoff Settlement

A historic $7.2 billion deal was approved Thursday to settle a lawsuit brought against the estate of one of the oldest and wealthiest clients of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff.

2011/01/13

No Joy For Many Madoff Victims, Despite Settlement

The news that some of Bernard Madoff’s victims could be getting half their money back was of little comfort to Richard and Cynthia Friedman, and others who saw their life savings erased in the mammoth fraud.

2010/12/18

Financial fraud graphic (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Six Arrested In Payroll Project Fraud In NYC

Four city consultants and two others have been charged with defrauding New York City of $80 million through a project designed to consolidate payroll records.

2010/12/15

Nancy Yobbagy, 78, says a scam artist she met at church stole her life savings. (Photo Credit: CBS 2)

NJ Woman Victim Of Scam Artist She Met In Church

A New Jersey woman was scammed out of all of her money after being duped by a woman she met at church.

2010/11/17

Arrested NJ School Head Won’t Lose All Pension Money

The former superintendent of New Jersey’s fourth-largest school district could still get hundreds of thousands of dollars in pension, unused sick leave and vacation time even if he is convicted of bribery and fraud.

2010/10/23

The Art World’s Bernie Madoff, And His Deceptions

NEW YORK (AP) — In an uptown bistro, not far from the studio where as a child he watched his father paint bold abstract masterpieces, Earl Davis contemplates the greatest loss of his life. Not […]

2010/10/23

Protect Yourself From Identity Theft

Credit expert Adam Levin sat down with CBS 2’s Rob Morrison and broke down some simple rules to keep you safe from identity fraud.

CBS New York–2010/10/16

Dozens Charged In $100M Medicare Fraud Scam

Federal prosecutors in New York City say dozens of people are charged in a $100 million international Medicare fraud scam.

2010/10/13

Court Reverses Sharpe James’ Conviction

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A federal appeals court Thursday reversed one of former Newark Mayor Sharpe James’ corruption convictions in a ruling that likely will have more significance for other cases on appeal because James […]

CBS New York–2010/09/16

NJ Car Dealer Sentenced To 33 Months For Fraud

TRENTON, N.J. (AP)–The former owner of a New Jersey car dealership has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for his involvement in a multimillion-dollar bank fraud, wire fraud and money laundering scheme. At […]

2010/09/13