A 31-year-old man pled guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a New York court. The man was an associate of MyPayrollHR's CEO, and the scheme involved stealing roughly $13 million from two different companies over a period of six years. The man...
A prominent New York City landlord has been ordered to pay at least $63 million to investors he is accused of defrauding with what has been described by prosecutors as a Ponzi scheme. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced news of the court order on Jan. 30....
Taxpayers in New York could be charged with tax evasion if they willfully fail to report income or pay taxes owed. It is important to note that the IRS generally won't prosecute someone for making an honest mistake on a tax return. In such a scenario, an individual...
Those who have been accused of money laundering have a lot at stake. If they are found guilty of the federally prosecuted crime, they will face severe consequences, including probable jail time. This is why it is paramount that those accused take immediate action to...
A former executive director of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America has been accused of embezzlement in New York. The accusations date back to 2011 and accuse the now 55-year-old man of gaining more than $500,000 in church funds.It is alleged that the former...
Health care fraud is a surprisingly huge problem in the United States. The issue has become so significant that the Department of Justice has established a Health Care Fraud Unit so that the problems can be more adequately addressed.Since this type of fraud is now so...
Business transactions must be conducted with good intentions and without deception for them to be legal in most cases. It's very common for people in business to be accused of white collar crimes such as fraud or forgery.If you have been accused of one of these...
In the digital age, an increasing amount of crimes are committed through the use of computers. Many people who commit crimes through the use of a computer take precautions to try to prevent their true identity from being revealed. However, in many cases, it can be...
While not all insider trading violates federal law, some of it does. If you buy, sell or trade securities based on information that only a few individuals have, you may be guilty of a federal crime. Of course, before a prosecutor charges you with violating securities...
The U.S. criminal code is vast. From securities fraud to embezzlement, there is a seemingly endless number of ways to break the law. If you have done something illegal, you want your criminal exposure to be as limited as possible. When investigating potential...