Crime Doesn't Pay

Finding out information about a person that you are looking for, or are going to be doing business with is important. If you know that the person has an arrest record and has been arrested for crimes, you can find out the details of the crime and if charges were brought against a person by accessing the arrest reports. The information that is included in an arrest report may be determined by the nature of the crime and the charges in the crime.   Some of the crimes that a person can be charged with are held on different levels in the courts. The ... Read Full Story

According to the AP, Los Angeles authorities have arrested and indicted 20 people for Los Angeles health care fraud over the past two weeks. The suspects allegedly scammed the Medicare program out of $26 million. The strike force that conducted the operation has been working since 2007 to combat criminal organizations that steal literally billions of dollars every year from the coffers of Medicare and Medicaid. All told, 331 people have been indicted in a series of 4 separate sweeps since 2007. A Los Angeles white collar crime attorney will likely be assigned to help the defendants develop a strategy. A Justice Department official ... Read Full Story

Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau announced today the indictment and arrest of a man who defrauded more than 50 individuals in at least six states including Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, California, Nevada, and Georgia by falsely holding himself out as the CEO of an online fitness magazine and soliciting investments in his fictitious company. MARK ANDREW MOORE, 40, has been indicted on charges of grand larceny, securities fraud, scheme to defraud, and tax fraud. The crimes charged in the indictment occurred between March 2007 and April 2009. The investigation leading to today’s indictment and arrest revealed that MOORE claimed to be the Chairman, President, ... Read Full Story

I saw a great article in Time today entitled: How to Spot a Ponzi Con Artist? Follow the Yachts by Robert Chew. (see article here .) I must admit after talking recently to many of the folks who were scammed by Gordon Grigg, I would hear similar tales of loss and lifestyle - their loss and his lifestyle. While many of my readers are regulars I am constantly reminded of the new faces who read this blog for the first time. Knowing that, this blog entry will be less about others and more about my past. From the past one can learn much about ... Read Full Story

Facebook - on of the fastest growing social networking sites can be awesome or can be a curse. Started by a young man who wanted to keep up with his friends, Facebook has become an outstanding tool. Likewise, like any tool, how you use it determines whether it will serve you or hurt you. As a business ethics speaker I talk to college groups all around the country about effective uses of Facebook and other social networking sites. The creative application of Facebook could make the difference in whether you get that first job (the one you really want) or don’t. The question is ... Read Full Story