Learn How to Recognize Human Trafficking and How You Can Protect Yourself Human trafficking is the use of force, fraud, or coercion on an individual to provide labor or sexual acts. Millions of people globally are forced into labor through coercion, manipulation, and fraud. Traffickers operate in our communities and social media, targeting those who…
Financial Abuse of Elders Is a Growing Problem Across the Country As a person ages, it is common for others to help get involved in their financial matters. Those could include their family members or care team. Many elders, those who are 65 and older, are at risk for financial abuse or exploitation. As licensed…
Construction Site Theft Is on the Rise During the peak of the COVID pandemic, construction projects were put on hold, causing a shortage of materials, such as lumber and steel. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, fewer than 25% of stolen construction materials are ever found. This means if you are not amping up…
Georgia Lawmakers are Stepping in to Combat Organized Retail Crimes The numbers in organized retail crimes (ORC) are continuing to rise, and they are becoming more dangerous. They aren’t just targeting big businesses – local shops and retailers throughout Georgia are also being affected. Although this is not a rising concern just in Georgia,…
Understanding What Is Adoption Fraud in Georgia & Minimize Your Risk of Being a Victim Adopting a child is a stressful yet fulfilling moment for individuals and families. However, deceptive adoption agencies or birth mothers can wipe a family clean of thousands of dollars and without a child. The adoption fraud investigations can be tedious,…
What Does Theft By Deception Mean in Georgia? We’ve all been tricked before: A friend that distracts you to steal a fry. Clicking on an email that’s coded in malware. Or sending money online to a person that has no intention of paying you back. Trickery is everywhere. But what qualifies as theft by deception? …
Stay Up to Date on the Latest Organized Retail Crime News Organized retail crime (ORC) has been increasing tremendously over the last few years. And, 2021 has seen a spike in ORC theft attacks. And with the holiday seasons quickly approaching, we should expect the retail theft to increase even more. So what’s the latest…
What Is Theft By Taking Exactly? Find Out Here Theft can be broken down into several components. For example, there is theft by taking, theft by conversion, theft by extortion, theft by deception, and the list goes on and on. However, for this article, we will focus on theft by taking. According to Georgia law,…