Morphine falls within the opiate class of drugs. Physicians prescribe it to control moderate to severe pain. Cancer patients in New York often receive this analgesic to help them cope with ongoing pain. Because it is a relatively powerful drug, side effects such as drowsiness...
On Oct. 29, it was reported that two groups who were accused of being involved in a used clothing scam in New York agreed to pay approximately $750,000 in restitution. The charity that was found to be at fault was Thrift Land USA, which will...
Pennsylvania authorities have charged five New York men with murder in the brutal hazing death of a college student in 2013. Investigators said 32 other suspects face less serious charges in the incident. The fraternity has also been charged with murder....
Bail has been set at $20,000 for an individual who allegedly embezzled more than $90,000 from a New York youth baseball organization. The 56-year-old man, the treasurer of the organization, was taken into custody at his residence on Oct. 16, 2015, and he was arraigned...
A person or entity that conducts a transaction that aims to conceal the source of ill-gotten money may be engaging in money laundering. Often, money laundering is part of a tax evasion scheme and may involve the use of dummy corporations or holding companies to...
Defendants unable to make bail will now get another chance to be sprung from jail under new rules that were announced last week.
...It may be in the best interest of business professionals throughout New York to understand more about the role big data solutions have in white-collar crime investigations. The financial investigators can work more effectively now that these big data applications make searching, monitoring and tracking...
Salmonella poising is a terrible thing. Symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, dehydration and week long fevers. Many people end up in the hospital, some develop reactive arthritis, and a few die.
...On Sept. 21, a man pleaded guilty before a judge in New York to one charge of securities fraud for an alleged bitcoin scheme. The 33-year-old man admitted that he had misinformed people who had invested their bitcoins in his company, Bitcoin Savings and Trust....
Health care fraud is unfortunately prevalent in New York and around the country. In one of the latest cases to receive publicity, a California surgeon has been indicted on charges related to an alleged fraud scheme. The report stated that the surgeon and 14 associates...