Fraud brings jail time for Townsville AccountantWeatherup, Malcolm
A statement is intentionally fraudulent when the perpetrator is aware of its falsehood, while a statement is negligent if the perpetrator believed it to be actually true but lacked reasonable justification for the belief. For example, if an individual lies on their income tax form and states that...
Seven of the 10 executives charged with fraud in the Polar Air Cargo case have now pleaded guilty to at least one charge. Orlando Wong and Carlton Llewellyn both admitted guilt this month, and Patrick Lau is in the process of changing his plea to guilty. Mr Wong and Mr Lau are both fre...
"The defendants knew that the statements were false. They then used them to pursue and obtain financial benefits," Wallace said. Wallace ran through the involvement of key players in the alleged scheme: Trump, his sons, former Trump Organization CFO Alan Weisselberg and Jeffrey McConney, the T...
The judge who will sentence him for two counts of perverting the course of justice and one count of making a false statement under oath suggested at a hearing that Mehajer’s intelligence could be part of his undoing. “He’s not an unintelligent man,” said Peter Zahra,New South Wales ...
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The defendant must make a knowingly false statement or representation with the intent that the recipient rely on the same to their detriment. If, for example, you honestly thought you had the authority to sign someone else's name, or to make an alteration to a document, your Los Angeles cr...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi doctor will not spend time in jail after pleading guilty to federal misdemeanor charges for his role in a health care fraud scheme that prosecutors said cost insurers about $515 million.
Malone is the Michigan Court of Appeals’ clear and definitive statement on the statutory construction of the retroactivity of a petition for change in child support; that Court was clear in its holding that “MCL 552.603(2) allows for the retroactive modification of child support from the date...
How can you protect yourself from identity theft (and financial theft via fraud)? First, learn to recognize some of the red flags common to most scams. These include: Pressure to act fast.Typically, you’re not given time to consult with friends or family. ...