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How can people who commit fraud impersonate me?

You understand how important it is to maintain a good professional reputation, particularly if you serve a rotation of clients or customers in a capacity like a real estate agent. If your profile is high enough, you might become the target of a fraudster who will try to impersonate you to acquire money from your clients. For example, you may find out from one of your clients that you had sent an email requesting a...

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Expect more white-collar prosecutions in the near future

If you’ve been watching the headlines, one thing is clear: Federal authorities are starting to go after white-collar criminals (and suspected criminals) in a big way. In the last month alone, there have been major developments involving the opioid crisis and Purdue Pharma, and big fines were leveled against Goldman Sachs for its involvement in a Malaysian bribery scheme in violation of American laws. Antitrust actions have also recently begun targeting big tech giants like...

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Is it illegal to use the company card for personal expenses?

Having a “company card” is a privilege that not every employee gets. Generally speaking, access to a company card is reserved for only the employees that are in the most trusted positions. While some companies carefully watch the charges that go on those cards, others do not. As long as the balance gets paid and there doesn’t seem to be any red flags on the account, companies will sometimes turn a blind eye to the...

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How do you defend against white collar charges?

White collar prosecutions usually take people by surprise. Sometimes, they have no idea that what they did was even illegal. Other times, they got caught up in circumstances that spiraled out of control before they realized it, and they simply never took the time to think about the potential consequences. If you’re facing charges, it helps to understand the kinds of defenses that can be offered in white collar cases. Here are some of the...

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What kinds of actions are considered credit card fraud?

You’d never even steal a $20 bill from someone’s unattended wallet, so how did you find yourself facing charges of credit card fraud? It can happen more easily than you might think. Credit card fraud is a type of identity theft, and it’s a common problem in this country. While many instances of fraud involve online predators from far-flung lands, home-grown credit card fraud is also an issue. People can commit credit card fraud in...

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Illinois pastor charged with stealing $800,000

An Illinois pastor at a Chicago church has been indicted on charges of stealing over $800,000 of money that was designated for a food program to help needy children. The 45-year-old man had previously been charged with fraud for taking $100,000 from an elderly man in 2011. The pastor ran a daycare at a local church, which received funding from the Illinois State Board of Education’s Child and Adult Care Food Program. These funds were...

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Felicity Huffman sentenced in college admissions case

Illinois residents may be aware that several celebrities have been charged in connection with a college admissions scandal. Actress Felicity Huffman pleaded guilty in May to paying an admissions consultant $15,000 to improve her daughter’s SAT scores, and the ‘Desperate Housewives” and ‘American Crime” star appeared in court on Sept. 13 to learn her fate. Huffman stated in a Sept. 4 letter to the court that she was deeply ashamed of using her wealth and...

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Former MillerCoors VP sentenced for wire fraud

A former vice president of Illinois-based MillerCoors was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on May 16 for defrauding the brewer out of about $8.6 million between 2003 and 2013. The 60-year-old man entered a guilty plea to one count of wire fraud as part of a plea agreement in May 2016, but his sentencing was delayed until the cases of seven other individuals involved in the scheme were resolved. The single...

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Actress pleads guilty in college admissions case

Illinois residents may be aware that a few well-known people have been caught up in a college admissions scandal. Actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are among dozens of parents who are accused of paying large sums to ensure that their children were accepted to some of America’s most prominent schools. Court documents made public on April 4 reveal that Huffman is one of 14 defendants who have chosen to avoid a trial and plead...

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