Michigan residents will likely have empathy with a woman in another state who faced charges related to embezzlement and conspiracy, which were later dismissed. However, the harm that the arrest caused to her personal life and career could not be reversed. As soon as...
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Understand and protect yourself against prescription fraud
Prescription fraud is a big problem in the medical field, because it could mean that restricted prescriptions are making it out into the general population in large amounts. As a medical provider, it is your responsibility to understand if and when a patient should...
White collar crimes: Indictments in $1.4B hospital testing fraud
Allegations of the fraudulent billing of $1.4 billion for medical tests recently resulted in the indictment of 10 people. Michigan residents who follow white collar crimes cases might be interested to learn more about this case. According to the charges, 10 people...
Michigan man’s 3rd arrest on illegal gambling-related felonies
The Michigan Gaming Control Board and the state's Department of Attorney General conducted a joint investigation into the activities of a man who was allegedly involved in illegal gambling activities. Reportedly, the 57-year-old was arrested on similar charges on two...
White collar crimes charges filed against woman faking illnesses
Many trial watchers nationwide, including Michigan may be following the case of a woman in another state who allegedly falsely claimed to suffer from several severe medical conditions. She pleaded not guilty to white collar crimes charges at a recent federal court...
Federal court indicts churchgoer for alleged white collar crimes
People in Michigan and elsewhere who find themselves in financial trouble are often unable to resist the temptation to participate in Ponzi schemes or other methods to con others into investing in nonexistent profitable projects. According to a recent indictment in a...
What does Michigan law say about drug manufacturing?
The manufacturing of controlled substances is illegal, and, therefore, anyone who is found to be cultivating or manufacturing illegal drugs in Michigan could be subjected to severe consequences. If you are found guilty of manufacturing a drug or even having the intent...
Former irrigation board employee accused of white collar crimes
Being accused of embezzlement or fraud is serious in Michigan and elsewhere. A woman who was fired from an irrigation board in another state in 2017 is charged with white collar crimes she allegedly committed between 2014 and 2017. The former employee's indictment in...
Man faces felony charge after his plan to steal helicopter fails
A 70-year-old man allegedly called dispatchers on a recent Sunday morning to inform them that he was heading to the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Bay City, Michigan, to steal a helicopter. He was eventually arrested and charged with felony firearms possession after a...
DNA resolves murder, rape and other felonies from decades ago
Older people in Michigan and elsewhere might remember a case from Dec. 1987 when a 17-year-old girl's body was found naked along the road in another state where she was dumped after she was raped and killed. The ever-advancing DNA technology helps investigators to...

