Ex-Fire Chief Faces Fraud Charges (The Ledger)
A former Mulberry fire chief was arrested on fraud charges after he was accused of using his company credit card to pay restaurant bills and buy nearly $12,000 in boat parts, according to a Bartow police report.

Lexington Businessman Pleads Guilty In $2.5 Million Fraud Case (WAVE 3 Louisville)
A Lexington man who obtained credit cards bearing the names of foreign nationals no longer in the country has pleaded guilty in a case that involved defrauding banks and retail stores of more than $2.5 million.

James Jones gets five years in prison for $2M tax credit scheme (St. Louis Business Journal)
James Jones was sentenced in federal court Friday to five years in prison for mail fraud and money laundering charges in connection with a $2 million tax credit fraud scheme, according to U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway.

Credit Card Fraud Worry Hits 240,000 After Details Stolen From Laptop (RedNova)
By NO BYLINE MORE than 240,000 customers of Hotels.com may be at risk of credit card fraud after a computer containing their personal details was stolen from an Ernst & Young auditor.

Privacy Rules can Make Banking and Credit Card Use More Difficult
Under the Patriot Act, financial institutions such as banks and credit card companies, are required to have customer identification procedures instituted. As a result, banks and other companies which...

Student Loan Debt Has a Huge Impact On Financial Stability
Many people start their adult lives saddled with thousands of dollars in student loan debt that they will have to pay off. Add in a graduate or professional degree,...

ClickTracks Announces Click Fraud Combat Credit for Google Class Action Lawsuit Members (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance)
Web analytics leader ClickTracks announced a $1000 credit towards software that helps Google AdWords users identify past click fraud events and claim part of the $90 million Google settlement fund.