Federal Reserve bans ex-Banco Popular official over embezzlement
April 2, 2025
Nicolás Pérez-Alvarado pleaded guilty to misappropriating nearly $20,000 while serving as deputy operations manager in Puerto Rico. #NewsismyBusiness
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Law firm Milberg heading 2 high-profile lawsuits in Puerto Rico
February 24, 2025
The firm is involved in two local cases — one against major oil companies for alleged climate change-related racketeering and another against a marketing firm accused of fraud. #NewsismyBusiness
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MAPFRE files lawsuit over Hurricane María insurance dispute
December 6, 2024
The insurer seeks $800,000 in damages. #NewsismyBusiness
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Oriental Bank sues 100+ in RICO lawsuit alleging PPP loan fraud
December 3, 2024
The financial institution claims the defendants orchestrated a fraudulent scheme to obtain PPP funds by submitting falsified applications and misusing the proceeds for personal gain. #NewsismyBusiness
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Puerto Rico Labor Dept. to launch $28M unemployment platform
September 13, 2024
The DELTA platform will streamline unemployment claims, employer services and fraud prevention. #NewsismyBusiness
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HSI warns of financial fraud scheme using fake CESCO pages
August 26, 2024
More than 50 fraudulent CESCO Digital Facebook pages have been identified offering payment services. #NewsismyBusiness
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Insight: Are contracts rescindable in creditor fraud?
July 3, 2024
Get answers to your legal questions. #NewsismyBusiness
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Puerto Rico OIG: 1,000+ corrective actions requested in 5 years
April 23, 2024
The inspector general highlights interventions that saved millions in public funds. #NewsismyBusiness
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How to protect yourself against romantic fraud
March 19, 2024
By 2021, the Federal Trade Commission estimated that this type of fraud caused approximately $547 million in losses within the senior demographic on a U.S.-wide basis. #NewsismyBusiness
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Study: Puerto Rico consumers received 11M spam, scam calls in October
November 30, 2023
Data indicate that the top scams are credit card fraud, identity theft, Medicare/insurance fraud, Social Security scams, car warranty schemes and debt collection fraud. #NewsismyBusiness
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Liberty to launch mobile spam, fraud call protection service
November 15, 2023
Liberty Call Defense, powered by Hiya Protect, will go live this fall, officials said. #NewsismyBusiness
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Report: Phone fraud spikes globally, up 375% in Puerto Rico in Q2
August 15, 2023
Several of the countries featured in Hiya’s report experienced an increase in scams where fraudsters impersonated family members. #NewsismyBusiness
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SBA blocked 21.3M fake pandemic relief applications, saving $511B
June 29, 2023
The SBA was able to block duplicate applications, ineligible applications and attempted fraud. #NewsismyBusiness
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DACO warns about electronic fraud related to Apple ID accounts
June 9, 2023
The new scheme involves an email saying that the recipient's Apple ID has been blocked for security reasons. #NewsismyBusiness
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Anti-fraud initiative launched to educate Puerto Rico’s elderly
May 16, 2023
Key agencies form Alliance Against Fraud and launch the "Pause, Think and Protect Yourself" initiative to combat the financial exploitation of seniors. #NewsismyBusiness
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