Before 2010, federal prosecutors routinely used the honest services component of the federal fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1346, to criminalize the failure of public officials and corporate executives to report their financial gains from business dealings with corporate or…
Category: Wire Fraud
2022
Category: Fraud | Passport Fraud | Wire Fraud
Fraud is a crime that is taken seriously by the federal government. The problem is, there isn’t just one type of fraud that can get you into trouble – there are many specific kinds of fraud for which you can…
2022
Category: Fraud | Wire Fraud
The livelihood of many individuals and businesses are derived from sellings goods and services to the U.S. government. As in any business endeavor, honesty in all transactions should be the number one goal of all the parties involved. However, when…
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: 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: Spoofing | Wire Fraud
Email scams are perpetrated by bad actors that attempt to take your money. Some of these scams are successful because of the techniques used, but they’re serious offenses that can land perpetrators in legal hot water.
Take the example…
2020
A number of La Joya, Texas officials have been under law enforcement’s microscope recently, and as a result, several public officials in the town have all been implicated in possible wrongdoing..
The city’s primary administrator, the school superintendent, a…
2019
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…
2018
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…