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: Fraud
Feb.14
2019
2019
Posted By: John Floyd
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…
Feb.01
2019
2019
Posted By: John Floyd
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…
Oct.26
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
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…
Aug.31
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
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…
Aug.22
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Fraud | Racketeering | RICO
Eight members of the MS-13 gang were recently indicted in Texas on racketeering charges including racketeering conspiracy, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering,…
Aug.01
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Embezzlement | Fraud | White Collar Crime
A principal at San Antonio Cash Networks was recently charged with four counts of embezzlement for allegedly stealing from company ATMs.
The defendant allegedly stole $145,000 from four company ATMs in late 2016. The courts are seeking a monetary…
July19
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Fraud | Healthcare Fraud
More than 600 people, including doctors, were charged in June with crimes in connection with health care frauds exceeding $2 billion and contributed significantly to the nation’s opioid crisis, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ0. In this post,…
June06
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Criminal Justice Reform | Fraud | Government
President Donald Trump and his administration may ultimately be recorded as the most corrupt in American presidential history.
Since assuming the presidency, Donald Trump has issued five pardons—one of those was a posthumous pardon granted to the legendary boxer…
May17
2018
2018
Posted By: John Floyd
Category: Fraud | Insider Trading
In 2008, the Troubled Asset Relief Program allowed the U.S. Treasury to send $250 billion to banks that bought and insured bad assets and equity. A recent study conducted by the University of Cambridge and Stanford found that these same…
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