Topic
Fraud
3,061 published works
Energy & the Law
Reservoir Engineers Could be Liable for Aiding and Abetting
Highland Capital Mgmt., L.P. et al v. Ryder Scott Co. shows how far a plaintiff will reach to find deep pockets to pay for a bad investment. Here, the plaintiffs went…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Fifth Circuit: Federal Auditors Can Be Whistleblowers
The Fifth Circuit held that federal government employees can bring whistleblower suits under the False Claims Act (FCA), even when it is their job to investigate fraud. The whistleblowers in…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Charity Declines Donations from Bernard Madoff’s Kin
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is reporting that the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund returned contributions of $176,000 from the Deborah and Andrew Madoff Foundation and $79,000 from the Mark and Stephanie Madoff…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Huge Iranian fraud results in death sentences
Main July 30, 2012Huge Iranian fraud results in death sentencesAs reported in this New York Times piece, which is headlined "Iran Sentences Four to Death Over $2.6 Billion Bank Fraud,"…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Attorneys, Yes…Accountants, No
Attorneys are subject to a triumvirate of claims, which may generally be: legal malpractice in tort, legal malpractice in contract and breach of fiduciary duty. Attorneys are fiduciaries of their…
Inside Business Immigration
Possible Immigration Related Telephone Scam
The American Immigration Lawyers Association has received reports of a new telephone scam potentially victimizing aliens. Anyone who receives such a call should notify law enforcement authorities, which may include…
Legal Profession Blog
False Financial Aid Statements Draw Disbarment Recommendation
The Illinois Review Board has recommended disbarment of an attorney for false statements to secure financial aid for his daughter's private school education:As set forth in the Administrator's Complaint and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
First Circuit affirms (way-)below-guideline sentence for Big Dig white-collar offenders
Main July 16, 2012First Circuit affirms (way-)below-guideline sentence for Big Dig white-collar offendersBecause I am on the road throughout July, I fear I may miss some notable circuit sentencing opinions.…
Legal Profession Blog
Cultivating Charges
The Illinois Administrator has filed a complaint seeking discipline as a result of the attorney's no contest plea in a California criminal matter.The complaint alleges:In May 2010, Respondent agreed to…
China Law Blog
Ancient China Business Scam with a Hollywood Twist
By Dan Harris
Chinese company emails US company about buying a few million dollars of the US company's product. The terms of the deal are quickly worked out and the Chinese company suggests…