Now, even cops are comitting financial fraud

Posted by Al Lewis on July 22, 2011
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Financial fraud has become so endemic in our culture that even the cops are doing it, too.

A report from the office that oversees the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office suggests that steep  cuts in overtime – necessitated by the financial crisis – are behind a recent spike in deputies committing serious financial crimes,  such as mortgage fraud and insurance fraud. Click here to read the report.

And click here to read my column on MarketWatch.