On behalf of Christopher A. Wellborn, P.A. | Sep 27, 2019 | White Collar Crimes
Financial fraud is common in the workplace. Individuals who have access to finances and sensitive details are often culprits of fraud. These individuals can include business owners, CFOs, executives and financial managers. Under South Carolina law, allegations of...
On behalf of Christopher A. Wellborn, P.A. | Dec 6, 2018 | Firm News, White Collar Crimes
Moving forward, the Justice Department will consider executive liability during every single federal investigation into corporate wrongdoing. This policy change became public during a Maryland conference on bribery and embezzlement. The new policy builds on the Obama...
On behalf of Christopher A. Wellborn, P.A. | Nov 17, 2018 | Firm News, White Collar Crimes
A man who owned a South Carolina counseling service was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of Medicaid fraud in November 2019. The 38-year-old man owned New Dominion Community Services, which operated offices in Greenville, Anderson and Richland counties....
On behalf of Christopher A. Wellborn, P.A. | Sep 28, 2018 | Firm News, White Collar Crimes
There is no shortage of South Carolina companies out there that promote the chance to earn immediate income and acquire residual wealth by following a proven formula. Sometimes, however, if the opportunity seems too great to be true, it just may be. That’s why...
On behalf of Christopher A. Wellborn, P.A. | Sep 24, 2018 | Firm News, White Collar Crimes
White-collar crime prosecutions may be on the rise as several federal law enforcement agencies emphasized their use of new, broad tools to detect what they allege to be an upswing in financial fraud. Online money transfers and other technologies allow funds to be...
On behalf of Christopher A. Wellborn, P.A. | Sep 21, 2018 | Firm News, White Collar Crimes
A woman who was contracted to do work for a South Carolina organization gave the FBI a laptop that happened to be filled with incriminating information against the group. Data on the computer included counterfeit documents and other tools to illegally make money. As a...
On behalf of Christopher A. Wellborn, P.A. | Aug 30, 2018 | Firm News, White Collar Crimes
Football fans in South Carolina may be more familiar with Mychal Kendricks on the field than in dealing with investment matters, but the Cleveland Browns player was charged with insider trading by federal prosecutors. After the U.S. Attorney’s office announced...
On behalf of Christopher A. Wellborn, P.A. | Jul 25, 2018 | Firm News, White Collar Crimes
In South Carolina, the chief of the Asbury-Rehoboth Volunteer Fire Department in Cherokee County and his wife, who served as the department’s treasurer, were taken into custody for stealing money from the department. The couple was charged with the embezzlement...
On behalf of Christopher A. Wellborn, P.A. | Jul 3, 2018 | Firm News, White Collar Crimes
On June 27, it was reported that a South Carolina man pleaded guilty in federal court to fraud charges. The 70-year-old Lowcountry man had reportedly falsely claimed to be a Vietnam military veteran. According to the First Assistant U.S. Attorney, the man had claimed...
On behalf of Christopher A. Wellborn, P.A. | Feb 8, 2018 | Firm News, White Collar Crimes
An audit conducted by the city government of St. Matthews, a community of about 2,000 south of the South Carolina state capital, resulted in an arrest warrant against a 47-year-old former female public employee. Law enforcement arrested her in Calhoun County on...
