President-elect Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Des Moines Register, filed Monday, relies on an Iowa consumer protection law to stake out claims related to the Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa ...

“When we are tasked with reviewing claims brought under New Jersey law, we are not at liberty to ignore the directions of the New Jersey Supreme Court,” U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ...

Suspicious activity reports, or SARs, from banks related to fraud are on pace to level off this year for what would be the first time since 2014, when the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network began ...

These developments raise a question: will plaintiffs attempt to bring consumer fraud class actions based on AI products? Historically, consumer fraud class actions are not uncommon once a product has ...

Three things are certain in life: death, taxes, and fraud. Add a new certainty for 2025: A new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Whoever the new director is (I’m willing to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm an antitrust expert and former FTC general counsel. The Federal Trade Commission’s two-fold mission is “[p]rotecting the ...

The billions of dollars lost to fraud just keep piling up. Crooks and con artists stole a record $15.9 billion in 2025 in a variety of scams — up from $12.5 billion in 2024, according to the latest ...

Mastercard Incorporated MA recently announced the updation of its AI-powered Consumer Fraud Risk solution, designed to help banks prevent consumers from real-time payment scams. This move solidifies ...

Sophisticated artificial intelligence-driven fraud is increasingly targeting U.S. consumers, who are falling victim to schemes that steal their IDs, credit cards, or make fraudulent charges, a new ...

On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division’s Fraud Section released its annual Year in Review for 2025 (2025 Report). The Fraud Section prosecutes white collar crime ...

In what is emerging as one of the country's most significant food safety enforcement operations in recent years, the Food Authority of Liberia (FAL) has destroyed more than 76,000 cans of expired ...