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 Ransomware Gains Traction, UK BEC Fraud Spikes

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Separately, a federal grand jury has indicted a Maryland woman for allegedly bilking a Newark, Delaware medical practice of more than $320,000 through the use of a corporate credit card. Fraud that was in turn prevented by the unit amounted to as much as $8.2 million in the first half of the year. Corporate Wire Fraud.

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The Fastest Path To Faster Payments In The US

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Ironically, the places with the highest check cashing fees are Maryland and Washington, D.C.). SMBs know to the day, how long they will have access to the money in their accounts between the time that they generate a check from their accounting system, put it in the mail and have the receiver deposit it.

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What ‘Patchwork’ eCommerce Taxes Mean For Black Friday – And Beyond

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Maryland, said Peterson, has constructed a database that lists all the items that are taxable in the state. Merchants may not know whether they have to apply tax rates and collect taxes in the first place. There have been some notable efforts by states to take some of the guesswork out of the occasion.