Tag: Scams

  • California Is Cracking Down on Legal Scams Targeting Immigrants

    California Is Cracking Down on Legal Scams Targeting Immigrants

    The State Bar of California has been working more aggressively to investigate and prevent legal scams that target immigrants desperate to avoid deportation. Its efforts have come at a time in which the federal government, under the Trump administration, has ratcheted up its immigration enforcement activities and rhetoric.

  • State Insurance Regulators Warn of Obamacare Scams

    By Kenny Goldberg Obamacare kicks off in a big way Oct. 1. That’s when the state’s online health insurance exchange known as Covered California opens for business. Believe it or not, scam artists are already in the game. Obamacare requires all Americans to have health insurance by Jan. 1. Californians can shop for plans and…