Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Crop insurance cheats caught by eye-in-the-sky

From NPR.org - High-Tech Methods Crack Farm Insurance Cheats
The growth in cases of multi-million-dollar agriculture fraud has prompted the federal government to step up its policing of farm country. Once reliant on the honor system, the U.S. Department of Agriculture now looks over the farmer's shoulder to make sure he's not cheating the system. To do this, investigators rely on an array of high-tech techniques.
Looks like big brother really is watching you.

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