As a medical patient in California, you want to trust that your physician is always making the right choices for your health and well-being. And most of the time, this is absolutely true, as most doctors are doing the best they can for their patients at all times. But...
A successful former California attorney who was part of the legal team in the case that inspired the movie “Erin Brockovich” has been indicted on five counts of wire fraud. The indictment was announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of...
You may have been listening to a California talk show and heard the term "white-collar crime" but are unsure what it means. White-collar crime can be defined as a nonviolent crime that usually attempts to defraud someone or a business of an asset. There are many types...
When companies in California and around the country engage in financial fraud, their activities are often discovered by investigators or forensic accountants who notice irregularities or anomalies on their financial statements and reports. Unscrupulous businesses go...
All charges against Stan Lee's former business manager have been dismissed due to a mistrial, which was declared by a California Superior Court judge in LA on November 1st, 2022. The comic book legend's ex-manager had been accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of...
Health care and health insurance fraud affect countless victims in California and elsewhere. There are different ways that these illegal acts can take place. Who commits these acts of fraud? Anyone can commit health care or health insurance fraud. Often, a doctor or...
Misleading merchants and scams are happening. Residents of California may want to learn more about action by the FTC against a credit card processor. The payment processor opened accounts for a company that formerly was the target of an FTC suit. According to law...
Residents of California may want to learn more about the case of a doctor who accepted money from drug and device manufacturers. She has a warning for future doctors and is speaking out at medical schools to warn future doctors of this type of fraud. Facing the...
For any business in California to survive and make the necessary profits, there must be a great deal of trust among founders, partners, managers and employees. When someone breaches their duty of loyalty and care they owe others, the business is likely to suffer a...
Technicalities can make a big difference in many criminal cases, and this has been further established by the U.S. Fifth Circuit in a case regarding Medicaid billing. California medical facilities are sales offices, in many ways, and they commonly look for any action...
