Mary Trump Sues President and Family, Claiming Fraud of Millions

By Alan Feuer
NYT New York
Two months after she claimed in a tell-all book that her family cheated her out of her inheritance, Ms. Trump made similar allegations in a civil suit in Manhattan.
Published date: September 24, 2020 at 06:04PM
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A Wider-Than-Thought Trump Investigation

By Giovanni Russonello
NYT U.S.
New York prosecutors may be circling the president’s business practices: This is your morning tip sheet.
Published date: August 4, 2020 at 01:59PM
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He Might Have Been Able to Fake His Death, if Only He’d Spell-Checked

By Troy Closson
NYT New York
Officials said they determined that a Long Island man had forged his death certificate after noticing that he misspelled “regsitry.”
Published date: July 23, 2020 at 12:00PM
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Scammers Look for Vulnerability, and Find It in Older People

By Abby Ellin
NYT Business Day
Swindlers prey on people over 70, who lose millions each year to their shifting tactics.
Published date: September 12, 2019 at 09:00AM
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DealBook Briefing: G.E. Is Accused of $38 Billion Fraud

By Unknown Author
NYT Business Day
Harry Markopolos raised the first alarms over Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. Now he says there’s a big problem at G.E.
Published date: August 16, 2019 at 01:26PM
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Wells Fargo Closed Their Accounts, but the Fees Continued to Mount

By Emily Flitter
NYT Business Day
When the bank closes customers’ accounts, it doesn’t always mean money stops going out. That can leave customers with hefty overdraft charges.
Published date: August 16, 2019 at 10:00AM
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Reporting on a Very Bad Year for the College Admissions Industry

By Dana Goldstein
NYT U.S.
Following the trail left by the Varsity Blues investigation, reporters are uncovering everyday educational inequality, and also cases of outright fraud.
Published date: August 2, 2019 at 12:00PM
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Retouching the Mona Lisa Is Restoration, but a Mickey Mantle? Collectors Cry Fraud

By Paul Sullivan
NYT Your Money
Millions of dollars’ worth of baseball cards are at stake as collectors question the authenticity of their purchases and wonder whom they can trust.
Published date: June 14, 2019 at 04:00PM
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Insys, the Opioid Drug Maker, Files for Bankruptcy

By Katie Thomas
NYT Health
The company recently settled with the federal government over claims it illegally marketed its fentanyl painkiller.
Published date: June 10, 2019 at 07:34PM
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Nepal Says Everest Rules Might Change After Traffic Jams and Deaths

By Bhadra Sharma and Jeffrey Gettleman
NYT World
Officials said that climbers might have to submit proof of mountaineering experience and a verifiable certificate of good health.
Published date: May 29, 2019 at 12:38PM
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Who’s Been Charged in the College Admissions Cheating Scandal? Here’s the Full List.

By REBECCA HALLECK
NYT U.S.
The actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin and the fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli are among the 50 people charged in a scheme to secure places for students in elite colleges through bribery and fraud.
Published date: March 12, 2019 at 07:12PM
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On Disability and on Facebook? Uncle Sam Wants to Watch What You Post

By ROBERT PEAR
NYT U.S.
The Trump administration wants to use Facebook and other social media to help identify people who are receiving Social Security disability benefits without being truly disabled.
Published date: March 10, 2019 at 06:21PM
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A Man in Florida Mistakenly Received a $980,000 Tax Refund, and Officials Say He Tried to Keep It

By CHRISTINA CARON
NYT U.S.
An incorrect tax return led to a huge check for a 29-year-old resident of Tampa, Fla., according to a forfeiture complaint filed by the federal government.
Published date: February 16, 2019 at 03:56PM
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