Crime Doesn't Pay

On October 29, 2009,  Timothy Huff was named in a 16-count Indictment, charging him with conspiracy to commit securities fraud, falsify certified financial reports, commit wire fraud, and making false statements to the company’s outside auditor, all in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349; six counts of failing to certify financial reports, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1350(c)(1); one count of securities fraud, in violation of Title 18, United... Read Full Story

Ten individuals were indicted Tuesday, November 24, 2009, for conspiring to export weapons from Philadelphia to the Port of Latakia, Syria. According to the indictment, Hassan Hodroj and Dib Hani Harb attempted to provide material support to Hizballah in the form of approximately 1,200 Colt M4 Carbines (machine guns). Harb and other defendants — including Moussa Ali Hamdan and Hasan Antar Karaki — were also charged with conspiring to provide material support to Hizballah in the form of... Read Full Story

Florida state lawyers offer legal information and representation for those accused of business crimes including embezzlement and fraud. Read Full Story

CHICAGO - An immigration attorney and five current and former Cook County Traffic Court employees were among those charged on Monday for allegedly arranging sham marriages to evade U.S. immigration laws. The charges resulted from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). A federal grand jury returned a 14-count indictment last week that was unsealed Nov. 23 after ICE agents arrested five of the defendants. Among the 10 individuals charged are a Chicago immigration... Read Full Story

A criminal charge or more technically speaking an indictment is one of the basic components of the legal structure in any nation. Criminal charges are imposed on individuals or organizations accusing them on committing a crime or series of crimes. There can be two methods by which an administration, rather a government impose the charges. One of them is in regard to the information bill or similar kind of legal document that directly accuses a suspect. Pressing charges in this manner... Read Full Story

ATLANTA—Public Warehousing Company, K.S.C., (PWC) a logistics company organized under the laws of the Nation of Kuwait has been indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, committing major fraud against the United States, making false statements, submitting false claims and wire fraud. All of the charges concern multi-billion dollar contracts issued by the Department of Defense for feeding American troops in Iraq, Kuwait and Jordan. PWC is... 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... 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... 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... 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... Read Full Story