Government Fraud

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 (Scialabba) Jurva 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

On the Ground at ACAMS: Human Trafficking in the Illicit Massage Business

LAS VEGAS — You are walking down the street in the trendy DTLA, (a.k.a. downtown Los Angeles) and feeling a bit tense after a long day…

Gina (Scialabba) Jurva October 12, 2018

Forum Magazine: To Catch a Terrorist – How Financial Institutions Are a Key Line of Defense

Understanding how terrorist organizations raise, move and use funds is a critical part of the global effort to disrupt terrorist atrocities, according to the Financial…

Gina (Scialabba) Jurva October 10, 2018

Opioid Litigation — Hundreds of Cases Consolidated: Here’s What You Should Know

The impact of the opioid crisis is not just a national or state issue, it also has a tremendous impact at the city and county…

Melissa D. Berry September 28, 2018

Accounting for Justice in the IRS: Kathy Enstrom Uses Accounting Skills to Protect the U.S. Tax Code from Criminals

When Kathy Enstrom began her career in the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigations unit (IRS-CI) 24 years ago, computers were so scarce that she had to share…

Tad Simons September 06, 2018

The Opioid Crisis and its Impact on Children

Opioids, including prescription opioids, heroin, and fentanyl, killed more than 42,000 people in 2016, an average of 115 people per day. Although the impact on adults…

Melissa D. Berry August 23, 2018

The Growing Threat — and Popularity — of E-Commerce Fraud

Late last year, the online news and gossip site The Daily Beast created a minor furor when it published a story alleging that, based on information obtained from online…

Tad Simons August 22, 2018

Arizona AG Brnovich: How Best to Protect Seniors from Scams, Swindlers, and Con Artists

In our continuing conversation with Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, we discuss the problem of financial scams and con artists who target the elderly. When…

Tad Simons August 21, 2018

OIG Medicare Hospice Report Finds Issues Affecting Quality of Care and Program Integrity

  In a recent report, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) identified a number of vulnerabilities in…

Melissa D. Berry August 17, 2018