Tagged: criminal fraud

Raytheon’s Defective Pricing Fraud and Resolution (Part II of IV)

Raytheon’s criminal conduct cut across a variety of topics — it is difficult to imagine but Raytheon’s misconduct occurred in separate parts of the company, involving violations of different laws.  Like most cases, I always question initially: What was Raytheon’s corporate culture? What was the tone set by Raytheon’s leadership? middle management? Raytheon’s weak culture appears to have permeated every aspect of the large conglomerate. ...

Glencore’s Commodity Trading Fraud Scheme (Part IV of V)

Glencore’s settlement with DOJ and the CFTC revealed a plethora of manipulative, deceptive and corrupt conduct, which spanned from at least 2007 to 2018 and occurred in the United States and global oil markets, including manipulation of four U.S. based S&P Global Platts physical oil benchmarks and related futures and swaps. From 2007 to 2018, Glencore sought to increase profits from physical and derivative oil...

False Claims Investigations and Criminal Prosecutions: Recent Examples of Criminal Charges – a Lab Owner, A Physician and a Nurse Practitioner (Part V of V)

A False Claims Act case can easily turn into a criminal prosecution.  The Federal Bureau of Investigation often initiates criminal investigations as part of its commitment to reducing health care fraud.  Working closely with an Assistant U.S. Attorney, DOJ often prosecutes physicians, lab owners, and  associates in criminal cases stemming from fraudulent billing and unnecessary medical services. In a stark example, the owner and a...

The Shoe Drops on Theranos’ Former CEO and COO – Criminal Indictment Filed Charging Fraud

Sometimes a fraudster is just a fraudster – they are dangerous because they can manipulate without remorse or conscience. The rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos is a classic story of a manipulative CEO engaged in nothing more than a classic fraud. Holmes was once the Silicon Valley star who claimed to be a billionaire.  Her fortunes started to unravel quickly in response...