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D.C. Circuit: Company May Move Ahead With Alleged Fraud Case Against Foley Partner (Law.com)
A media company can move ahead with an alleged fraud case against a Foley & Lardner partner that claims he kept quiet about a threatened lawsuit against his corporate client to avoid a decrease in its sales price. Reversing a lower court decision, the D.C. Circuit found that a reasonable jury could conclude that attorney Stephen I. Burr and other defendants misled the buyer, Media General, about ...

Fraud fugitive surrenders (Windsor Star)
Fugitive financier Samuel Israel III, who disappeared after attempting to fake his own death, surrendered to police in Massachusetts on Wednesday and will now face additional charges on top of his conviction in one of Wall Street's longest-running fraud schemes.

Woman accused of $192,000 in welfare fraud (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
CROWN POINT, Ind. - A woman accused of lying to collect nearly $192,000 in benefits for herself and her four children faces welfare fraud charges.

Man on the run sentenced to 11 years for Medicare fraud (Miami Herald)
A Miami man convicted of Medicare fraud who fled the country after his trial was sentenced to almost 11 years in prison on Wednesday.

Delco insurance agent faces fraud, drug charges (Philadelphia Daily News)
Leonard Triggiani Jr. sells insurance, and on Tuesday he found out there are some things insurance won't cover. What started as an investigation into Triggiani's alleged threats to a state Department of Insurance agent led to charges of fraud - and so much more.

MoneyGram promises to fight fraud; its stock drops to 98 cents (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
The company agrees to spend $1.1 million warning customers about fraud risks; NYSE could delist MGI if its stock stays below $1.

Couple pleads guilty to Medicare fraud (Miami Herald)
A Miami Lakes couple who built a billing empire by submitting about $420 million in false claims for medical equipment to Medicare has pleaded guilty to fraud charges in Miami federal court, authorities said Wednesday.

Fraud defendant, threats tied (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
The lead defendant in one of the largest mortgage fraud schemes ever prosecuted in Chicago is accused of threatening some of his codefendants and other individuals involved in his case, a federal prosecutor disclosed Tuesday during an arraignment at the Dirksen Federal Building.

D.C. Circuit: Company May Move Ahead With Alleged Fraud Case Against Foley Partner (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance)
A media company can move ahead with an alleged fraud case against a Foley & Lardner partner that claims he kept quiet about a threatened lawsuit against his corporate client to avoid a decrease in its sales price.

New York rabbi pleads guilty in tax fraud case (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
A rabbi has pleaded guilty to participating in a decade-long tax fraud and money laundering scheme that prosecutors claim involved the leader of an Orthodox Jewish group.