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American Greed (also known as American Greed: Scams, Scoundrels and Scandals and as American Greed: Scams, Schemes and Broken Dreams) is an American documentary television series on CNBC. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The series focuses on cases of Ponzi schemes , embezzlement and other white collar crimes and features interviews with police investigators, fraud ...
Almost 1 in 3 Americans have been the victim of a scam in the past year, with an average loss of $1,600 a person, according to a study from IPX, a financial analysis firm.
It's one that bears repeating: In 2021 alone, according to the FTC, the median individual reported loss due to romance scams was around $2,400, with a total reported loss of $547 million from ...
On certiorari, the United States Supreme Court vacated the judgment of the Court of Appeals and remanded the case for further proceedings. Seven members of the Court (1) agreed that disparate impact analysis may be applied to allegedly discriminatory subjective or discretionary employment practices, and (2) agreed regarding certain aspects of the evidentiary standards applicable in such case
Disparate impacts: The algorithms systematize biases that have been measured externally and are known to impact disadvantaged groups such as racial minorities and women. Because the algorithms are proprietary, they cannot be tested for built-in human bias. Arbitrary: Research shows that there is substantial variation in scoring based on audits.
The post-pandemic era is turning out to be a bonanza for scammers. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), consumers reported losing nearly $8.8 billion to fraud in 2022 -- a staggering ...
Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. , 576 U.S. 519 (2015), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court analyzed whether disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act . [ 1 ]
A North Texas woman was convicted at trial of defrauding elderly victims in online-dating schemes, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton announced in a news release on ...