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Fraud
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Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
New Jersey Independent Adjuster Sentenced to 32-Months in Prison for Defrauding the New Jersey Turnpike Authority
On January 8, 2015, Robert Napolitano, of Clifton, New Jersey was sentenced to thirty-two (32) months in prison and three years supervised release1 after pleading guilty to “charges that he…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Faces Federal Fraud Charges
The New York Times has the story, with a link to the criminal complaint, here. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara followed his longstanding tradition of holding a press conference in order to…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Billionaire Accused of Fraud
Although Charles B. Johnson has been acclaimed for numerous accomplishments, the 82-year-old man stands accused of helping defraud the heir of the earliest investors in Franklin Resources out of $150…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Willkie Farr and Hunton & Williams Defrauded of $5 Million by Former Partner?
Bloomberg reports that - "Keila Ravelo, a former litigation partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Hunton & Williams LLP, was arrested Dec. 22 on charges that she and her…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Improper Allegations of Fraud
By Chip Merlin
Kelly Kubiak discusses improper allegations of fraud against the insured
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Decade Long Scam Convinced Man He Was a Husband, Father to Take His Millions
Ten years ago, a scam was launched to swindle Raines Tree Farm heir Ralph Raines Jr., now 67-years old, out of his fortune through a decade long con that included…
Law & Economics Prof Blog
Government-Encouraged Fraud in the 1986 Illegal Alien Amnesty
One of the AEA sessions in Boston in January 2015 was on illegal immigration and crime. A couple of the papers looked at the effect of the 1986…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Claims Practice Bulletin: Performance Fraud, Imputed Liability, and Antecedent Breach
By Steve McBrady, Skye Mathieson
As we discussed during Crowell & Moring’s webinar last week Top Headlines, Headaches, and Developments for Government Contractors to Watch in 2015, the recent ASBCA decision in Laguna Construction is…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Used Motor Vehicle Odometer Tampering Leads to Money Laundering Indictment
A Queens, New York, man and his Israeli brother were charged in indictments unsealed today in federal courts in Philadelphia and Brooklyn, New York, with offenses related to a long-running…
Sentencing Law and Policy
US Sentencing Commission proposes (modest but significant) changes to the fraud guidelines
Main January 9, 2015US Sentencing Commission proposes (modest but significant) changes to the fraud guidelinesAs reported in this official news release, the "United States Sentencing Commission voted today to publish…