Government Fraud

Every Jedi Needs a Yoda: The Value of Mentors in One’s Career

It wasn’t the first time I sat in an airport pondering the question of How did I get here? Not how did I arrive on the…

Ray Guidetti May 13, 2019

Weeding Out Bad Doctors: Preventing Healthcare Provider Fraud in Medicare & Medicaid

As our nation’s healthcare costs continue to go up and the government’s costs paid for programs such as Medicare or Medicaid continue to increase apace,…

Gina Jurva (Scialabba) May 01, 2019

Combating Identity Fraud in Government Vendor On-Boarding & Personal Identities

Governments can and do fall victim to fraud just like businesses and persons. One growing way this is happening is through government vendor fraud. Government…

Gina Jurva (Scialabba) April 29, 2019

Reducing Cyber-Attacks: Former FBI Deputy Director Describes How to Mitigate a Majority of Your Cyber-Risk

While the nightmares that keep company’s chief security officers up at night may be many, fears of cyberattacks and data security breaches are usually near…

Gina Jurva (Scialabba) March 29, 2019

Fraud, Schemes & Evasion: The IRS-Criminal Investigations Division Answers Your Questions

You know whom you never want to see on the other end of your Ring doorbell camera? A Special Agent from the Internal Revenue Services’ Criminal…

Gina Jurva (Scialabba) March 11, 2019

White Paper: Government Vendor Fraud — Is Prevention the Ultimate Cure?

A new white paper, Government Vendor Fraud — Is Prevention the Ultimate Cure?, demonstrates that people and technology must work together to prevent government fraud.…

Legal Executive Institute March 06, 2019

A New Medicare Card Seeks to Prevent Identity Theft and Healthcare Fraud

Identity theft continues to be a buzz phrase. We’ve been hearing a lot in the news lately about ways in which the federal government is…

Melissa D. Berry February 05, 2019

New Webinar: Working Smarter, Not Harder — How the IRS-CI is Leveraging Data Analytics to Capture Tax Criminals

Scroll through your news app and chances are good you’ll see a headline shouting out white collar crime. Think “Trump ex-lawyer Cohen given three years…

Gina Jurva (Scialabba) January 22, 2019

Holding Them Accountable: Targeting Opioid Manufacturers and Pill Mill Doctors in the Fight Against Healthcare Fraud

It’s no secret that healthcare fraud is on the rise and the opioid epidemic is a major contributor. With the rising costs associated with this fraudulent behavior,…

Melissa D. Berry December 07, 2018

Targeting the “Most Wanted Fugitives” in Healthcare Fraud

We’ve all heard about the notorious criminals on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list. It may bring images to mind of bank robbers with…

Melissa D. Berry November 20, 2018

Public-Private Partnerships: Financial Crime Specialist Jim Richards Discusses Effective and Efficient Information Sharing under the USA PATRIOT Act

With an average of 55,000 new financial institution filings each day — known as Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs) and Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) — the Financial Crimes…

Gina Jurva (Scialabba) November 06, 2018

Former US Tax Attorney, Now Defense Lawyer Shares Top Trends in Tax Fraud Crimes & Enforcement

As an attorney experienced in prosecuting and defending tax fraud cases, Jeff Setness has seen a lot from both sides of the legal table in…

Gregg Wirth October 17, 2018