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...
by John Teakell | Aug 21, 2018 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Process, Securities Offenses, White Collar
SEC Cases Generally The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has the authority to investigate civil fraud and other related matters concerning “securities” as they relate to investors and investments schemes. The SEC is authorized to seek: injunctions and...
by John Teakell | Aug 17, 2018 | Conspiracy, Criminal Defense, Criminal Law, White Collar
Conspiracy to Commit Fraud A conspiracy is basically an agreement to commit a crime, with at least one act or step taken to try to commit the crime. The more formal definition is: an agreement between two or more persons to commit an illegal act, with at least one...
by John Teakell | Aug 9, 2018 | Criminal Defense, Tax Violations
What is Tax Evasion? “Tax evasion” as it is generally called, is prosecuted in federal court as a felony offense that is either actually evasion of the payment of federal taxes, or the failure to file a federal income tax return. Charges sought by the U.S. Attorney...
by John Teakell | Aug 8, 2018 | Drug Cases, Health Care Fraud
Health Care Fraud Cases “Health care fraud” often means that physicians and others working with them used their jobs to fraudulently obtain monies related to medical care, such as doctor visits, medication, medical procedures, or prescriptions. Prescriptions for drugs...
