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Fraud
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Simple Justice
Seaton: Profiles in Connage, Kerry Ketchum
We’re finishing out my unofficial Con Artist History Month with a name with which many of you won’t be familiar, and a bad dude at that. That’s one thing that…
Florida Workers Compensation & Personal Injury Law Blog
Understanding Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Investigation Process
By WP Team
As an employee, you may know that you can receive workers’ compensation benefits if you are injured in a workplace accident. However, you probably also hope that you never have…
Tax Controversy Report
Lenders Are Newest Justice Department Targets for Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
By Marissa Koblitz Kingman and Matthew D. Lee With the arrest of the CEO of a New Jersey non-bank lender, the U.S. Department of Justice appears to have entered a…
Subject to Inquiry
DOJ Ramps up Resources and Renews Focus on Combatting COVID-19 Related Fraud in 2022
On March 10, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the appointment of Associate Deputy Attorney General Kevin Chambers to serve as the Director for DOJ’s COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement…
Regulatory Oversight
FTC Enters Consent Agreement with Payment Processor for Opening Merchant Accounts for Fictitious Companies
By Keith J. Barnett, Kalama Lui-Kwan, Ethan G. Ostroff, Carlin McCrory
On March 15, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) released a consent agreement with Electronic Payment Systems and its owners John Dorsey and Thomas McCann (collectively, EPS) for allegedly…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Fake heiress Anna Sorokin of Inventing Anna has likely been deported, her attorney says
NBC News and the New York Times provide an update on an interesting removal case. Manny Arora, attorney for Anna "Delvey" Sorokin, said yesterday that he has not heard from…
It's Just Business
All that Glitters May Just be Yellow Paint
Defendant in "Sham Technology" Case Wins Jurisdiction Argument on Lack of Service, but Waives it by Appearing Post-Judgment in Attempt to Protect Assets In the Land of Technology Oz a…
Whitman Legal Solutions Blog
Identifying Suspicious Activity in Real Estate Transactions
Opera lover Alberto Vilar said he attended about 100 opera performances a year. He had a front-row seat at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, saying he wanted to see…
Drug & Device Law
What’s In a Name?
“That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.” William Shakespeare uses this line in his play Romeo and Juliet to convey that the naming…
EvidenceProf Blog
Ninth Circuit Finds No Error in District Court’s Refusal to Sequester State’s Summary Witness in Fraud Trial
By Colin Miller
Federal Rule of Evidence 615 provides thatAt a party’s request, the court must order witnesses excluded so that they cannot hear other witnesses’ testimony. Or the court may do so…