Prosecution is one of several fraud management life cycle components that contributes to and can alter the course of increasing health care fraud; however, despite this recognition, there is a gap in the literature regarding the consistency of prosecution for federal health care fraud across ...
(Customs and Border Protection, Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the Secret Service, all of which are part of theDepartment of Homeland Security), tax violations (theInternal Revenue Service), securities fraud (theSecurities and Exchange Commission), and postal violations (the U.S. Postal...
The federal computer fraud and abuse statute, 18 U.S.C. 1030, protects federal computers, bank computers, and computers used in interstate and foreign commerce. It shields them from trespassing, threats, damage, espionage, and from being corruptly used as instruments of fraud. It is not a co...
Speak to our office about our success in getting federal charges dropped for many clients charged with Federal Crimes such as Ponzi schemes, mail fraud, wire fraud, and bid-rigging cases. Q: Are Federal Charges Different from State Charges?
Conspiracy laws are very broad, and as a result charges and convictions can be levied against people who don’t know each other. The prosecution is aware of how broad their powers are, and uses them accordingly. They use the conspiracy statute to charge as many people as possible. In some...
Federal Wire Fraud in Houston TX Federal wire fraud is charged under statute18 U.S.C. 1343. While courts may tailor the specific elements of federal wire fraud to the case at hand. Generally, to prove federal wire fraud, a prosecutor must show: ...
First coined in 1939, white collar crime is a label which covers the entire variety of fraud committed by government and business professionals. White collar crime charges are among the hardest to defend and beat. Usually, the defense is a realm of first-classwhite collar criminal attorneyswho...
IRS criminal investigators begin their detecting into possible prosecutions for tax crimes when alerted by various sources. They can originate from information provided by IRS auditors or revenue agents; collection agents or revenue officers; as well as IRS analysts looking for fraud. Members of th...
Federal Crimes and Sentencing Guidelines: Health Care Fraud; and Methamphetamine Trafficking and Federal Sentencing. Bail Is Different in Federal Criminal Cases Another thing: getting someone’s freedom back after they have been arrested and are awaiting trial is much, much different in federal proceedi...
Being charged with a violation of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute1 can result in termination of a provider's status to participate in the Medicare program. If the situation involves payment to a participating pharmacy under the guise of some other revenue source, the pharmacy may still be fou...