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Amazon Fraud Defendant Sentenced to More than 16 Years in Federal Prison

August 26, 2026

Brittany Hudson was sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison today for orchestrating a scheme that netted nearly $10 million from Amazon, laundering the fraudulent proceeds, defrauding a franchising company while out on bond, and forging a federal judge’s signature on fake court documents.

“Hudson and her partner engineered a massive fraud scheme against Amazon, stealing nearly $10 million in just a few months,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “Hudson then showed utter contempt for the law by forging a federal judge’s signature in a failed effort to defraud another company while out on bond. Today’s significant sentence, which must be served without the possibility of parole, holds her accountable for her crime spree.”

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Department of Justice Announces Launch of National Fraud Detection Center to Combat Fraud Against Taxpayer-Funded Programs

August 24, 2026

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the launch of the National Fraud Detection Center (NFDC), a prosecutor-led, multi-agency team designed to investigate the most harmful actors defrauding federal government programs, including illicit actors overseas and those operating fraud schemes across federal programs. The NFDC will bring together law enforcement agencies and analytical capabilities to generate criminal leads to drive more impactful prosecutions and enhance fraud-fighting results for the American people.

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IBK faces criticism over internal control weaknesses following 80 billion won incident

August 24, 2026

Criticism is growing that internal control weaknesses at the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) worsened the damage from a financial incident involving more than 80 billion won ($57.9 million), in which a third-party platform diverted borrowers’ loan repayments.

The incident arose from an arrangement between IBK’s Chinese subsidiary and a local nonbank financial institution to provide non-face-to-face loans. Under the arrangement, IBK disburses loans directly to borrowers, and the institution relies on a third-party online platform to collect principal and interest payments, according to data submitted by the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) and IBK to Rep. Shin Dong-uk of the People Power Party on Monday.The platform allegedly diverted borrowers’ principal and interest payments instead of transferring them to IBK and processed false electronic records to make it appear as if repayments had been made when no funds had actually been transferred.

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Identity restoration: What to do after identity theft

What identity restoration means, how to recover from fraud and when professional help may be worth it

August 22, 2026

You get an alert saying your Social Security number, email address or other personal information showed up in a breach. Your first thought may be, What did someone do with it?  I get why that can be unnerving. An alert can sound serious without telling you whether a criminal actually opened an account, took over something you already use or did nothing at all. The first thing I want you to know is that exposure and identity theft are not the same thing. Exposure gives you a reason to pay attention. Identity theft means someone has actually misused your information. And if that happens, getting your identity back in order can turn into a lot of work.

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Hughes Hubbard’s anti-corruption “Month in a Minute” offers a quick snapshot of the key foreign corruption-related developments from the prior month. 

Here are some highlights from the second quarter of 2026, which include an acquittal for a Texas businessman, a settlement for members of the Adani conglomerate, a guilty plea from a former Stericycle executive and probation for a Honduran government official.

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DOJ’s National Fraud Enforcement Division Announces Sweeping Enforcement Priorities and Assumes Key Criminal Division Portfolios

August 20, 2026

On April 7, 2026, then-Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche formally established the National Fraud Enforcement Division (NFED or the Division),¹ following an initial announcement by the White House and Vice President JD Vance on January 8, 2026.² The Division assumed control of several Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division components, including the Tax Section, the Health Care Fraud Unit, and the Market, Government, and Consumer Fraud Unit.³ Colin M. McDonald was subsequently named Assistant Attorney General to lead the Division. On August 13, 2026, McDonald published a memorandum⁴ (the McDonald Memorandum) that reaffirmed the Division’s core mission “to prosecute fraud in the United States, no matter its size or complexity.”

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Plotio Strengthens Internal Risk Governance Through Employee Training and Talent Development

August 21, 2026