What Is a Ponzi Scheme?
Ponzi schemes have gotten more attention over the past few years in the wake of the Bernie Madoff case. Madoff was charged and convicted with defrauding investors out of billions ...
Warning to Healthcare Industry: Patient Brokering Risks
January 15, 2020. Anyone in the healthcare industry should pay close attention to this article in South Florida Sun Sentinel: “More arrests to come in crackdown on drug-recovery industry, prosecutor vows.” As ...
What Is Covered by the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act?
Passed in 1970, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act aimed to take down organized crime organizations. Prior to the enactment of the RICO Act, prosecutors only had the ...
Ron Herman to Co-Chair Bench Bar Criminal Law Seminar
(West Palm Beach, FL) January 13, 2020. Herman Law, P.A. is pleased to announce that founding attorney Ron Herman has been appointed to Co-Chair the Criminal Law Seminar for the ...
What Does the Prosecutor Need to Prove in a Conspiracy Case?
In Florida, the crime of conspiracy refers to an agreement, express or implied, between two or more people to commit a criminal offense. The conspirators must have the intent to ...
Is Credit Card Fraud a Felony in Florida?
There has been a lot of talk of credit card fraud in recent years and it is no wonder as the incidences of credit card fraud have skyrocketed. From the ...
Herman Law, P.A. Awards Inaugural Second Chance Scholarship
West Palm Beach, FL (Law Firm Newswire) December 3, 2019 – We are pleased to announce that Mr. Kahleel Foster has been chosen as the winner of the 2019 Herman Law, ...
Florida Is Cracking Down to Protect Students’ Social Security Numbers
Identity theft is considered to be the fastest-growing white-collar crime in the United States. In fact, the Federal Trade Commission reports that identity theft complaints have almost doubled between the ...
Defenses to White-Collar Crimes
White-collar crimes are sophisticated in nature. They are financial crimes that are usually complex. Multiple state and federal agencies will generally be involved in a white-collar crime investigation. If you ...
Former Company Exec Charged with Millions of Investor Fraud
White collar crimes are financially motivated, sophisticated crimes. The crime itself involves obtaining or avoiding the loss of money, property, or valuable personal or business information. One of the most ...