Recent Posts in the Fraud Category

• In The Recent "Bridgegate Scandal" Decision, The Supreme Court Narrows The Scope Of Fraud Prosecution Theories Against Public Officials

  May 15, 2020
  With a unanimous decision issued by the Supreme Court last week in Kelly et al. v. United States, the Court is continuing its trend toward narrowing ...
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• VW of America executive charged with fraud in emissions scandal

  Feb 4, 2017
  The former general manager of VW of America's engineering and environmental office was arrested over the weekend and charged with violating the Clean ...
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• Advocacy in sentencing critical to achieving best outcome in criminal cases, P.3

  Jan 25, 2017
  We’ve been looking in recent posts at the issue of legal advocacy in sentencing, and specifically knowing how to navigate the Federal Sentencing ...
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• Focus on health care fraud under AG Sessions unlikely to change

  Dec 6, 2016
  Health care fraud is a high priority for law enforcement agencies, not only because of the financial costs to the public—tens of billions of dollars ...
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• Federal investigation: pharm executives plotted to take millions

  Nov 25, 2016
  The pharmaceutical industry in Maryland and other states has been riding high, largely on the unrestricted profits that these companies make by ...
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• Facial recognition software raises issue of privacy rights in criminal process, P.3

  Oct 31, 2016
  In recent posts, we’ve been looking at the topic of facial recognition software as used by law enforcement agencies, particularly privacy concerns ...
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• Critics of federal court decision say it could open up password sharing to prosecution

  Jul 25, 2016
  Fraud is a serious accusation when it comes to criminal charges, and those who face charges of fraud should always work with an experienced criminal ...
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• Addressing sentencing of fraud under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, P.2

  Jul 18, 2016
  Last time, we began looking at the issue of sentencing when it comes to federal fraud charges. As we noted, the Federal Sentencing Guidelines take the ...
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