Fraud is all around us, from pyramid schemes to spam phone calls. Illinois-based forensic accountant Kelly Richmond Pope writes about why people do it — and how we can better protect ourselves — in her book “Fool Me Once: Scams, Stories and Secrets from the Trillion Dollar Fraud Industry.”

In this week's Legal Issues in the News the University of Illinois College of Law's Verity Winship explains the potential decision Lorenzo versus the SEC.

The organic industry is trying to battle fraud, given that it could undermine consumers’ trust and burst its burgeoning $43 billion food market.

Federal prosecutors in New York have indicted four NCAA men’s basketball assistant coaches on charges of fraud and corruption. One of them worked under University of Illinois head coach Brad Underwood at Oklahoma State University.

State Police say five former U.S. Cellular Coliseum Management officials are accused of felony theft. The arrests Monday stem from a year-and-a half investigation conducted by State Police and the Illinois Department of Revenue.