To get a hold of someone's personal information in New York, a scammer might pretend to be a friend, a neighbor or a legitimate business. If the target falls for the scam, they might give the scammer their personal information. The scammer then uses this information...
Unfortunately, Medicare fraud remains a growing problem throughout New York City and the rest of the nation. This situation occurs when someone in the medical profession commits fraud to receive money from their patients. However, there are several ways for someone to...
Many people don't assume they may be a target of healthcare fraud by medical professionals, but "dirty doctors" in the healthcare industry often attempt to take advantage of unsuspecting patients in New York. Some of the most common scams include billing for services...
Since the housing market collapse in 2008, the government has taken a markedly greater interest in mortgage fraud at many levels. In the New York metropolitan area, the sheer density of financial institutions gives rise to a significant number of white-collar crimes....
While the Second Circuit published many summary orders this week, there were no precedential decisions, and the summary orders dealt mainly with relatively mundane sentencing issues. If CA2’s decisions this week show anything, Vasquez and Moore demonstrate that,...
The headline this week was a rare en banc decision from the Circuit in Scott, holding that New York’s first-degree manslaughter is a crime of violence under the ACCA and the Career Offender Sentencing Guideline. This decision will have significant ramifications on the...
If you have been charged with a crime, a New York prosecutor can only use evidence that is collected in accordance with the law. Otherwise, your attorney may move to have it suppressed. Let's take a look at the various reasons why evidence might be ruled inadmissible...
While health care providers are charged with providing the utmost care for their patients, there are a select few that opt for defrauding the system. As the years go by, some companies are formulating new ways to scam the health care insurance industry. Here are some...
Transaction fraud is a huge headache for people in the New York City metro area. It can be frustrating to wait while the bank conducts their investigation. It's not a process that's very transparent for consumers. Fraud is complex, and banks have very specific ways of...
All defendants in a court case are presumed innocent unless proven guilty. In your case, there may be certain facts that could unfairly prejudice you in front of a jury if they were to be revealed at trial. For this reason, the law and its procedures has given you a...
