Recent Posts in White Collar Crimes Category
Posted on Aug 22, 2011 By Freedman & Freedman
While most people rely on bank and credit cards to make transactions, there are still people using checks, but for criminal purposes. According to one police department, four people were arrested last ...
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Posted on Jul 11, 2011 By Freedman & Freedman
After being charged with money laundering , a Michigan woman was jailed on $25,000 bond. Yet, after pleading with the judge regarding her case, she was denied the chance to reduce the bond. According ...
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Posted on Aug 30, 2010 By Freedman & Freedman
On August 26 th , politicians in Michigan produced claims of election fraud. Observers say that due to the allegations, grand jury investigations will have to take place along with the resignation of ...
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Posted on Jul 19, 2010 By Freedman & Freedman
In Northern Michigan, several people have come forward with reports that their credit card information was stolen from people overseas. One of the individuals is Ashlee Ritchie. She said that someone ...
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Posted on Mar 23, 2010 By Freedman & Freedman
Following a conviction for his role in a Ponzi scheme, a Bloomfield Hills man has been sentenced to over five years in federal prison. He was also ordered to pay $2.2 million in restitution to his ...
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Posted on Mar 19, 2010 By Freedman & Freedman
Police have arrested a woman authorities say filed more than $3.3 million in fraudulent Medicaid claims from 2007 to 2009. She has since been charged with fraud and racketeering. Deborah D’Anna, 56, ...
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Posted on Feb 12, 2010 By Freedman & Freedman
A woman who worked in the Waterford Township treasurer’s office has been sentenced to two years probation for embezzling money from the office. Melanie Marie Davidson, 27, had only been working as an ...
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