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Insurance Fraud and Federal Prosecutions

Although there is no specific federal statute prohibiting insurance fraud because there is a nexus with interstate commerce, federal prosecution for fraudulent conduct may be sought under a variety of different statutes. Some of the types of...

Presenting and Objecting to Evidence

Presentation of Evidence

In order for a court to consider evidence presented in a case, the evidence must be properly presented to the court for admission. Presentation of evidence may be undertaken in a...

Food Drug and Cosmetic Act

A corporation, a corporate officer, a corporate director or a corporate employee may be charged with violating the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. The Act prohibits the misbranding and adulterating of food, drugs, or cosmetics. A violation...

Sexual Exploitation of Children

The crime of sexual exploitation of children is a highly prosecuted crime especially in the past decade. There are actually sub-categories with respect to the underlying offense of sexual exploitation of children.

First, the...

Battered Woman Syndrome

Battered woman syndrome was first proposed in the 1970s. The syndrome was based upon clinical observations by a researcher of the effect of severe abuse and battery on a woman. Battered woman syndrome is a pattern of psychological and behavioral...