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Fraud
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Legal Profession Blog
Mental Issues Did Not Cause Thefts
The Law Society of Ontario Tribunal Hearing Division has revoked an attorney's licenseIn a decision dated October 16, 2018, we found that Mr. Reble misappropriated $110,000 of settlement funds that…
Ackah Business Immigration Law
Misconceptions and #FakeNews about Canada & US Immigration
By Evelyn Ackah
12 April 2019 Do you want to move to Canada or the United States? Are you confused by conflicting information and worried about immigration scams and fake news? Canada is…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
“Cum-Ex” Tax Scandal Arrives in Strasbourg and Ensnares International Law Firm
It is said that the history of tax avoidance is as long as the history of tax. One of the latest tax avoidance strategies, which has seemingly crossed the line…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Congressional Staffer Sentenced to Prison for Extensive Fraud and Election Crimes Scheme
A former congressional staffer was sentenced to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $564,718.65 in restitution and $156,855.29 in forfeiture, for…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Big batch of federal plea deals (with relatively low sentencing ranges) in college admissions scandal
This press release from the US Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts, headlined "14 Defendants in College Admissions Scandal to Plead Guilty," reports on the latest developments in the…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Texas Men Arrested for Bribery, Attorney Laundered Via IOLTA Account
Three Texas men, including a former Weslaco City Commissioner and a former Hidalgo County Commissioner, were arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and conspiracy to…
Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home
Did Your Employer Misrepresent Your Job Or Withhold Vital Information? That May Be Fraud
It’s not unusual that people are duped into giving notice at their job, only to have the offer pulled or find out the job is nonexistent. Some folks get lured…
White Collar Law & Investigations
U.S. Government Charges Chinese Conglomerate with Fraud, Conspiracy
On January 28, 2019, the Department of Justice announced that a 13-count indictment against Chinese telecommunications conglomerate Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and various affiliated parties was unsealed earlier that day. …
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
“Nanny” Government Rebuffed in Prosecution of Former Barclays Trader
By Sarah Aberg, Kate Ross
Once again, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) efforts to hold a trader accountable for misrepresentations made during negotiations met with stiff resistance from the courts. On March 4, 2019, Judge…
Canadian Fraud Law
Bank allowed to allege fraud in second ‘Kick at the Can’
By Ben Sakamoto, Michael Nowina
When a plaintiff obtains a judgment from the court, that party is normally precluded from starting another lawsuit seeking the same judgment debt from the defendant. However, in Royal Bank…