Fraud on the court, or fraud upon the court, refers to a situation in which a material misrepresentation has been made to the court. Alternatively, the term could be used to refer to a situation in which a material misrepresentation has been made by the court itself. The overall defining ...
Texas Court Sheds Light on Fraud, Kickback and Whistleblower IssuesWilliam H
Fraud Income Tax Money Laundering Philip Verges Indicted for Deceptively Defrauding Investors of Over $200M FraudTejaswini Deshmukh-December 13, 2024 A Texas businessman has been charged with a major fraud scheme that tricked investors out of millions of dollars. Philip Verges, 59, from Dallas,....
The Texas Supreme Court recently dealt a serious blow to this sort of argument. InMercedes-Benz, LLC USA v. Carduco, Inc., the Court held that, under Texas law, a dealer may not justifiably rely on the supplier’s alleged misrepresentations when the agreement at issue expressly contradicts ...
However, this month's federal tax trial in a North Texas courtroom does have a connection to Donald J. Trump and some interesting similarities to his falsification of business records trial just concluded in New York City state court. In the Texas trial, John Anthony Castro, who briefly ...
Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas announced charges against eight individuals as part of the Justice Department’s 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action. These charges involve various schemes, including fraudulent Medicare billing, kickbacks, and money laundering, ...
Part of the Series Financial Crime and Fraud Laws Explained Gregory Smith / Getty Images Before its demise, Enron was a large energy, commodities, and services company based in Houston, Texas. Its collapse affected over 20,000 employees and shook Wall Street. At Enron’s peak, its shares wer...
FINANCIAL FRAUD FACTS: RELIANCE UPON KNOWN FALSE FINANCIAL TESTIMONY: July 20, 1998: Macomb County Circuit Court, Chief Judge Maceroni, Court TranscriptCM/ATTORNEY: She has the burden of proving that he is underrepresenting his income. She’s trying to meet that burden. She, you know, she ...
NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) –A trial date has been set for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's securities fraud case. This comes less than two months after he was acquitted of wrongdoing in his impeachment trial. During a hearing Monday morning, the trial date was set for April 15, ...
In January 2023, Lerner was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of New York and arrested in connection with the above fraud. Pursuant to an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Lerner was released on bail and instructed, among...