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Category: Fraud

Nursing Homes Patient Care in the Crosshairs of Medicare Investigations

Nursing Home operators should take heed to warnings coming from Washington that there entire industry is the target of an extensive federal criminal investigation for Medicare fraud. The United States Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently announced that they believe our nation’s healthcare system is being criminally defrauded of over

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Illinois Woman Found Guilty of Wire Fraud and Embezzlement

A press release from United States attorney Stephen Wiggington confirms that Madison, IL woman Amy Shelby has been indicted by a grand jury on charges related to her use of commercial credit cards while she was the manager of Oakmont Mini-Storage.  The indictment took place in July 2012 after the

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What is the offence of fraud?

One of the most common offences that you read about in the newspapers is that of fraud (see below for a list of recent examples). So, what is fraud? If you’ve been arrested on suspicion of fraud, charged with fraud, are being prosecuted for a fraud-related offence then you’ll want

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Alabama Real Estate Attorney Guilty of Mortgage Fraud

A veteran attorney in Birmingham, Alabama has pleaded guilty to wire fraud for his role in a criminal mortgage fraud scheme.  On January 7, 2013, the United States Attorney in Birmingham unsealed the criminal charges against Attorney Kelvin Davis, which allege Davis engaged in mortgage fraud in his position as

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Bank Pays Fine for Failing to Catch Money Laundering

In December 2012, HSBC Holdings admitted ignoring evidence its clients were engaged in criminal money laundering, and agreed to pay $1.9 billion in settlement to the United States Department of Justice and other United States law enforcement agencies.  As a result of this settlement, criminal charges will be avoided. White

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Doctor Charged with Insurance Fraud

An Illinois and Michigan doctor has been indicted by a federal grand jury for criminal insurance fraud including multiple counts of health care fraud, making false statements and aggravated identity theft. According to a white collar criminal defense attorney, each count of health care fraud, a form of insurance fraud,

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Stockbroker Embezzles from Client in Wire Fraud Scheme

A former stockbroker in Washington recently pled guilty to criminal wire fraud and filing false tax returns, and has now been sentenced to federal prison.  The criminal wire fraud scheme to which he pled is believed to have included stealing significant money from a brokerage client whose money he was

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What to Expect if Convicted of Benefit Fraud in the UK

Guest post regarding benefit fraud in the UK Committing benefit fraud can lead you to being fined or even sent to prison, so what can you expect if you are suspected or subsequently found guilty? What is Benefit Fraud? The fundamental aspects of proven benefit fraud are when you deliberately

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Fraud survey – clear as mud ?

A recent publication from the Home Office is certainly detailed and throws up some interesting facts, but on the whole, for a 90 page survey, the findings are very confusing. The report adopts a sectoral approach, not necessarily by reference to just business types, but with a starting point of

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How to check that your credit score is correct

Consumers who apply for a new credit card or a loan may discover that they have low credit scores, but this is too late. They must know what their scores are before they apply for new credit because low scores can prevent them from receiving the credit they need. The

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