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Fraud
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Based on additional 3553(a) justifications, Eighth Circuit affirms “profound downward variance to a sentence of probation” in multi-million dollar fraud
Main August 29, 2014Based on additional 3553(a) justifications, Eighth Circuit affirms "profound downward variance to a sentence of probation" in multi-million dollar fraudEspecially in the years right after after Booker,…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
FBI Raids Anamarc College
By David Herzig
It was reported by the El Paso Times, that "At about 6 a.m. [on August 26], more than 50 FBI agents and evidence collection specialists began serving search warrants at…
D.C. Medical Malpractice Blog
Pharmaceutical Compounds: Investigating and Regulating Their Use (Part 2)
In our last post, we discussed how pharmaceutical companies have begun to profit from the proliferation of compound drugs, as reported by the New York Times. Today, we will examine…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Economic Financial Crimes Commission Recovers N5 Billion Oil Subsidy Fund
By David Herzig
The Daily Times Nigeria reports, amazingly that an Oil Fraud is being prosecuted. "While underlining the importance the Commission places on transparency and corruption issues in the oil sector, Uwujaren…
Healthcare Law Blog
New Guidance on Contractor Self-Disclosure
By David Douglass, Rachel Landauer
The Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) provides health care providers an opportunity to disclose potential violations of certain Federal civil and criminal laws in relation…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Bank of America Pays $16.65 Billion for Financial Fraud – Total Exceeds $23 Billion
See my previous post of August 7 of BOA's trial and appeal loss, leading to this settlement, bring ing the total to more than $23 billion.... The DOJ has…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Former Rabobank LIBOR Submitter Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Manipulate Yen LIBOR
By David Herzig
The FBI in a press release discusses the guilty plea by Paul Robson, a citizen of the United Kingdom. According to the press release, “Paul Robson is the second employee at Rabobank,…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Japan: 65 social welfare entities cites for mismanagement of funds and fraud
By Kim Dayton
The Yomiuri Shimbun Between fiscal 2009 and 2013, 65 social welfare corporations nationwide were given guidance by 41 local governments on the basis of the Social Welfare Law to improve…
Food Safety News
Former Rancho Employees Charged With 11 Felonies
By Dan Flynn
Straight-up fraud and conspiracy, mostly to get cows with "cancer eye" past USDA inspectors so they could be processed along with healthy animals, were allegedly behind the demise of the…
Death Care Compliance Law
Establishing a Red Flag System: Massachusetts Preneed Oversight
By Bill Stalter
The Massachusetts Division of Professional Licensure and the state Board of Registration of Funeral Directors and Embalmers are taking flak over the one and half million dollars of preneed funds…