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Insurance fraud is not a charge prosecutors like. Although it is an easy crime to prove since all it requires is a single document used with an intent to defraud an insurer, prosecutors prefer to deal with more complex issues and criminal charges. An...

By Robert J. Higdon Jr. Former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Dennis Hastert entered the well of a courtroom in the Northern District of Illinois recently to enter a plea of not guilty to charges that he structured more than...

Public entities buy insurance to protect themselves against various liabilities and property damage. The politicians who run these entities know almost nothing about insurance and insurance pricing. As a result they are at the mercy of professional insurance...

In 2008, Paul Raymond Ross pleaded guilty in federal court to making extortionate demands for $20,000 from a victim who was identified publicly by the initials K.O.D. As a result of that plea, Ross was sentenced to 27 months in prison, followed by three...

How much is everything on your computer worth to you? About $300? The financial fraudsters behind a new malware program are betting on it. The Federal Trade Commission, the FBI, and other federal agencies are warning consumers and businesses about...

"Given the facts that the Wage and Hour Division has preliminary established during its investigation of the employer, there is reason to believe that Mr. Barreno, and others like him, were victims of witness tampering under 18 U.S.c. Section 1512...

By Kit Chaskin and Noel Paul, Attorneys, Reed Smith LLP Companies increasingly are doing business in emerging markets. Along with the so-called “BRIC” countries – Brazil, Russia, India, and China – smaller emerging markets...

In February 2012, the New York Court of Appeals - New York State's court of last resort - held that where individuals, with an intent to blackmail or extort from a wrongdoer, truthfully report, to governmental officials, wrongdoing that is of public...

In February 2012, the New York Court of Appeals - New York State's court of last resort - held that where individuals, with an intent to blackmail or extort from a wrongdoer, truthfully report, to governmental officials, wrongdoing that is of public...

"A city police officer was indicted today on charges of shaking down undocumented immigrants by accepting bribes after threatening to report them. Police Officer Rocco Malgeri now faces 58 counts of theft by extortion, official misconduct,...

"According to the Labor Department reports, Barreno was one of a dozen undocumented workers who had to pay fees just to begin work. The money was initially paid to Calix, who is a Honduran national, and then distributed in varying amounts between...

By Kit Chaskin and Noel Paul, Attorneys, Reed Smith LLP Companies increasingly are doing business in emerging markets. Along with the so-called "BRIC" countries - Brazil, Russia, India, and China - smaller emerging markets such as Mexico and...

By Kit Chaskin and Noel Paul, Attorneys, Reed Smith LLP Companies increasingly are doing business in emerging markets. Along with the so-called “BRIC” countries – Brazil, Russia, India, and China – smaller emerging markets...

We were recently introduced to Fraud Examiner Expert Tracy Coenen , in her book " Expert Fraud Investigation: A Step-By-Step Guide " she details the steps a company should go through in performing a fraud investigation. Coenen provides the...