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Fraud
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Food Safety News
Prosecutions for Falsely Using USDA’s Stamp of Inspection Don’t Come Easy
By Dan Flynn
Paul and Kelly Rosberg, who once owned Nebraska's Finest Meats in Randolph, NE, put up a vigorous defense for many months against charges that they had sold to Omaha Public…
The Divorce Asset Hunter
Former Brooklyn Prosecutor Convicted of Fraud on NYC Transit Authority
By Abby Wein
According to the New York Law Journal, yesterday, a Brooklyn jury convicted former Brooklyn prosecutor, John Headley, of fraud and misconduct over his misuse of New York City Transit Authority…
Canadian Fraud Law
Cyber crime is a growing threat
By Ahmed Shafey
[caption id="attachment_1516" align="alignright" width="266"] Source: Thinkstock[/caption] As part of Fraud Prevention Month, the RCMP is rolling out tip sheets to help Canadians protect themselves against an ever-growing number of…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Some times karma gets you
By Mike Helfand
We all remember the story of the boy who cried wolf. When a wolf was finally coming, nobody believed him and things didn’t work out so well. Well, I…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
Bankruptcy Audits Return
By Bryan Fears
The United States Trustee Program (USTP), an arm of the Justice Department, has announced on its website that effective March 10, 2014, bankruptcy audits will resume for certain consumer debtors.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Infomercial celebrity to be selling in federal prison for next decade
Main March 18, 2014Infomercial celebrity to be selling in federal prison for next decade As reported in this local article, headlined "TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau sentenced to 10 years in…
Sentencing Law and Policy
You be the federal sentencing judge: months, years or decades in prison for notable Medicaid fraudsters?
Main March 17, 2014You be the federal sentencing judge: months, years or decades in prison for notable Medicaid fraudsters?White-collar crimes, especially when there are few if any individual victims, oft…
The Right Coast
Dewey & LeBoeuf’s Former Leaders Charged With Fraud – WSJ.com
When the leaders running law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP realized in the depths of the financial crisis that they were about to violate the terms of their bank loan,…
GlobalTort
Criminal Indictments and the Demise of Dewey & Lebeouf
By Kirk Hartley
Kevin LaCroix provides a story and comprehensive set of links to stories tracing the demise of Dewey & Lebeouf, and the recent bank fraud indictments of the law firm's senior…
Canadian Fraud Law
Strategy for uncovering a suspected fraud
How do you uncover a suspected fraud when you cannot obtain any information from the suspected fraudster in the first place? And what do you do if the suspected fraudster…