Fraud on the Big Screen
In the classic 1970s film Serpico, many NYPD officers are seen accepting these? A common element of (but not limited to) procurement fraud.
What are kickbacks? Would also accept bribes.
This famous bootlegger operated out of the Chicago area and was famous for eluding the authorities until an IRS investigator made a case against them for tax fraud.
Who is Al Capone?
This special report detailed the purchase of more than $20,000 worth of electronic devices by the agency head for personal use.
What is Baltimore City Department of Social Services?
The fiscal officer for the York Township in Belmont County of this state misappropriated nearly $100,000 through fraudulent reimbursements, inflated compensation, and personal purchases between 2013 and 2016. In what state did this occur?
What is Ohio?
Hit Netflix series Ozark depicts a money laundering scheme at the Byrde family casino facilitated in part by these altered documents.
What are invoices?
This fraudster operated in the 1920s and promised his clients a 50% return on their investment in only 45 days. He was so successful they named the scheme after him.
In 2020 an employee from this agency plead guilty to charges of theft, bribery, and conspiracy after he was found to have been accepting benefits from a business owner in exchange for directing approximately $1.2 million in contracts to a specific vendor.
What is DJS?
In a 2025 audit this state's auditors determine that a state agency spent nearly $4.6 million on monthly services fees for devices that were no longer being used by state employees.
What is California?
The 2016 film War Dogs starring Johan Hill and Miles Teller depicts two businessmen who secure government arms contracts that they cannot fulfill. This is considered what type of fraud?
This teenage fraudster was on 16 when he ran fraud schemes throughout the 1970s, kiting nearly $2.5 million in fake checks. He was so successful at his frauds there was later a move made about his life.
Who is Frank Abagnale.
A 2014 audit of this agency found a management employee acted as a foundation head and subsequently disbursed grant funding to an LLC he owned.
What is UMES?
In their 2025 annual report, this state noted they identified $17.2 billion in improper Medicaid and health insurance payments that state agencies could not support with appropriate documentation.
What is New York?
The 2019 film Bad Education depicts a New York state school Superintendent who defrauds the school district of millions of dollars, in part by using one these.
What is a P-Card, CPC, Corporate Purchasing Card?
In 2004 this young entrepreneur dropped out of Stanford and took investors for millions while claiming to produce a ground breaking medical technology that never delivered.
Who is Elizabeth Holmes?
A special report regarding this agency determined that an agency head likely gave a political campaign manager a job, in lieu of paying for campaign services.
What is the Baltimore City Register of Wills?
A 2023 audit report from this state revealed the state agency responsible for overseeing and administering unemployment insurance paid approximately $6 million to 481 deceased individuals from FY20 through FY22.
What is Illinois?
The 2017 film All the Queens Horses tells the story of Rita Crundwell who embezzled more than $53 million dollars over nearly 30 years from the town of Dixon, IL while serving in these 2 municipal government roles.
What is the Comptroller and Treasurer.
This fraudster was notorious for appearances on shows like Montel Williams and Larry King Live, and claimed to be able to communicate with the dead for the small price of $700 per 30 minute session.
Who is Sylvia Browne?
Section work by diligent auditors uncovered fraud totaling more than $100,000 in personal cpc purchases by an administrator at this agency.
What is WCPS?
This 2025 audit determined that the states department of transportation failed to property oversee inventory, resulting in a $25 million discrepancy between physical inventory and inventory records.
What is Nevada?