Most people are unaware of the level of fraud attempted each year against the government. While some of these cases receive media attention, most go unnoticed to the general public. The general rule is that, more often than not peopler…
Category: Fraud
2021
Category: Fraud | Money Laundering | Wire Fraud
Romance offers many avenues in which to travel, but federal prison is not normally considered one of them. Eleven defendants in Texas learned recently that federal prison is where theymay be headed because of their involvement in a romance scam.…
2021
Category: Bitcoin | Cryptocurrency | Fraud
Crypto currency is a hot investment now, but like most popular trends, you must be vigilant about fraud in such investment strategies..
A case in Austin highlights how easily deception can happen in these new investment markets. The case…
2021
Category: Fraud | Wire Fraud
Wire fraud has several forms as a federal crime, from internet to telemarketing schemes. With so many opportunities available in our electronic world, wire fraud has become a real problematic issue for law enforcement – and that is why the…
2021
Category: Fraud | Healthcare Fraud | Medicare/Medicaid Fraud
Some white collar crimes are often seen as having little or no impact on society at large. These are generally referred to as victimless crimes. But the reality is that these crimes are anything but victimless.
A good example…
2020
Category: Corruption | Fraud | Obstruction of Justice | Uncategorized
In October 2019, Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen was forced to announce that he would not seek reelection. Right-wing political activist Michael Quinn Sullivan of Empower Texans released a recording of Speaker Bonnen providing Sullivan with a hit list of…
2020
Category: Fraud | Insurance Fraud
A Houston anesthesiologist was recently convicted a second time of health insurance fraud following a guilty plea. Besides the prison sentence, the anesthesiologist was also ordered to pay $82.9 million in restitution for the fraud he committed.
This marks…
2020
Fraud is an umbrella term that covers a variety of crimes that involve taking money or property or using money or property in an unlawful way for personal benefit.
Too many people assume they will get off easy…
2020
Laws are often confusing. Take the crime of fraud, for example. It seems straightforward enough until you dig deeper and find cases where the crime becomes infinitely more complex.
One such case recently surfaced here in Texas which perfectly…
2020
Category: Cryptocurrency | Fraud
With shelter in place orders still in effect as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the opportunity for online fraud has never been greater.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning people specifically about crimes related to cryptocurrency. The…