Three Missouri women stand accused of running a fraudulent $300 million telemarketing scheme that targeted the elderly. The three women own and operate a magazine subscriptions sales company based in Missouri and allegedly used dozens of workers to scam senior...
White Collar Crimes
White collar crime in government
White collar crime can be devastating when it intersects with government. At that level, it can affect entire communities. No one in Missouri wants to think that the people they've elected are skimming off the top. And no one in government wants to be unjustly accused...
Former Missouri headmaster pleads guilty to fraud
The founder and former headmaster of a failed charter school pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud in connection with a scheme that is said to have cost taxpayers in Missouri as much as $2.4 million. The 44-year-old St. Louis resident is scheduled to be...
Actress Lori Loughlin pleads guilty to fraud
Missouri residents who have been following the recent college admissions scandal may be aware that actress Lori Loughlin was charged with multiple counts of fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud for allegedly paying a college counselor to fabricate athletic credentials...
Protecting trade secrets from espionage
Intellectual property rights are something that helps protect creativity. They include patents, trade secrets and copyrights. The law offers protection to those holding IP rights to allow them to have exclusive rights to use. The United States Department of Justice...
Tax fraud and evasion: What you should know
It is not uncommon for people to make trivial errors when filing their federal tax returns. Confusing tax codes can make it complicated to fill out paperwork, especially if filing without the help of a tax expert. According to the Internal Revenue Service,...
Wage underpayment is common in corporate America
Wage underpayment involves shortchanging workers who are eligible to receive more money. This can happen in a number of ways. Employers may fail to raise employee pay to meet minimum wage requirements. Others may not receive paid lunch, maternity leave and other...
What does it mean to be accused of money laundering?
People who are involved in illegal activities will sometimes need to make their profits appear to have come from a legitimate source. This is done through money laundering, which is a criminal activity. There are various different manners of "cleaning" money, but none...
Embezzlement requires purposeful actions
Embezzlement is a criminal action that might not be what it seems on the surface. The crime has to do with misuse of the funds that a person is entrusted with. This doesn't mean that they didn't have the right to use the assets. It means that they used them for...
Know how to handle yourself during a criminal investigation
Being accused of a crime isn't something that is likely going to make your life easy. Instead, you are going to face a long battle if you want to prove your innocence. When it comes to white collar crimes, you might have a lot at stake because these charges might have...