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Steven Burke, a British construction worker was supposed to receive a check for $500. A misplaced decimal made the check $50,000 instead. An honest person would bring the error to the boss’s attention. And then there is Steven. He promptly went on a spending spree, spending $36,000 on designer clothes,…

When Florida authorities arrested 49-year-old Jeffrey Hawkins on charges of trespassing, they expected him to say very little for his own protection. Instead, Hawkins waved his right to right to remain silent and began talking about his fraudulent use of credit cards saying he was “sick of running.”…

COUNTERFEITS Maybe the most recognizable celebrity in the world today isn't as recognizable as everyone first imagined. A Sacramento man was convicted of using Tiger Wood's identity to defraud credit card companies of $17,000. According to prosecutors, Anthony Taylor used Tiger's real name, Eldrick T.…

AUTHENTICITY After McGwire hit 70 home runs in a single season in 1998, collectors scrambled to purchase his 1985 Topps rookie card. Con men were also scrambling. Not to buy cards, but to produce forgeries to sell to the collectors. At $200.00 a card, con men were raking it in. The best of the fakes…

The Pieta Mask Look up the Casanova in your dictionary, and you’ll find that it refers to “a man who is amorously and gallantly attentive to women, a promiscuous man, a philanderer” (American Heritage Dictionary). And the definition accurately summarizes the life of one Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt,…

My conscience is clean....on this issue. Taxpayers who think they've cheated the US government have a place they can send their money anonymously. It's known as "The Conscience Fund" and the government uses it for miscellaneous expenses. Well I called bull on this story. No way! The government takes…