What are the defenses? Here at Colorado Legal Defense Group, I have defended literally thousands of people charged with fraud crimes such as forgery. In my experience, the following three defenses have proven very effective with prosecutors, judges, and juries. You had no intent to defraud. Inn...
Benefit fraud is a type of fraud in which a person submits false information, omits required details, or just lies to get benefits...
While there are several types of bankruptcy fraud, the most common type is fraud that results from intentionally concealing bankruptcy assets so as not to have to turn them over to the bankruptcy court. The reality is that by the time most people declare bankruptcy, they don’t have any asse...
Americans are still chuckling about the “pants suit”. A man—a judge, no less—sued his dry cleaners for 54m for allegedly losing his trousers. A sign at the shop promised “ Satisfaction Guaranteed”. The plaintiff was not satisfied, so he cried fraud. He then used his highly trained ...
Rescinding a contract may be an option if there is proof that there was a material error in the contract. Evidence offraud, mutual errors, lack of legal or mental capacity, duress andundue influence, or one party not fulfilling its obligation can also lead contracts to be voided. ...
What is click fraud? What are the defenses to negligence? How many words used or borrowed from other authors might constitute or be considered plagiarism? What are the monetary penalties for ethics violations? What rights does a guarantor have?
Every weekend, there are corporate parties, home parties, Hanukkah parties, and celebrations of all sorts. I go to so many parties and am stuffed to the gills with the holiday spirit. I got tired of having fun. By Christmas, my wife and I rested all day. For the next couple of nights...
The U.S. Federal Government passed the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (18 U.S.C.§1030) (CFAA) in 1986 as an amendment to the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, which included the first federal computer crime statute. Since enacting the CFAA, congress and the federal government have...
Title II is where the standards for external auditor independence are set with the goal of limiting conflicts of interest. It also provides direction for new auditor approval requirements, audit partner rotation, and auditor reporting requirements. Title II also creates a separation of duties for aud...
Limitations on Filing The statutory periods for whistleblower cases vary. Under the Federal False Claims Act, there is a three-year statute of limitations for suing for retaliation, which is different from the statute limitations of the underlying fraud. ...