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Fraud
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California Employment Law Update
Employee’s Qui Tam Fraud Claims Should Not Have Been Dismissed
By Tony Oncidi
United States ex rel. Mateski v. Raytheon, 816 F.3d 565 (9th Cir. 2016) Steven Mateski worked as an engineer at Raytheon. Mateski filed a complaint in federal court alleging that…
Franchise Law Update
Chip Cards: Less Fraud, More Chargebacks
You are aware that the credit card industry ostensibly moved to chip cards--often called EMV cards--last fall. A major consequence of this move was that merchants who did not accept…
Zalma's Insurance 101 Videoblog
Insurance 101 – Chapter 12 – Volume 60 – The Accomplice Approach
By Barry Zalma
The Accomplice Approach This approach can be extremely effective. It is based upon two principles: Whenever two or more persons are involved in a fraud, each is afraid the other…
Zalma's Insurance 101 Videoblog
Insurance 101 – Chapter 12 – Volume 59 – The Direct Accusation Approach
By Barry Zalma
The Direct Accusation Approach When there are facts or information indicate that a witness is implicated in a fraudulent insurance claim, or similar unlawful acts, the interviewer has a great…
Zalma's Insurance 101 Videoblog
Insurance 101 – Chapter 12 – Volume 52 – Bluffs
By Barry Zalma
Bluffs The facts tying the insured or claimant to a fraudulent claim are sufficient to induce fear. If the witness realizes the interviewer knows the basic facts, he or she…
Legal Profession Blog
Boston Bombing Fraud Proof Sufficient To Prevent Sentence Stay
The full Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a single justice who had denied a stay of sentence to a defendant who used the Boston Marathon bombing as a vehicle to…
Hackensack New Jersey Criminal Law Blog
Three Bergen County Suspects Charged with Theft, Fraud in Medical Investment Scheme
Four individuals, including three residents of Bergen County, New Jersey, face fraud crime charges after allegedly defrauding investors in different medical investment schemes. According to the New Jersey Attorney General’s…
The Paterson Criminal Law Blog
Wayne NJ Police Arrest Man Who Allegedly Defrauded Woman Out of Her Retirement Money
Wayne NJ police recently arrested a man who allegedly defrauded a local woman out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The theft was reportedly committed over a three-month period, from…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Slimy Sheldon Silver should serve substantial slammer stint, sentencing statement says”
Main April 21, 2016"Slimy Sheldon Silver should serve substantial slammer stint, sentencing statement says"An awesome, amusing, amazing alliteration about prosecutors' potent politico punishment proposal after federal fraud findings made for…
Drug & Device Law
TPPs Fail to Put Their Money Where Their (Litigation) Mouth Is and Lose
In third party payor litigation over prescription medical products, we have often marveled at the causation arguments that plaintiffs have offered and the willingness of some courts to accept collective…