With the technology boom surrounding AI chatbots, fraudsters frequently target the elderly population with financial scams and schemes designed to separate senior citizens from their money and resources. These scams proliferate online, where senior citizens often try...
Tax fraud is generally defined as an intentional action to defraud the government of tax money that would otherwise be due. It is a willful step that someone takes to pay less on their taxes. When filing taxes, individuals and business owners are often worried that...
In some cases, the difference between facing state-level charges or federal charges is simply where a crime occurred. This is very important when looking at certain crimes that may cross state lines. This can trigger federal charges because the federal government has...
Many types of theft involve someone illegally obtaining something that they were never supposed to have possession of to begin with. This could include a home robbery, for example, or shoplifting from the local mall. It could also include high-tech computer crimes,...
Leftover prescription medication is a common issue for patients. Individuals who respond well to treatment or who have negative reactions to certain drugs may end their treatment with many pills or patches left. Some people know that friends, neighbors or coworkers...
Medical billing is complicated. It operates at the intersection of medicine, federal regulation and payer-specific policies. And few words can cause more anxiety for healthcare providers than “billing fraud.” Many Medicare fraud investigations begin with allegations...
A plea deal is an agreement between the prosecution and defense in which you plead guilty to a charge in exchange for a reduced or more predictable sentence. Accepting a plea deal is entirely voluntary, so you can choose to refuse. If you don’t accept a plea deal, the...
During some criminal investigations, police may want to review data from an internet browser on one of your devices, such as a cellphone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer. For example, if you have been accused of a white collar crime, investigators may believe you...
Health insurance programs, including those administered by the federal government, pay providers based on the services they provide to patients. They rely on the providers to give the patients proper care, and they also rely heavily on proper billing. Unfortunately,...
You can face a felony drug charge even if the police did not find the drugs on you. You might feel confused and ask questions like, “How can they charge me with possession if it was not mine?” The answer lies in a legal concept called constructive possession....