By: Sara Kropf Disclaimer: I wrote this post because I’m hoping that any time someone types “paddlefish caviar” into a search engine, this blog will get a hit. Also, I’ve managed to fit in a reference to the B-52's, so it’s a win-win. The federal government has...
Four WellCare Health Plan Execs Found Guilty of Health Care Fraud
By: Sara Kropf On June 11, a Tampa jury found four former executives of WellCare Health Plans Inc. guilty of several charges, including health care fraud and making false statements to a law enforcement officer. The verdict came at the end of a trial lasting several...
Quick Cases: Environmental Prosecutions
By: Sara Kropf This is one of this blog's recurring posts that offer quick summaries of similar cases. Think of them as the Kay and Peele version of my blog posts, though not nearly as funny and always safe for work. According to the EPA’s website, the agency has: 200...
Quick Cases: Insider Trading
By: Sara Kropf This is the first of what will be recurring posts that offer quick summaries of similar cases. Think of them as the Kay and Peele version of my blog posts, though not nearly as funny and always safe for work. SEC v. Richard Bruce Moore: The SEC charged...
How (Not) To Turn $10 T-Shirts Turn Into $350 Million Fraud
By: Sara Kropf You may think of the teen clothing company Aéropostale as a cheaper alternative to Abercrombie to buy t-shirts for your fourteen year old, but it turns out that the company was also the focus of a $350 million fraud scheme. A federal jury in New York...