by Philip Hilder | May 22, 2020 | Firm News
Education Secretary Betsy Devos issued final rules, which will take effect on August 14, 2020, for how colleges and K-12 schools must address allegations of sexual misconduct. The new regulation bolsters due process procedural protections of the accused, narrows the...
by Philip Hilder | May 20, 2020 | Firm News
The Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney’s Office has charged a Texas man by federal criminal complaint with bank fraud, wire fraud, false statements to financial institution and false statements to the Small Business Administration (SBA). According to the...
by Philip Hilder | May 18, 2020 | Firm News
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects millions of Americans and is often undiagnosed, treated, and misunderstood. The Center for Disease Control calculated that one out of nearly every sixth child is found on the spectrum. ASD is a lifelong condition. However, ASD is...
by Philip Hilder | May 14, 2020 | Firm News, Fraud
On May 13, 2020, the Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney change an individual with allegedly attempting to receive over $ 10 million dollars of Small Business Administration loans under the CARES Act. The allegations are that the defendant sought the SBA funds...
by Philip Hilder | May 12, 2020 | Firm News
Nearly 2,000 DOJ Alumni issues an open letter calling in question U.S. Attorney General William Barr’s Independence and Integrity in movie to dismiss the criminal cases against former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI...
by Philip Hilder | Apr 30, 2020 | Firm News
The Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act will soon issue millions of dollars of checks of to eligible taxpayers with Economic Impact Payments administered by the Internal Revenue Service. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration...
by Philip Hilder | Apr 29, 2020 | Firm News
The SEC has stepped up trading suspensions of stocks when it believes company information is “inaccurate or unreliable”. The SEC points to internet promotions and social media posts that claim certain products can “prevent, detect, or cure coronavirus” such claim...
by Philip Hilder | Apr 28, 2020 | Firm News
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has received nearly 4,000 COVID-19 related complaints alleging fraud according to a press release. Many of these COVID-19 scams relate to websites advertising fake vaccines and cures, operating fraudulent charity drives,...
by Philip Hilder | Apr 22, 2020 | Firm News
On March 26, 2020, Attorney General William Barr sent a memorandum to the federal Bureau of Prisons to expand the use of home confinement as a response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in order to mitigate the spread of the virus in the country’s prison system and to...
by Philip Hilder | Apr 21, 2020 | Firm News, Whistle-Blower
There is an increased opportunity for individuals and companies to take advantage during the COVID-19 pandemic and illegally profit from the crisis for financial gain. Because of this, there may be an uptick of violations of the False Claims Act related to the...
