Last week, Eric Christopher Conn, a Kentucky disability attorney, pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme to defraud the Social Security Administration (SSA) of $550 million. The scheme included Conn, a former SSA administrative law judge, and multiple doctors. Conn was apparently paying bribes to everyone connected to the scheme. From 2004 through 2011,…

Last month, James E. VanBlaricum pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud stemming from an oil and gas fraud scheme, perpetrated from 2007 through 2016, from several locations in the Mid-Cities. The Colleyville businessman operated Signal Oil and Gas Company, and Texas Energy Management, which later became Texas Energy Mutual, “… for the purpose…

Have you ever helped a friend or relative by wiring money? The next time you’re asked to wire money, be very careful and make sure the request is legitimate. Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Western Union had agreed to pay $586 million after numerous customers were deceived into sending money to…

After one of the biggest recalls in U.S. automotive history, the Takata Corporation pleaded guilty to fraud, and agreed to pay $1B in penalties. Takata not only pleaded guilty, but admitted they hid evidence that their air bag inflators could explode with too much force. The defective air bags have been blamed for 11 deaths…

Lawyers are expensive. No doubt about it. If you get a DUI, it will cost thousands of dollars — and the penalties can be stiff. Going through a divorce? Depletion of the marital assets can be significant. Now that I’ve thoroughly depressed you, how can you economically pursue your rights? One way is through a…

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