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Category: Bank Fraud | Federal Criminal Law | Fraud
The CEO of the Teachers Federal Credit Union recently pled guilty to federal bank fraud for assisting a former state senator obtain a fraudulent loan.
Federal prosecutors charged that the CEO loaned $10,000 to the former state senator currently…
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Fraud | Identity Theft
Identity theft has become a major criminal attraction, costing its average victim facing more than $90,000 in fraudulent charges. As those numbers continue to climb, the federal government is taking a hard line approach to stop it.
In today’s…
Category: Fraud | Mortgage Fruad | White Collar Crime
More than a decade after one of the worst financial crises in the mortgage lending industry that unfolded in 2008, law enforcement authorities continue to apprehend some who still choose to blatantly take unfair advantage of the nation’s homebuyers (and…
Category: Corporate Fraud | Fraud
The race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination is approaching a record number of candidates, Each candidate will be proposing legislation and plans for the nation’s criminal justice system—something we all should study.
Take, for example, criminal justice proposals…
Category: Fraud | Mortgage Fruad | Tax Evasion
Former President Trump’s campaign manager Paul Manafort recently received relatively light prison sentences for two federal convictions, far below the federal sentencing guidelines, in two U.S. District Courts—one in the Northern District of Virginia and the other in the District…
Category: Fraud | White Collar Crime | Wire Fraud
Wire fraud involves the use of any form of electronic communication to defraud another party. It is often used by major criminal operations in the commission of offenses such as money laundering. As such, any form of wire fraud is…
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Fraud | Tax Evasion | Tax Law
The IRS estimates that nearly 17% of taxpayers fail to comply with the tax code, but that less than 1% is actually ever convicted of a tax crime. Service industry employees whose income is mostly derived from tips and other…
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Fraud | Organized Crime | RICO
Changes in organized crime laws dramatically altered the day federal prosecutors tried to not only disrupt but shutdown Mafia chieftains. They were forced to try multiple mob-related crimes individually, making it virtually impossible to shut down entire criminal organizations. Racketeering…
Category: Fraud | Insurance Fraud | Wire Fraud
A Kemah pilot was recently sentenced to 65 months in prison for his involvement in a wild and extravagant insurance fraud scheme. Law enforcement officials report that insurance fraud has become more complex and grandiose in recent years.
Here’s…
Category: Computer Crime | Cyber Crimes | Fraud
As technology becomes ever more integral to society, cybercrime expands. An increasing number of criminals are turning to cybercrime to make money. They are becoming more creative in finding means to ply their trade.
Case in point: the FBI…
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