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Fraud
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International Financial Law Prof Blog
Former Detroit-Based Technology Company CEO Indicted for Multi-Year Bribery Scheme
The former chief executive officer of FutureNet Group Inc., a Detroit-based information technology company, was indicted yesterday for his role in orchestrating a scheme to bribe an official from the…
Banking, Finance and Securities
FCA “Dear CEO” letter on authorised push payment fraud
The FCA has published a “Dear CEO” letter on authorised push payment (APP) fraud. The letter notes that UK Finance has developed a set of APP Best Practice Standards for…
The Right Coast
Find Better Martyrs | City Journal
Ravi Ragbir was a legal immigrant from Trinidad and Tobago when he was arrested in 1999 for wire fraud in connection with a subprime mortgage scam involving forged signatures and…
Managing Law Firm Transition
Is Your Law Firm Exposed to Theft?
By Roger Hayse
Time and time again the news includes another report of a law firm (most often small to medium in size) having been ripped off. The dollar amount involved in a…
Oil and Gas Fraud Lawyer Blog
Oil & Gas Fraud – Even Employees Get in on the Action
How many people does it take to steal $4.3 million? Allegedly, one. Justin Foust of Oklahoma faces eight counts of wire fraud, two counts of aggravated identity theft and one…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Former Contractor at Military Sealift Command Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Bribery, and Honest Services Fraud
A former contractor at the Military Sealift Command (MSC) pleaded guilty for accepting bribes totaling approximately $2.8 million in the course of a bribery and fraud scheme that lasted more…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Five Members of International Organized Criminal Enterprise Indicted in More Than $9.5 Million Counterfeit Documents Fraud Scheme
Five of six alleged members of an international criminal conspiracy were arrested and appeared before the Court in Dallas, Texas on charges related to their alleged roles in an international…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Leader Pleads Guilty of Fraud Light-Emitting Devices as Treatment for Medical Disorders
Defendant Violated Court Injunctions to Stop Selling Light-Emitting Devices as Treatment for Scores of Medical Disorders Download Lytle Factual Basis Statement Download Lytle Plea Agreement Download Lytle Superseding Information…
Elder Law Prof Blog
New Mexico Legislature Considers Comprehensive Reform of Guardianship Laws, Following Fraud & Embezzlement Scandals
In a bipartisan effort, two New Mexico state senators have introduced Senate Bill 19 -- some 187 pages in length -- in an effort to completely overhaul the state's laws…
ContractsProf Blog
Adequate counsel and time to consider terms defeats claims of fraud and duress
A recent case out of the Northern District of Illinois, Washington v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago, No. 17 CV 2343 (behind paywall), tackles, among other things,…