U.K. firm ordered to reimburse government for unusable COVID PPE gowns

A company linked to an underwear tycoon must repay the U.K. government millions for supplying unusable surgical gowns during the COVID pandemic.

• Oct 1

Woman who tried to sell Elvis Presley's Graceland learns her fate

Lisa Jeanine Findley concocted a bizarre, brazen scheme to try and sell Elvis Presley's iconic home, prosecutors said.

• Sep 23

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom loses latest bid to avoid U.S. extradition

Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has faced copyright infringement, money laundering and racketeering charges in the U.S. for more than a decade.

• Sep 11

New York AG appeals ruling that erased penalty in Trump civil fraud case

New York's attorney general is appealing the ruling that slashed President Trump's half-billion-dollar penalty in his civil fraud case.

• Sep 4

Trump calls on Fed governor to resign after mortgage fraud allegations

President Trump called on Fed Governor Lisa Cook to resign on Wednesday after one of his appointees accused her of mortgage fraud.

• Aug 22

Rapper Sean Kingston sentenced to over 3 years for fraud scheme

Last March, Kingston was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud.

• Aug 15

Over a dozen charged in grandparent scams

Federal prosecutors are warning that con artists are targeting older Americans, posing as their grandchildren and claiming they need money. More than a dozen people are charged with defrauding hundreds of grandparents out of more than $5 million. Scott MacFarlane has more.

• Aug 13
• 02:33

New York AG sues Zelle parent company, alleging lack of fraud safeguards

The lawsuit alleges that Early Warning Services, Zelle's parent, failed to implement safeguards, enabling fraudsters to steal more than $1 billion.

• Aug 13

Steve Wozniak on fighting internet scams

The computer inventor and co-founder of Apple is sounding the alarm about one of the great threats of this new Information Age: internet fraud. He talks about how he is fighting for the victims of online scams involving AI, cryptocurrency and faked messages.

• Aug 10

Woman arrested for posing as different nurses

Pennsylvania State Police arrested a woman accused of pretending to be a nurse at several facilities. CBS News Pittsburgh's Jessica Guay reports.

• Jul 22
• 02:10

Fashion startup founder accused of cheating investors out of $300 million

Christine Hunsicker, 48, was released on $1 million bail after pleading not guilty to charges.

• Jul 21

North Korea accused of duping U.S. companies in tech-worker scheme

The scheme involved thousands of workers who were dispatched by the North Korean government to find work as remote IT employees at American companies.

• Jul 1

Billions of dollars lost to foreign fraud

60 Minutes investigates how transnational crime rings impersonate Americans to steal billions in taxpayer funds.

• May 11
• 12:48

Russian hackers charged in brazen cybercrime

The U.S. government is targeting what it calls one of the world’s most sophisticated international cyber crime operations. Prosecutors announced cyber hacking and bank fraud charges against two Russians on Thursday. Jeff Pegues reports.

• Dec 6, 2019
• 02:07

Florida man convicted of posing as flight attendant to get over 100 free flights

A South Florida man was convicted of wire fraud after spending six years posing as a flight attendant to book over 120 free flights.

• Jun 12

Netanyahu faces corruption charges

Dan Raviv, senior Washington correspondent for i24 News, joins CBSN to discuss the three-year investigation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that has lead to charges of fraud and accepting bribes.

• Nov 22, 2019
• 05:34

Former Baltimore mayor charged

Baltimore's former mayor, Catherine Pugh, is facing 11 counts of fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy. It all stems from a children's book she wrote. Jeff Pegues reports.

• Nov 20, 2019
• 01:50

New evidence of military housing fraud

Amid allegations some military families live with roaches and black mold, a CBS News and Reuters investigation discovered new evidence of potential fraud inside the military’s privatized housing program. A former insider at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas described the practices of falsifying reports in order for a housing contractor to qualify for big bonuses. These allegations are similar to practices at an Oklahoma base that CBS News investigated in June. Omar Villafranca reports.

• Nov 20, 2019
• 04:45

Kevin Mitnick, Cyberthief

Once the FBI's most wanted cyber criminal, Kevin Mitnick hacked into the computer systems of dozens of major corporations, causing an estimated $300 million in damage. Mitnick tells Ed Bradley he was never a thief, just an "electronic joyrider" out for a challenge.

• Jan 21, 2000
• 14:37

It Takes One To Know One

In the 1980s, Barry Minkow scammed investors out of millions with his ZZZZ Best carpet cleaning business. But after seven years in jail, the former criminal has gone evangelical -- preaching religion and running a fraud investigation firm. Steve Kroft reports.

• May 22, 2005
• 13:05

Go inside the 60 Minutes investigation of Lance Armstrong with CBS News chairman Jeff Fager

Go inside the 60 Minutes investigation of Lance Armstrong with CBS News chairman Jeff Fager.

• Jan 27, 2013
• 06:40

$80 Million Con

Anderson Cooper reports on the biggest, most lucrative art fraud scam in U.S. history, where a prestigious old New York art gallery sold fake works for 15 years.

• May 22, 2016
• 12:51

Was the media duped by Elizabeth Holmes?

A conversation with 60 Minutes about media coverage of the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her hot startup, Theranos

• May 20, 2018
• 07:14

Allegations of corruption plague Malta

The smallest nation in the European Union is earning an unsavory reputation, with a series of scandals involving allegations of bribery, cronyism and money laundering. Jon Wertheim reports

• Dec 23, 2018
• 14:03

Inside the corruption allegations plaguing Malta

The smallest nation in the European Union is earning an unsavory reputation, with a series of scandals involving allegations of bribery, cronyism and money laundering. Jon Wertheim reports.

• Jun 23, 2019
• 13:50

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