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Fraud
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Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
False Claims Act Whistleblower Bounties Exceed $345 Million in Fiscal Year 2013
The DOJ has released its Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2013 totals for civil settlements and judgments recovered under the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”). To say that the Department had a…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Family, Fraud and Political Law: New Blogs Joining the LexBlog Network
With that title, you could almost wrap all three areas of law up into one juicy national scandal—but no, we have three different publications joining the LexBlog Network this week.…
The Ethical Investigator
News Anchor Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme with Private Investigator
Juliet Bickford, a Virginia news anchor, pleaded guilty to federal tax fraud and money laundering charges on Wednesday in connection with an international fraud scheme orchestrated by her private investigator…
Bankruptcy Report
Law v. Siegel: Oral Argument Suggests Unusual Alignment of Stars
On January 13, 2014, oral argument before the Supreme Court produced a spirited session, as seven Justices took an active role in questioning, with only Justices Thomas and Scalia remaining…
Canadian Fraud Law
Commercial List fraud trial ends with $10.3 million win for HSBC
Our litigation team recently secured a $10.3 million judgment in fraud. On the strength of accounts receivable and appraised assets, HSBC extended loans exceeding $10 million dollars to a trucking…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Chancery Allows Fraud and Breach of Contract Claims Against Seller of Stock
The following article first appeared in a recent edition of The Delaware Business Court Insider. A recent decision of the Delaware Court of Chancery in the case of Osram Sylvania,…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Bradford on Crowdfunding
Steven Bradford over at the Business Law Prof Blog has some interesting commentary on Crowdfunding Intermediaries' Duty to Protect Against Fraud.
Sentencing Law and Policy
You be thedisparityjudge: very different prison sentences for (similar?) fruadsters in different courts
Main December 16, 2013You be the disparity judge: very different prison sentences for (similar?) fruadsters in different courtsOne reason I never fully understand nor fully appreciate very aggressive efforts to…
The Appellate Strategist
Illinois Supreme Court Debates Limitations and Repose for Architects and Contractors
By Kirk Jenkins
November was a relatively light month for the Illinois Supreme Court on the civil docket, with only one civil case on for argument. Today, we report on the oral argument in…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
U.S. Navy Veterans Association Former Head Guilty of 23 Counts; Faces Minimum of 10 Years in Prison
The Tampa Bay Times reports that an Ohio jury has found John Donald Cody guilty of 23 counts of fraud, money laundering and theft relating to his role as head…