The U.S. Supreme Court has not looked at the issue of eyewitness testimony since 1977 but it will consider the question of what the Constitution has to say about it again this November. This time, the court will be able to consider decades of social science research...
In a Medicaid fraud case brought jointly by the federal government and five states, the pharmaceutical companies of Par Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Par Pharmaceuticals Companies, Inc., have agreed to pay $154 million. The federal government will get the largest share;...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently acknowledged that one of its most targeted activities is still on the rise. According to the FBI's year-in-review report on mortgage fraud, the instances of fraudulent behavior have increased despite fewer home sales. The...
A Florida man recently pleaded guilty to mail fraud in connection with a $30 million white collar crime.The 47-year-old Gainesville, Florida man operated an investment company named Botfly LLC. He promised investors of returns up to 10 percent a month through...
Last February, 111 people from across the country were charged after investigation by a Medicare fraud strike force. The action was the largest Medicare fraud bust in history. It involved more than 700 law enforcement officials targeting a range of actions they...
Earlier this week the U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami unsealed four separate indictments that accuse 27 people committing mortgage fraud against homeowners in South Florida.The four indictments involve numerous different schemes, from mail fraud and insurance fraud to...
As part of the fallout of Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme, the court-appointed trustee has been trying to recoup money from a number of mutual fund and hedge fund companies that made billions off of the Ponzi scheme in order to pay back Madoff's victims.One of...
Over eight months ago mortgage companies and giant banks across the nation promised to clean up their acts when it came to mortgage documents. As the housing bubble burst, and the mortgage industry collapsed, many large lenders and banks came under scrutiny for their...
