Fraud

Credit card fraud in California may involve cards stolen and used before the owner reports them missing. Holders of an account may divulge information that leads to unauthorized purchases. A data breach may also happen at retailers, agencies, credit bureaus and more....

Drug companies in California and elsewhere conduct clinical trials to determine the efficacy and safety of new therapies. But what happens when a research company enrolls ineligible patients or doesn't accurately report results? Clinical research fraud can harm...

Todd Ament was formerly the CEO of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce. He now faces accusations of making false financial statements to help acquire a loan, which he used to purchase a house in Big Bear, California. Falsely inflated assets This came out through a federal...

Medical-related disinformation is already pernicious, but bad actors sometimes enrich themselves by falsifying clinical trial data. In one such case, the project manager of a clinical research firm was in a conspiracy to falsify clinical drug trial data. The manager...

One of America's largest hospital chains is accused of Medicare fraud due to excessive, unnecessary emergency room admission rates. The Service Employees International Union covers five years of data, 2014-2019, that supports these allegations. SEIU analyzed Hospital...

Prescription medication is incredibly dangerous in California if it is not used correctly. Painkillers like prescription opiates have contributed to the massive opiate addiction crisis in the US, and other prescription medications have similar addictive risks. There...

Although many people in California don't put white-collar crime on the same level as violent acts like robbery with a weapon and murder, the courts still dole out harsh punishments. If you are accused of a white-collar crime like money laundering through art sales,...