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People struggling with addiction may engage in theft or fraudulent behavior to secure their drug of choice. Although some people buy prescriptions that they want to abuse on the unregulated, underground market, others try to get their drug of choice from the pharmacy....
Not everyone who technically engages in fraudulent financial activity intended to lie to others. While there are certainly people who get into finance specifically because they have a gift for manipulation and want to profit off of that, plenty of people in finance...
Fraud is always going to attract the attention of the authorities -- but mail and wire fraud are perhaps two of the federal government’s top concerns because of the economic damage they cause every year. Understanding what constitutes mail or wire fraud may help you...
Most people have heard of insider trading, but many think it doesn’t apply to them because they’re not a chief executive officer or someone who has influence or access to non-public information that could make a company stock soar or plummet. In fact, while insiders...
Having regular customers when you run a small retail business can give you dependable revenue. The only thing better than customers who regularly come in and patronize your business would be those who spend cash. Cash purchases can be great for small businesses...
Both state and federal laws protect residents of Minnesota from unreasonable searches and seizures. How does that apply to something like your trash? If you think that your right to privacy extends all the way to the dump, you would be sadly mistaken. Minnesota made...
If you are facing charges of white-collar crime, how you present yourself to the jury is very important. Keep in mind that juries are comprised of ordinary people. As such, they are prone to internal and subconscious biases that can be affected by many different...
Embezzlement is a crime, but it is also a blow to a company because the act involves diminishing its resources. When an employer discovers embezzlement, sometimes they try to work with the individual suspected of misappropriating company assets or resources. Other...
Cellphones give people around the world the chance to chat without worrying about others hearing what they are saying. Teenage boys can ring to ask a girl out without having to bypass her parents on a landline. Wannabe entrepreneurs can take a few minutes from their...
Federal lawmakers signed the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) into law here in the United States in 1977. This legislation made it illegal for individuals to bribe foreign officials to obtain or retain their business, licenses, loans and other necessary...
