Health care fraud is a prevalent issue in the United States. With people spending $2.27 trillion on health care in 2011, it only makes sense that some providers are fraudulent. Any individual or institution in the health care industry may commit fraud, including...
In the past, jobs were classified as white collar or blue collar, depending on the duties. Blue collar workers were those who did manual labor. White collar workers were those who had desk jobs and administrative jobs. This is where the term white collar crime comes...
White collar crimes of all sorts can come with jail time for a person who is convicted. The sentencing phase of the case is often very challenging for the defendants because of the unknown. You don't know for sure if the court is going to use you as an example and...
We recently discussed the deal that was reached in the securities fraud case involving the Theranos founder. This case was able to be resolved via a plea deal agreement, which is something that is actually very common with these cases.If you are facing a securities...
Bribery is a criminal offense that often contains links to political figures. It is always about power and money.As with many other white-collar charges, such as fraud and embezzlement, the government takes these offenses seriously, and may go to great lengths to...
Securities fraud can cost you time and money. In some cases, you might be stripped of voting rights and other duties that come with being involved in publicly traded companies. Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos Inc., recently entered into a deal with the U.S....
A white collar crime is sometimes thought of as a minor inconvenience. In some cases, people think of these as part of the job. The fact of the matter is that many of these charges are felony charges that can greatly impact your life for the rest of your time on...
Martin Shkreli was recently sentenced to a prison term in connection with a conviction on conspiracy and fraud charges. The prison sentence shocked some people who thought that the "pharma bro" didn't deserve a period of incarceration that long. In fact, his defense...
Plea bargains can help defendants to get the criminal case finished without having to go through a trial. While some people might want to present their case to a trial jury, others might want to know what is going to happen. This is where a plea deal would come into...
The arrest of two New York pharmacists following a 2017 federal government sting operation turned a spotlight on people who use their professional capacity to commit fraud against insurers. The pharmacists’ activities, which continued for nearly three...