Millions of Americans rely on Medicare for their first line of insurance against medical bills. Other Americans have been accused of using Medicare payments as a source of fraudulent revenue. What, exactly, is Medicare fraud? Basically, Medicare fraud is billing...
The federal government frequently conducts inquiries into those who seek payments from Medicare. In some instances, it makes allegations of fraud. This could lead to charges for a physician, those working in some capacity at a medical facility, or individuals accused...
Prison (or the threat of prison) is supposed to be a deterrent to criminal activity. In reality, prison is often just a temporary holding ground through which an endless parade of the convicted is constantly rotated. A late-2019 report by the Prison Policy Initiative...
Recently, one of the country's most notorious white collar criminals, Bernie Madoff, 82, petitioned the court to give him a compassionate release from his 150-year sentence because he is terminally ill from end-stage kidney disease. However, the judge in Madoff's...
Why would someone face federal crimes? There are several reasons that investigators or prosecutors from Washington or field offices around the country could take an interest in a case. One is criminal activity that may be happening across state lines or on federal...
