Protecting Your Rights And Your Future
People who are enrolled in Medicaid are entitled to pay the lowest amount possible for their prescription drugs. This is accomplished through a rebate system in which drug manufacturers reimburse the government for any differences between the “best price” offered and...
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the Federal Bureau of Investigation jointly announced the arrest and charging of a former business relationship manager at a financial institution located in Manhattan in what they described as a years-long...
Being a “bookie” is a bit of an underground occupation or hobby and for good reason. This is because bookmaking is an unlawful gambling activity under New York law in most circumstances and could easily lead to criminal charges. What do bookies do? Bookies set the...
Being under criminal investigation can be enormously stressful. After all, you probably know that a criminal conviction for the crime being investigated can carry severe penalties. You could end up facing large fines, damage to your career and reputation and, most...
Most of us cannot deny that the United States is in the midst of a significant drug overdose crisis. Drug overdoses can easily lead to fatalities, leaving children without parents, partners without partners and parents without children. Recognizing the trauma caused...
Ben Franklin once said that “nothing is certain but death and taxes.” In fact, taxes are so certain that an attempt to evade taxes — otherwise known as tax evasion — is a crime with potentially significant consequences. Types of tax evasion Tax evasion refers to the...
Public employees in New York City and surrounding municipalities have access to enormous amounts of money. The temptation to help themselves to some of this money must at times seem overwhelming. The Justice Department recently announced a guilty plea involving an...
Since 2008, bank and mortgage fraud has become a much hotter topic of enforcement both at the state and federal level. At the basic level, it simply refers to any “purposeful misrepresentation or deception in the banking or mortgage field,” which could be predatory...
The thought of being taken into custody can be terrifying. You may not fully understand how your criminal case is going to play out, and the threat of conviction and its accompanying penalties can be crushing. But the chances are good that you won’t have to languish...
Conspiracy cases are notoriously difficult both to prove and to defend against. The very term “conspiracy” is often subjective in nature and nebulous by definition. As a result, prosecutors must build a carefully crafted house of cards to prove these types of cases,...
