Not exact matches
Though Jones won't be directly
involved in the investigation per se, she saw her fair share of real estate - related cases
involving allegations of
fraud or troubled
debt during her time as a federal judge.
King noted Goldman was recently accused of
fraud by the SEC in its trading of Collateralized
Debt Obligations and related derivatives in the lead - up to the financial collapse, ading: «Were you
involved with trading CDOs or the other derivatives credited with causing the financial meltdown either at Goldman Sachs or at any of your hedge fund jobs?»
It might also make sense to get a lawyer
involved if you believe you were the victim of
fraud related to your loans, don't believe you owe the
debt to your name, or are having difficulty getting a student loan garnishment to stop.
Just last month in the beginning of May, the Student Loan Report ran a story about a «sugar daddy» scheme that targeted «sugar babies» with student
debt; the
fraud here
involved stolen bank account information and empty promises via phony checks.
Human trafficking
involves the use of force, coercion, or
fraud to induce an individual into performing a commercial sex act (sex trafficking), or to subject them to involuntary servitude,
debt bondage, or slavery (labor trafficking).
He focuses his practice on international commercial and investment arbitration, as well as cross-border litigations
involving asset tracing,
debt recovery and
fraud litigation.
Mr. Moreno has successfully represented clients in claims
involving breach of contract, unfair business practices, false advertising,
fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, wrongful foreclosure, unfair
debt collection, unfair credit reporting, unjust enrichment, misappropriation of trade secrets, quiet title, emotional distress, and receiverships, among others.
It acted for Aeroflot - Russian Airlines in high - value
fraud proceedings against the estate of the late Boris Berezovsky and others, which
involved complex questions of international jurisdiction, limitation and insolvency law, and ground - breaking reported decisions on the treatment of foreign exchange
debts of deceased bankrupts.
Kristen's litigation experience includes representing individual and corporate clients in cases
involving claims of breach of contract, consumer
fraud, unfair trade practices, violation of federal and state credit reporting laws, violation of the Fair
Debt Collection Practices Act, professional negligence, business torts, employment discrimination, wrongful termination, violation of wage and hour law, and violation of non-competition and confidentiality agreements.
It might be more convenient for the doctor in terms of collection of bad
debt, insurance policy claims (where an insurance card would normally be required, at least), protection against
fraud claims from an insurer, and medical record keeping to have a name, so a doctor might make it a policy to require ID, but it is not required by law (except where a government benefit provider like Medicaid or Medicare is
involved and has a regulation requiring it).
We continue to see attempted
frauds involving debt collections, and we also continue to see real estate
frauds as well (more ID theft now, as flip
frauds are harder in a slower market when property values are not rising).
Represented national financial institutions and loan servicers in consumer - initiated cases
involving allegations of wrongful nonjudicial foreclosure practices,
fraud, unfair business practices and violations of the Fair
Debt Collection Practices Act, as well as claims arising out of Retail Installment Sale Contracts.