If your personal or commercial property was damaged by Hurricane Harvey, use the following tips to prevent delays to your first-party insurance claims. If you’re working with an insurance company in Harvey’s aftermath, recognize that insurance adjusters are on high alert for insurance fraud claims. Plan to support your first-party insurance claim with independent assessments […]
Over the past decade a number of financial frauds have been uncovered by both federal and Texas investigators. The monetary value of these fraudulent operations has been staggering, ranging from in excess of $70 billion in the case of Bernie Madoff’s long-running Ponzi Scheme to a few thousand dollars typical of social media-based Pyramid Schemes […]
Check kiting is a type of check fraud that is perpetrated under many different circumstances in Texas. At the most basic level, check kiting occurs when a person takes advantage of the time delay between depositing a check and the time when the check clears. For some people, check kiting may be a way to […]
Many people may have heard the term “white collar crime” on the evening news or on television dramas. This is a catch-all term used to refer to a number of different illegal activities. The name is derived from the fact that these types of criminal offenses are usually perpetrated by people who work for major […]
If you thought bounty hunting was a relic of the old west, think again. When a check fraud defendant decides to jump bail after being arrested and released, it’s bad news for both the defendant and the bail bondsman. The defendant could face additional criminal charges and the bail bondsman might have to pay the […]
