On behalf of Tama Beth Kudman, P.A. | Jan 30, 2020 | Criminal justice
Almost everyone has heard statistics on the crisis. According to the American Bar Association, almost one in four people behind bars on Earth are in American prisons. The United States imprisons one in three of all the imprisoned women in the world. Despite modest...
On behalf of Tama Beth Kudman, P.A. | Jan 27, 2020 | Drug Crimes
Here in Florida, you need a medical marijuana card to legally buy marijuana, but medi-pot is legal. Also, some localities have decriminalized the drug. This is, as you undoubtedly know, part of a national trend. Ten states have fully legalized marijuana for adult use,...
On behalf of Tama Beth Kudman, P.A. | Jan 21, 2020 | White-collar crime
Although it’s relatively uncommon for federal prosecutors to bring accounting fraud prosecutions, this area is one with new activity, according to a New York Times review of recent white-collar crime prosecutions. This type of fraud, along with insider trading, could...
On behalf of Tama Beth Kudman, P.A. | Jan 20, 2020 | Health Care Fraud
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) says it recovered $3 billion in fraud settlements and judgments in 2019 and $2.6 billion of that amount involved health care fraud cases. The lawsuits involved drug manufacturers, hospitals, pharmacies, physicians, laboratories and...
On behalf of Tama Beth Kudman, P.A. | Jan 14, 2020 | Health Care Fraud
A General Accounting Office report claims about $52 billion in Medicare payments, or about 10%, went to fraudulent claims in 2017. If this estimate is at all accurate, there is good reason for strong enforcement against Medicare fraud. However, a sweep wide enough to...
