by John Teakell | May 4, 2019 | Criminal Law, White Collar
What are Identify Theft and Identity Fraud? Identity theft and identity fraud are crimes in which a person uses another’s personal information for economic gain or for taking on the identity of another. These activities necessarily involve fraud, deception,...
by John Teakell | Apr 26, 2019 | Criminal Law, Legal Process, White Collar
What is “Use” or “Possession” of Identifying Information? In this information age most people have identity documents or other identifying information. These include credit cards, debit cards, Social Security numbers, passports, state driver’s...
by John Teakell | Apr 18, 2019 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law, Criminal Process, Health Care Fraud, White Collar
Health Care Fraud Cases There are several fraud activities that are the basis for federal government investigations and prosecutions. Common prosecutions are for overbilling, upcoding, unnecessary procedures, procedures not performed, and prescribing treatments that...
by John Teakell | Mar 19, 2019 | Conspiracy, Criminal Defense, Criminal Law, Tax Violations, White Collar
Generally Tax preparation services frequently become the targets of federal criminal investigations of federal tax crimes. The charges that federal prosecutors use to formally charge tax preparation business owners and managers usually are Filing False Tax Returns,...
by John Teakell | Sep 23, 2018 | Criminal Defense, EPA Violations, White Collar
OSHA and Historical Actions The Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act was established to ensure that employees have safe environments to do their work. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency established to enforce the...
by John Teakell | Aug 28, 2018 | Conspiracy, Criminal Defense, Criminal Law, White Collar
Fraud Schemes Related to Cell Phones Cell phone prosecutions are commonly prosecuted in federal court by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, meaning that there are charges for fraud related to cell phone sales, or charges for selling stolen cell phones. Fraud prosecutions...
