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Fraud
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The Right Coast
The step-by-step process of how the words ‘corruption’ and ‘fraud’ came to college basketball – ABC News
Court records and sealed complaints released by the U.S. Attorney's office reveal an elaborate, clandestine FBI investigation that has involved wiretaps, surveillance video, undercover agents and cooperating witnesses. Here is…
The Right Coast
The step-by-step process of how the words ‘corruption’ and ‘fraud’ came to college basketball – ABC News
Court records and sealed complaints released by the U.S. Attorney's office reveal an elaborate, clandestine FBI investigation that has involved wiretaps, surveillance video, undercover agents and cooperating witnesses. Here is…
Texas Bar Blog
Update on job scam targeting law office applicants
More victims are coming forward in a scam involving a fraudulent job posting listed on Indeed.com and other job listing sites. At least one person has suffered financial loss from…
Virtual Currency Report
CFTC Files Charges in Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme
By Perkins Coie
On September 21st, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the filing of charges against Nicholas Gelfman and Gelfman Blueprint, Inc. (the “Defendants”) for fraud, misappropriation, and issuing false account…
Legal Profession Blog
Breach Of “Shiduch” Lawsuit Sees A New Year
The New York Appellate Division for the Second Judicial Department agreed with the trial court's denial of a motion to dismiss a civil action The plaintiff commenced this action to recover…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
A Primer on Fraud, Discovery and the Statute of Limitations
In a fact pattern that could have come from a bar exam, Justice Bannon dissects the fraud-discovery-statute of limitations issues arising from a real-estate fraud scheme which is said to…
South Florida Trial Practice
Boston Terriers Revolt – Mass. Considers Law to Penalize Fake Service Dogs
Following up on my earlier post regarding fake service dogs, news from up north that Massachusetts is also considering a law to penalize those that pass off pets at service dogs.…
Delaware Chancery Law Blog
Conspiracy Theory of Jurisdiction Examined by Court of Chancery
The recent decision of LVI Group Investments LLC v. NCM Group Holdings LLC, C.A. No. 12067-VCG (Del. Ch. Sept. 7, 2017) addresses the concept of conspiracy theory of jurisdiction, under…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Former Social Security Administrative Law Judge Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Role in $550 Million Social Security Fraud Scheme
A former social security administrative law judge (ALJ) was sentenced to four years in prison for his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $550 million in federal…
South Florida Trial Practice
Broken Promises: Not Actionable Fraud in Florida
I previously blogged on the continuing existence of the independent tort doctrine in Florida. In lawsuits between parties who bargained for their remedies in a contract, the independent tort doctrine…