Fraud is a multi-billion dollar industry for which we all end up paying the price. Hosted by Tom Hnatiw, this groundbreaking show consolidates the efforts of law enforcement, corporations and the public, with immediate information on detection, prevention and policing of all types of fraud. Learn about and protect yourself from scams such as identity theft, fake charities, mortgage and title frauds and more!
Subjects: Law
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Business Law
Learn your rights and responsibilities! This series will introduce your students to our legal system, tort law, contract law, product liability, the Uniform Commercial Code and more. The Standard Deviants will guide your students through the basics using clear, concise language – no legalese! (5 x 30:00)
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International Law and Global Governance
International law is described as ‘the general principles of law as recognized by civilized nations’. This informative program adds much needed depth to this broad definition by explaining: state sovereignty, domestic law and international law; the importance of the United Nations and international courts and tribunes; the role of organizations such as NATO, IMF and Red Cross; and the future of international law. With professional insight from Professor Tim McCormack, Special Advisor for the ICC, Professor Gillian Triggs, Public International Lawyer, and Geoffrey Robertson QC, renowned Human Rights Lawyer and author, this program is an essential introduction to international law.
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Justice: What’s The Right Thing to Do – Public Performance Rights & Home Use
More than 14,000 students have taken JUSTICE, one of Harvard’s most popular courses. In a trailblazing partnership with WGBH, Harvard is opening its classroom to the world. Professor Michael Sandel’s course aims to help viewers become more critically minded thinkers about the moral decisions we all face in our everyday lives.
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FRONTLINE: The Untouchables
Are the CEOs of mega-banks too big to jail? Though fraudulent practices at banks contributed to America’s financial meltdown, to date no Wall Street titan has been convicted of a crime connected to the crisis. FRONTLINE investigates why Wall Street’s leaders have escaped prosecution.
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FRONTLINE: Cliffhanger
This February, as the nation faces yet another round of fiscal crises, FRONTLINE investigates the inside history of how Washington has failed to solve the country’s problems of debt and deficit. Drawing on interviews with key players in Congress and the White House, FRONTLINE goes behind the scenes to show how a clash of politics and personalities has taken the nation’s economy to the edge of the “fiscal cliff,” and now to a second round of standoffs over the debt ceiling and sequestration. The film explores the deep ideological divide inside the Republican Party and the struggle between House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and House Speaker John Boehner as they take on President Obama and the Democrats.
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Car Insurance Fraud/Real Estate Fraud
Car thieves break into people’s homes to get their car keys and every year, hundreds of thousands of cars are stolen in North America. Learn how this affects car insurance rates and how to protect yourself. Also, in an ultimate breach of trust, a college professor defrauds the families of eight of his own students. After pretending to hire the students to work in his real estate company, he steals money from their family and friends.
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Employment Scam and Adoption Fraud
A woman takes a $4,800 cheque from a fraudster and pays him $3,500. She anticipates making a tidy profit, but the cheque bounces and she loses her $3,500. A college student trying to earn some extra cash ends up working for nothing when he is paid with a fraudulent cheque. Also, an adoption agency takes fees from several couples, without enough children for all of them, and also lies about the children’s backgrounds.
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Pump and Dump and Used Car Fraud
Repeat fraudster Harris Dempsey “Butch” Ballow skips bail for his first $10 million pump and dump stock fraud, and while he’s on the lam, manages to set up another $3 million scam. Also, a couple selling a car get a call from a buyer in Nigeria, who sends them a cashier’s cheque for more than the asking price, asking them to cash it and send back the remaining cash. They do so, but lose the money they advanced when the cheque is later declared a fake.
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Home Improvement Fraud (CAN)/Pyramid Scheme
A man approaches several homeowners, telling them that he is paving driveways in their neighbourhood, and offers to do the jobs at a special rate. He takes the homeowners’ money but never completes the work. In another story, an individual loses a lot of money getting involved in a pyramid scheme promising an easy, fast return.