White Collar Crimes

Bribery is a form of extortion in which one person offers or accepts something of value in exchange for a favor. A bribe may range from promising to act in a certain manner to paying money for a desired outcome. In Louisiana and other states across the country,...

Credit card fraud occurs when someone intentionally uses another's person's credit card or uses counterfeit credit or debit cards. Like all fraud cases, credit card fraud involves an attempt to knowingly deceive someone for monetary or material gain. Anyone charged...

A significant number of Medicaid fraud allegations begin when statistical studies of billing procedures trigger an audit. Unfortunately, this can have devastating consequences for health care providers who have done nothing unlawful. Innocent billing errors or an...

Business owners go to great lengths to make their companies succeed. Trimming unnecessary expenses, nurturing relationships with clients and maximizing profits are second nature to them. However, when an owner sees something as a fair cost of doing business and...

Health care fraud is aggressively investigated and prosecuted by the government. Unfortunately, a surprising number of health care fraud charges arise from innocent submission mistakes or patterns of claims that cause suspicion for some reason. Because the government...

Many people turn to Craigslist when looking for a good deal on everything from pets to electronics. The website works because buyers trust sellers to not take advantage of them. Unfortunately, when a trusting buyer spends a significant amount of money on an item only...

The federal authorities aggressively investigate allegations of financial offenses, particularly when the suspected crime involves tax information. Anyone under investigation for this kind of white collar crime should know that the stakes are high, and law enforcement...

The federal government investigated four individuals they believe swindled money from Medicare through a company called Medical Supplies of Baton Rouge Inc., which was owned by two of the accused people. Last Monday, three of the defendants, all Baton Rouge residents,...