If your company based in California sells products or supplements designed to improve the health of people afflicted with chronic health conditions, you may come under increased scrutiny by the United States federal government. Last fall, the Food and Drug...
How prepared are you for an unexpected civil lawsuit? There are many ways that a business can be targeted in the state of California. You can be named as the defendant in a whistleblower lawsuit, or you might be investigated for tax fraud. As the CEO of the company,...
California residents can find their lives turned upside down if they face charges of wire fraud. This is a serious white-collar crime that can impact everyone. What is wire fraud? Wire fraud is a white-collar, federal crime. It occurs when a person uses electronic...
California companies both big and small try to keep an eye out for embezzlement. It happens more than people may assume, and it has the power to topple a business or non-profit organization, which is why the state imposes harsh penalties for those convicted of...
A solicitation for a product or service could arrive in the mail, and the deal might seem too good to turn down. Unfortunately, the flyer mailed to a California residence might support a mail fraud scheme. Anyone running a scheme that uses the post office to...
A federal grand jury in California indicted a woman on 15 counts related to an alleged $3 million embezzlement scheme. The 47-year-old woman was arrested in early November for activities that are believed to have taken place between 2017 and 2019. Unauthorized...
There are many types of white-collar crimes. Laws prohibit wire fraud, embezzlement, insider trading and various schemes. Those charged with these and other felonies may find themselves inside a California federal courtroom facing significant prison time. Not all...
California residents take out life insurance in order to make sure that their loved ones are taken care of financially after they've passed away. As long as policyholders pay their insurance premiums as directed, their beneficiaries will receive a lump-sum payment...
The typical image of bribery involves someone offering cash or perks as a way to procure something illegally. California "bribe-givers" don't usually operate in a vacuum. Bribery requires more than one participant to occur. The person receiving the bribe may break the...
Individuals in California and around the country who purchase or sell securities after receiving confidential information are often, but not always, guilty of insider trading. To determine whether or not the law has been broken, the Securities and Exchange Commission...
