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Wild Cards? Gambling, Payroll, Other Models Provide Fresh Fuel For Prepaid

PYMNTS

Cards (as in prepaid, stored-value cards that consumers can use for gambling, payroll and a variety of other uses, many of them novel) are only half the battle. Payroll Card Evolution. Take payroll cards. Mobile has changed the payroll game — and, with it, consumer expectations for how it should work.

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Online Sports Gambling Makes Bet On Faster Payments

PYMNTS

In a new PYMNTS interview, Tom Cregan, CEO and managing director at EML , discusses the place of instant payments in the changing gambling ecosystem. But that’s not the case for online gambling, said Cregan, who noted, “It can sometimes take two or three days” for those winnings to get into gamblers’ accounts. Supreme Court.

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Indiana Accountant Sentenced to 41 Months in Federal Prison

CPA Practice

The court filing alleged that, beginning in August 2020 and continuing until at least February 2022, Wills defrauded his employer by transferring nearly $1 million from the company’s payroll and operating accounts to his personal bank accounts. In total, Wills stole approximately $952,237.06

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Today In Payments: Police Allege Money Launderers Using Chinese eCommerce; Square Launches On-Demand Payroll

PYMNTS

Chinese authorities have made a series of arrests alleging more than $2 billion was laundered at offshore gambling sites through faux eCommerce purchases. The alleged cybercriminals made the online purchases while the same sum was then credited to their gambling account. Square Launches On Demand Payroll.

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Accountants Behaving Badly: Police Department Accountant Couldn’t Be Bothered, PPP Loan Fraud, and a Creepy Tax Preparer

Going Concern

along with Palos Hills accountant Sharhabeel Shreiteh, were indicted on charges on Tuesday, claiming that they reportedly engaged in fraud in connection with the Payroll Protection Program that was created to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, federal prosecutors said. Tracy Mitchell, the owner of House of Deals, Inc.,

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The Use of Digital Forensics in Fraud Investigations

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Uncovering Embezzlement Through Browser History Analysis Background: A finance employee in a corporation created fake companies and fraudulent purchase orders to fund a lavish lifestyle, including the purchase of high-end automobiles, multiple houses, and a gambling addiction.

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Study Sees BEC Scams Gaining Ground

PYMNTS

As reported late this week in Dark Reading , and as estimated by security research firm Agari , efforts are “ramping up” wherein criminals look to “divert payrolls” of senior executives. Agari said the payroll diversion scams are on the rise, and are gaining traction as a result of social engineering.