President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance are waging war on the fraudsters and scammers who have looted hardworking Americans for far too ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Weisman writes about white-collar crime. Mail theft and check fraud are soaring, costing an estimated $21 billion in 2023, ...

The highest nationwide estimate puts U.S. fraud losses at $521 billion. Even if all of that could be recouped, it would amount to less than a third of the 2025 deficit of $1.775 trillion. See the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. I have spoken to hundreds of people who have been convicted or ...

The House passed the Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025 in a 414-2 vote on June 25. The measure would give certain investment companies the authority to put a hold on a requested withdrawal ...

For years, the American government failed to protect its citizens from fraudsters, and instead let people, often foreign-born immigrants from the developing world, take advantage of this nation’s ...

Californians are becoming aware of just how rampant fraud is in the state. After federal authorities arrested multiple people in Southern California this week for health care fraud, the top federal ...

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California was once a beacon of opportunity. Today, our great state maintains its natural blessings and abundance of potential, but both are being smothered by government inefficiency and fraud on a ...