A “Ponzi Scheme” was named for one of the most notorious men who ever engaged in the offense, Charles Ponzi. In the 1920s, Ponzi operated a financial investment scam in which he took money from new investors and then used it to pay earlier invest...
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Identity theft is becoming one of the most common crimes because so many of us depend on computers and smartphones to conduct our personal and business affairs. We shop, bank, send and collect money through person-to-person (P2P) apps, and even file ...
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The federal government enacted the CARES Act of 2020 in response to the disastrous economic consequences the COVID-19 pandemic inflicted on American businesses and workers. As part of the massive economic relief package, the Small Business Administr...
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported that Florida residents reported a loss of $331,282,322 from fraud in 2021. The highest number of complaints were related to identity theft. In the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area alone, there we...
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Former Broward County charter school president, Jimika Williams, has been found guilty of embezzling almost $400,000 of school funds to pay for personal items according to the Department of Justice. Williams was the president of Advancem...
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Honest Services Fraud is a federal crime covered within the overall “Frauds and Swindles” section of the U.S. Criminal Code, 18 USC §1341. Until 1988, the federal government could not convict a defendant of committing mail or wire fraud unless t...
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Money laundering is the practice of hiding, disguising, or transforming the proceeds of illegal activity into seemingly legitimate assets through one or more financial transactions. This conduct is a serious crime violating both federal and Florida c...
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The U.S. Department of Justice has prioritized the prosecution of all healthcare fraud and related crimes. One of the most frequently charged federal criminal violations involves the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) of 1972.i The law provides for penal...
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) oversees and regulates the orderly operation of American securities markets. The agency looks for instances of fraud, manipulation of the market, and...
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The importance of working with a qualified, experienced federal court criminal defense attorney is an absolute necessity when a defendant is facing cybercrime charges in the United States District Court. The Computer Fraud and...
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