by John Teakell | Jun 19, 2018 | Securities Offenses
Securities fraud can take many forms from the questionable to the egregious. One of the latter types of cases happened in our own backyard. In 2016, a McKinney pastor was charged with bilking Texans out of more than $23 million. Many of them were elderly, and in a...
by John Teakell | Jun 16, 2018 | Tax Violations
Filing false tax returns is a serious offense that can put you on the wrong side of the IRS for some time to come. When you commit any form of tax evasion and get caught, you set yourself up for punishments of up to three years in prison (per charge) and/or a...
by John Teakell | Jun 14, 2018 | Health Care Fraud
Healthcare fraud is a crime that is becoming more common, and if you look at the industry, it’s almost understandable. When you can’t call a hospital and get a straight answer on how much a procedure costs, you’ve got an environment that lends itself...
by John Teakell | Apr 9, 2018 | White Collar
Thankfully, the only money laundering most of us have done in our lives is when we forget to empty out our pockets before doing the wash. Criminally speaking, many aren’t even sure what the crime is, or they have a heck of a time explaining it. In simple terms,...
by John Teakell | Apr 9, 2018 | Tax Violations
Tax evasion is a scary term catapulted to the top of the national spotlight every March or April. It’s understandable why you would be frightened of it. As Jerry Seinfeld once said, “They’re the IRS, they can take anything they want!” While...
by John Teakell | Apr 9, 2018 | Health Care Fraud
Forged prescription practices are of growing concern in the U.S. One look at the opioid epidemic explains why. In 2017 alone, there were between 42,000 and 50,000 overdose deaths, depending on which set of numbers you believe. Legitimate. Illegitimate. People have...
