fraud

Deeply involved in his cold and manipulative mother's shady business dealings in Flint, Michigan, fourteen-year-old Luther keeps a sense of humor while running the Happy Neighbor Group Home For Men, all the while dreaming of going to college and becoming a philosopher.

"The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup . . . In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the female Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup 'unicorn' promised to revolutionize the medical industry with a machine that would make blood testing significantly faster and easier. Backed by investors such as Larry Ellison and Tim Draper, Theranos sold shares in a fundraising round that valued the company at more than $9 billion, putting Holmes's worth at an estimated $4.7 billion. There was just one problem: The technology didn't work"--Provided by publisher.

Eight-year-old Ada and new friend Tycho help Nina by coding a website displaying her online portfolio, then work together again to document a case of fraud.

"A local politician and millionaire is donating the money for a new wing for the Capitol City Air and Space Museum, which will exhibit some of the earliest devices for astronomical observation; but Amal Farah, daughter of one of the Museum's scientists, discovers that the crates supposedly containing the telescopes are empty, and she and her friends set out to investigate"--OCLC.

Throughout history and across the globe, scams have run rampant. Some con artists do it for fun, others for profit . . . and every once in a while, a faker saves the world.

Discusses the relationship between swindlers and their victims, the common threads that tie all swindlers together, and the way victims and future victims can safeguard themselves.

"Award-winning poet and critic Kevin Young traces the history of the hoax as a peculiarly American phenomenon--the legacy of P. T. Barnum's "humbug" culminating with the currency of Donald J. Trump's "fake news""--Dust jacket.

Bernard Kerik, a former correction officer, beat cop, and manager of the New York City Department of Correction, was the Police Commissioner of New York City during the 9/11 terrorist attacks and became a decorated American hero for his courage and leadership during that time. How then, could he have become a Federal Prisoner, sharing life behind bars with the very felons he used to arrest? Convicted of violating the public's trust through tax fraud, false statements, and lying to the White House, Kerik was sentenced to four years in federal prison and watched his celebrated career disappear.

Argues that deception is rampant in the unregulated food industry and asserts that many foods are counterfeit. Foods to avoid and tips to help recognize authentic foods are included.

"Basketball-crazy Jake Burnett is thrilled to be leaving home to attend prestigious Centerville Prep and pursue his hoop dreams at the highest level. But when things at his new school aren't quite as advertised, Jake has a difficult choice to make--advance his basketball career or do the right thing."--Page 4 of cover.