Attorneys General have been known to lie. Last August former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was convicted of lying to a state grand jury. As we reported last year, Kane’s downfall was tied to a web of political corruption that…
Category: Fraud
2017
Investopedia defines a “Ponzi scheme” as a “fraudulent investment scam” that promises high rates of return. The scheme is built on the premise that the investments of original investors can be used to generate new investors with the promise that…
2016
Category: Criminal Justice Reform | Fraud
Christie’s Spiteful History Thwarts US Attorney Appointment
President-elect Donald Trump has made at least one decent decision since his election: he did not give New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie the coveted U.S. Attorney General prize he had begged for.…
2016
Some financial experts place blame for the 2007 housing crisis on the rise of subprime mortgages. As this crisis unraveled, most Americans, especially homeowners, were stunned by the overwhelming unlawful activity engaged in by the nation’s banking system and its…
2016
Category: Fraud | Healthcare Fraud
The American healthcare system is big and complex. It confuses and frustrates even the most seasoned user of the system. The amount of money that goes in and out of our healthcare system each year is staggering, and the way…
2016
Category: Election 2016 | Federal Criminal Law | Fraud
Had our country elected Hillary Clinton, it would have made history. She would have been the first female president ever in the United States.
However, by electing Donald Trump, the country faced another moment in history: the first president…
2016
Category: Fraud | Money Laundering
The federal government last month indicted eleven operators of alleged “brothels” in New York City.
Charged with conspiracy to violate the Travel Act and money laundering, the federal indictment filed on April 13 in the Southern District of New…
2016
Category: Fraud | Healthcare Fraud
Federal prosecutors are calling it “the largest home health fraud ever orchestrated by a single doctor.”
And there seems to be a good reason for it.
The Dallas Morning News reports a local doctor accused of recruiting 11,000…
2016
Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, Jesus instructed. Taxes must be paid by everyone, except those who have the means and resources to find what is commonly referred to as a “loophole.” While the concept of taxes should…
2015
Category: Corporate Fraud | Fraud
Earlier this year five major banks pled guilty to criminal charges and agreed to shell out more than $5.5 billion to settles charges that their “traders” manipulated the international “foreign-exchange market” for their own profit. The fines are the largest…