CNBC's investigative unit focuses on corporate malfeasance,government waste and white collar crime. In 2012 the unit reported a wide-range of stories including health care fraud, child labor, cyber espionage, and global kleptocracy for which Senior Correspondent Scott Cohn traveled to Baku, Azerbaijan, Dubai, Paris, London, Los Angeles and Fernley, Nevada.
Investigations Inc.
Crime & Punishment: Inside the SEC
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Tax-refund fraud has become a huge problem. The Treasury estimates that $21 billion in potentially fraudulent refunds due to identity theft could be issued in the next five years.
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CNBC's Gary Kaminsky takes a look at the massive amount of digital data that pours into the SEC's enforcement division, which is in charge of investigating violations of securities laws.
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CNBC's Gary Kaminsky spent time with SEC's Bruce Karpati to learn more about his division, which investigates allegations of fraud committed by investment advisers. Kaminsky reports that if you're breaking the law, the agency will find you.
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CNBC's Scott Cohn reports the SEC wants to make it more enticing for employees to report fraud at work, particularly in light of recent revelations about attempts to blow the whistle on Bernie Madoff and Ron Allen.
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Some of the Securities and Exchange Commissions harshest critics now say things have gotten a whole lot better.
More from Investigations Inc.
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“Selling the American Dream” goes inside the world of multi-level marketing. Our 10 month investigation shows how quickly people can find themselves in financial ruin, when investments they are encouraged to make in MLM businesses turn into unmanageable debt.
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CNBC takes you inside a new wave of espionage and the battle to protect America's economic security.
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Discover who’s stealing from wealthy collectors, and find out how investors can protect themselves.
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Join a strike force taking down alleged criminal rings accused of bilking Medicare and Medicaid out of millions.
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Follow corruption and money laundering around the globe to Dubai, London, Paris, and the United States.
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Email tips to investigationsinc@cnbc.com
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Senior Correspondent Cohn leads CNBC's investigative unit and also appears on "NBC Nightly News," "Today," and MSNBC.
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Greenberg is senior stocks commentator for CNBC appearing throughout business day programming and on CNBC.com.
Selling the American Dream
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The trouble, says the Direct Selling Association, is "there are a lot of pyramid schemes that like to disguise themselves."
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CNBC found many people who had trouble selling Herbalife and lost thousands of dollars.
Investigations Inc.: Cyber Espionage
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By attacking business computer networks, hackers are accessing company secrets and confidential strategies and creating huge losses for the overall economy.
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China is working feverishly to counteract its slowest GDP growth in recent years, and one of the ways it’s doing so, say U.S. officials, is through the theft of American corporate secrets.
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US businesses are enduring an unprecedented onslaught of cyber invasions from foreign governments, organized crime syndicates, and hacker collectives, all seeking to steal information and disrupt services, cybersecurity experts say.
Investigations Inc.: Ripping off the Rich
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Thousands of items of cultural and historical significance have been reported stolen to the FBI. Click ahead for the list of the FBI’s most wanted stolen art works.
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New York socialite Roxane West never expected the man she trusted and treated like family could be part of a crime wave that targets the wealthy. CNBC investigates the billion dollar criminal enterprise that is "Ripping off the Rich."
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An increasing number of wealthy collectors are investing in art, rare collectibles and even wine. But when buying rare, trophy bottles, even the most educated connoisseur can get duped. Jamie Ritchie, President of Sotheby's Wine in the U.S. and Asia, explains how to spot a fake.