Bribery is an illegal action that some people try to use in business to get ahead. They may try to bribe government officials to get them to ignore rules or laws or to do something specific that will give them a leg up in business. The U.S. holds the competitiveness...
Mail fraud occurs whenever someone uses the mail in any way while committing a crime. Because of this broad definition, there are many ways in which it can occur. However, the United States Postal Inspection Service highlights a few specific types of schemes that are...
Doctor shopping involves visiting more than one doctor to obtain many prescriptions for a controlled substance. While California doctors have a duty to check a state database before prescribing potentially dangerous drugs, doctor shopping remains common in the state....
California Statutory Law defines money laundering as either attempting to conduct one or more transactions that facilitate criminal activity or knowingly using funds derived from a criminal enterprise. This definition is broad and therefore leaves a wide berth of...
The federal government carefully regulates the use of pharmaceutical drugs to ensure that people safely use them and that pharmaceutical companies and other health care providers do not defraud government benefit programs like Medicaid. Unfortunately, many forms of...
Employee theft can be a serious problem for small businesses. Business owners can lose thousands of dollars, if not more when an employee steals money. According to Entrepreneur, small businesses are more likely to suffer from embezzlement because owners do not always...
Because having a job generally means a requirement to abide by company protocols, some employers in California may use that concept to their advantage. If their involvement in unethical or illegal activities requires the support of their workers, they may dangerously...
Accusations of bribery often result in high-profile cases, particularly if the case is international in scope. Bribery may involve high-standing politicians, celebrities or wealthy investors. However, it is important to understand the nature of a bribery charge....
You probably hear stories of people accused of either mail or wire fraud and take from that only that they stand accused of fraud. Mail fraud might seem easy to define (even if you do not understand the unique elements that constitute the crime), yet confusion often...
In criminal law, aggravated offenses typically involve the use of a weapon. For example, if a person decides to rob a convenience store using a handgun, prosecutors may charge him or her with aggravated burglary or aggravated assault. It is possible to have an...
