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Bartlesville Law Blog
Beware of Fortunetellers Who Try to Scam You
By Kyle Persaud
A recent news story (available here and here ) describes how a woman claiming to be a “fortune teller and feng shui master” allegedly defrauded $70 million from someone in…
Money Laundering Watch
Inside the Secret Service’s Nationwide Crackdown on Card Skimming
In response to the continued rise of payment card skimming, the United States Secret Service conducted one of its most expansive enforcement efforts to date, launching a nationwide initiative aimed…
Connect on Tech
Japan Moves to Enhance Transparency in Crypto‑Asset Markets
By Daisuke Tatsuno, Masato Honma, Ayako Suga
Japan plans to transition the regulation of crypto assets from the Payment Services Act to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (FIEA). The shift reflects rising retail participation and growing…
Zalma on Insurance
Allstate Works to take the Profit Out of the Crime of Fraud
By Barry Zalma
Insurer’s RICO Claim Against Fraudulent Health Insurance Claims Proper Post number 5268 See the video at https://rumble.com/v74leve-allstate-works-to-take-the-profit-out-of-the-crime-of-fraud.html and at https://youtu.be/NwUZ2pn2kmE Allstate Properly Asserted Fraud Claims Against Hospital and Doctors In…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Debevoise Discusses DOJ’s Crypto Fraud Strike Force
By Andrew J. Ceresney, Satish M. Kini, Douglas S. Zolkind, Aseel M. Rabie, Eric Halliday
On November 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the launch of a cross-agency strike force targeting the type of cryptocurrency-related scam known as pig butchering.[1] For companies…
Money Laundering Watch
Treasury Targets Fraud: Heightened Bank Compliance Risks
By Rushmi Bhaskaran, Matthew Ebert
On January 9, 2026, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a series of new federal actions focused on schemes to defraud federal aid programs. Treasury’s announcement follows a series of…
Government Enforcement, Compliance & Investigations Report
State False Claims Act Enforcement is on the Rise
We just released Episode 35 of the False Claims Act Insights podcast where I discussed the growing amount of state-level False Claims Act enforcement with Husch Blackwell partners Rebecca Furdek…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
A False Lease?
In Coalition of Landlords, Homeowners, & Merchants, Inc. v Glass, https://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2025/2025_05936.htm2025 NY Slip Op 05936 [242 AD3d 1172] October 29, 2025 Appellate Division, Second Department it was alleged that a…
Chicago Criminal Law Blog
More Fraud Alleged by Illinois Government Employees
Investigations Continue in Pandemic Relief Program Abuses by Public Employees As we have previously covered, there have been numerous instances of highly publicized cases around the state of Illinois and…
Herold Gie News
WHEN A TRUST BECOMES A TRAP
By HGAdmin
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) handed down a judgment reaffirming that South African courts will not hesitate to pierce the veneer of a trust when it is abused as…