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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois has created the Health Care Fraud Unit. This team of five assistant U.S. attorneys was created to prosecute health care fraud cases of all types, including diversion of controlled substances and fraudulent billing schemes. The announcement was made several days after two Chicago-area licensed physicians were charged as part of…
Whether you worked for a company for decades or only a short time, you probably earned some respect among your employers and co-workers. Because your boss was busy attending to other issues in the business, he or she entrusted the accounts to you, perhaps based on your resume or simply because of your reputation in the community. It may have…
On May 12, it was reported that an Illinois dermatologist based in Chicago was convicted on charges of health care fraud after he was accused of billing for care associated with fraudulently reported pre-cancerous treatments. The man, age 48, submitted false claims from 2007 to 2013 and faces up to 120 years in prison as a result. The dermatologist would…
On Feb. 21, an Illinois man who pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud was sentenced to three years in prison. The man had reportedly been involved in a scheme to defraud investors into investing in a convention complex located near O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. The man reportedly admitted that he used fraudulent documents to raise millions from foreign…
Illinois residents who are looking to invest may want to avoid any opportunities that may sound too good to be true. Those who are offered investments with high returns and little risk may be giving their money to a person or entity running a Ponzi scheme. Typically, investments such as government bonds that have low risk tend to have lower…
Illinois residents who entrust their finances to managers expose themselves to risks of embezzlement. A high-profile federal case illustrates the millions of dollars that managers can shift into their own pockets. It involves the former manager for singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, who alleged that he embezzled $4.8 million from her. Losses attributed to other clients placed the total funds embezzled by…
An Illinois woman was taken into custody by the FBI on Dec. 12 and accused of helping to facilitate a fraudulent international investment scheme. The accused woman is one of six people who federal authorities have named in an indictment. After she was handed her charges, the woman was set free on bond. Her next court hearing was scheduled to…
If you’re one of many business owners in Illinois, you likely relate to the blood, sweat and tears it often takes to grow a successful enterprise. Whether you own a small, family-run company, have built a large chain of stores or are the head of a major banking firm, chance are you’ve faced many interruptions and challenges on your path…
A 51-year-old man received a 10-year prison sentence for embezzling millions of dollars from the Illinois credit union he worked for. The former Scott Credit Union employee was sentenced to a decade behind bars on Nov. 10 after he was convicted on nine counts in a federal indictment. The defendant worked for the Columbia company from 2005 to 2014. During…
The country’s highest court is about to decide its first insider trading case in almost two decades. Financial and legal professionals all over the country will be keeping a close eye on the Supreme Court as the justices consider a case that could affect insider trading charges. The Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could refine the scope…