fraud

Cracking down on suspicious home buyers

John Maynard and Richard Hagar — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Since the 1970s, banks have been required to report any suspicious house purchases to the FBI. Now that mandatory reporting is netting mortgage brokers, too. Seattle area real estate appraiser Richard Hagar says that's a good thing since about 80 percent of home loans go through mortgage brokers.

Alleged fraud in Seattle Public Schools could mean staff changes, criminal charges

Charla Bear — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:40:10 +0000

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-954238.mp3

The Seattle School Board could soon decide whether some district employees should lose their jobs over alleged fraud within the school system. This week, the board expects to receive the results of an investigation into $1.8 million dollars in contracts for services that might have never been completed, or even started.

Global Fund identifies fraud, media has learned

Tom Paulson — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:37:41 +0000

Today’s big global health news: An international fund that was created (with significant support from the Gates Foundation) to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in poor countries has identified episodes of fraud or at least misappropriation of funds amounting to tens millions of dollars.

Give wisely this holiday season

Dave Meyer — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 20:08:53 +0000

It's that time of year when many of us give generously to charitable organizations. But how do we know where the money is really going? In some cases, more money goes into the pockets of professional fundraisers than to the charity itself.

You can find out how your dollars are being spent at the Washington Secretary of State's office. Just type in the organization's name, click the search button and you can see what percentage of dollars goes to charitable services...and how much goes to pay for fundraising.