Oct 20th, 2008 · The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) is under investigation by the FBI and nearly a dozen states for allegations of submitting false voter registration forms.
Jun 12th, 2008 · A former referee at the center of a gambling scandal has alleged that NBA referees rigged a 2002 playoff series to force it to seven games. Tim Donaghy also says the NBA routinely encouraged referees to ring up bogus fouls to manipulate results but ignore calls against star players.
Mar 4th, 2008 · Margaret Jones' memoir, Love and Consequences, recounts her early days selling drugs in South Central Los Angeles as well as her eventual escape to college and publishing. If it sounds too good to be true, that's because it is. The story is just the latest in a string of frauds that have rocked the publishing industry. Robert Siegel talks with Sara Nelson, editor-in-chief of Publishers Weekly.
Feb 9th, 2008 · Robert Fisk, a longtime foreign correspondent for the British newspaper The Independent who has spent many years covering Mideast conflicts, was surprised to discover that a fawning new biography of Saddam Hussein has been published under his name.
Jul 12th, 2007 · Congressional investigators set up a bogus company with only a postal box and within a month obtained a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that allowed them to buy enough radioactive material for a small "dirty bomb."
Apr 4th, 2007 · With nearly 40 films to his credit, from American Gigolo to Chicago, Richard Gere knows an iconic character when he sees one. In The Hoax, he plays a scammer who lands a seven-figure book deal; it's based on the true story of Clifford Irving, the bogus "authorized biographer" of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes.
May 5th, 2006 · If you want a fake identification card in Los Angeles, you'll probably head to MacArthur Park, where identities are sold by fraudsters operating in the open. Authorities break up the rings regularly but they can't stamp out the trade in bogus IDs.
May 16th, 2005 · Alex Chadwick talks with Slate contributor and Hollywood economist Edward Jay Epstein about why he thinks weekend movie box office figures are meaningless.