False swearing is a less serious Colorado offense than perjury. False swearing is just a petty offense, whereas a perjury law violation can be a felony or a misdemeanor. Both criminal charges involve knowingly lying under oath. However, perjury requires that the lie occurs at an official proceeding or with the intention to mislead a …
Return fraud is activity which can lead to the filing of theft or shoplifting charges in California. The most common return fraud schemes involve the return of stolen or altered merchandise for cash or store credit. These include: Receipt fraud—using forged, found, or altered receipts to return stolen items, Price switching—switching price tags or labels, …
The punishment for California insurance fraud can range from probation to five years in prison, as well as fines, community service, and restitution. Insurance fraud charges are usually the result of either making a fraudulent insurance claim or from the destruction of insured property. A Fraudulent Insurance Claim under California Penal Code 550 PC occurs …
The Medical Board of California (“MBC”) investigates medical billing practices in California. The MBC is a state governmental agency within the California Department of Consumer Affairs. The Board’s mission is to review and investigate complaints about, and discipline physicians and allied healthcare professionals. A few examples of the types of complaints reviewed by the Medical …
Vehicle Code 4461 is California’s law against handicapped parking fraud. Among its provisions, VC 4461 makes it illegal to loan or borrow a handicapped parking placard unless: The person borrowing the placard is transporting the disabled person to whom the placard was issued, and The disabled person is in the vehicle or within a reasonable …
A “Ponzi scheme” is a complicated kind of financial fraud that, after it inevitably implodes and gets disclosed, can result in major criminal prosecutions not to mention decades in prison. A Ponzi scheme is defined by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as: “an investment fraud that involves the payment of purported returns to existing …
California had its primary election on June 7, 2016. As always, California officials were working to ensure there was no voter fraud in California. California voter fraud is a crime There are dozens of laws covering California election fraud. These fall into four basic categories: Voter registration violations, Petition initiative violations, Election day and voting …
If you lie or otherwise provide false information to the government in order to obtain Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits you’re not entitled to, you are committing a federal crime and can be sent to prison. Social Security Disability Fraud is Aggressively Prosecuted The Social Security Administration administers both the Social Security Disability and Supplemental …
