Topic
Fraud
3,061 published works
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Charges JOBS Act Scam
Perhaps the first JOBS Act scam? The SEC announced fraud charges against a Spokane Valley, Wash., company and its owner for misleading investors with claims to raise billions of investment capital…
Securities Law Prof Blog
FINRA Charges JTF with Fraud in February 2012 Sales of AWSR Stock
FINRA filed a complaint against John Thomas Financial (JTF), of New York, NY, and its Chief Executive Officer, Anastasios "Tommy" Belesis, charging fraud in connection with the sale of America…
Legal Profession Blog
The Defendant Is An Attorney
The Connecticut Appellate Court affirmed judgment against a defendant attorney in a civil case involving breach of contract, fraud and unfair trade practices.The court found that the attorney turned a…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
State Farm Found Guilty of Fraudulent Claims Conduct in Rigsby Qui Tam Case
By Chip Merlin
One of the last remaining Hurricane Katrina cases is the Qui Tam litigation involving the Rigsby sisters’ allegations that State Farm fraudulently overcharged the government when handling NFIP flood claims.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Resentencing of Enron CEO Jeff Skilling perhaps on the verge of a resolution through a sentencing deal
Main April 4, 2013Resentencing of Enron CEO Jeff Skilling perhaps on the verge of a resolution through a sentencing dealThis new CNBC report, which has a somewhat inaccurate headline and…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Elderly Man Steals From Other Elderly Citizens
An elderly man, James Keeton, has been accused of scamming several other elderly citizens out of $73,650. Allegedly, Keeton told his victims that he was in a hard time in…
EvidenceProf Blog
The Best of Everything: Court Strikes Portions of Affidavit Referencing Non-Produced E-Mails in Fraud Case
By Colin Miller
Federal Rule of Evidence 1002, the Best Evidence Rule, provides thatAn original writing, recording, or photograph is required in order to prove its content unless these rules or a federal statute…
California Employment Law Update
Employee Could Proceed With Whistleblower Claims
By Tony Oncidi
McVeigh v. Recology San Francisco, 213 Cal. App. 4th 443 (2013) Brian McVeigh, a former Operations Supervisor for Recology, alleged Recology fired him in retaliation for his reporting possible fraud…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Insurance Policy Conditions (a/k/a/ Land Mines): Part 21 – “Intent” and the Fraud Condition
Most policies contain a “Concealment or Fraud” condition that reads along these lines: “With respect to all persons insured under this policy, we provide no coverage for loss if, whether…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
The Judge and the Stripper
By Bryan Fears
Sometimes bankruptcy debtors ask, “Who will know if I hide an asset?” the answer is, “You can never be sure.” Christy Yamanaka and Thomas Stringer met in Tampa in 1995.…