Sentences with phrase «new civil frauds»

More than two dozen attorneys will be devoted to working with the new civil frauds unit and another recently - established unit targeting complex frauds, «using every weapon... to combat financial fraud and to vindicate its victims,» Bharara said.

The office of the Manhattan U.S. Attorney is boosting its efforts to crack down on financial fraud with the launch of a new civil frauds unit, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announced today.

Not exact matches

On March 6, 2018, Judge Jack B. Weinstein of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York ruled that virtual currencies are commodities under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and therefore subject to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) anti-fraud and anti-manipulation enforcement authority.1 Granting the CFTC's request for a preliminary injunction against the defendants who allegedly engaged in deception and fraud involving virtual currency spot markets, Judge Weinstein noted that «[u] ntil Congress clarifies the matter,» the CFTC has «concurrent authority» along with other state and federal administrative agencies and civil and criminal courts over transactions in virtual currency.2

A New Jersey Superior Court Judge ruled Thursday that fraud claims against New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning in a memorabilia civil case will still go to trial.

This suit seeks to remedy the violations that occurred at Pan American and ensure that the New York City Department of Education protects its employees» civil rights in the future,» Bharara said in announcing the lawsuit, which came a day after his office charged the city's Correction Union President Norman Seabrook with fraud and corruption.

The new unit, headed by Sean Cenawood, the office's former affirmative civil enforcement coordinator, will target mortgage fraud, bank fraud, and fraud related to federal stimulus spending, among other white collar crimes.

The joint probe by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen could lead to civil enforcement action, including possible breaches of antitrust and fraud laws, the officials said.

The office of the Manhattan U.S. Attorney is boosting its efforts to crack down on financial fraud with the launch of a new civil...

Wednesday's decision by the Appellate Division in Brooklyn, New York came seven months after Greenberg, 92, reached a $ 9 million settlement with Eric Schneiderman, the current state attorney general, of civil accounting fraud charges first brought by Spitzer in 2005.

Total monetary recoveries by state Medicaid Fraud Control Units in assisted living - related fraud, abuse and neglect criminal and civil cases increased by more than 600 % from fiscal year 2016 to FY 2017, according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.