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Supreme Court rejects Trump’s unprecedented bid to fire Fed’s Cook
The U.S. Supreme Court stood firm against an unprecedented challenge from Donald Trump, refusing to let him fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.
4th Circuit revives fraud claims against MD hospital in surgery dispute
The 4th Circuit overturned a decision dismissing fraud and conspiracy claims arising from a Bethesda hospital’s alleged misrepresentations about a surgeon’s employment status.
Baltimore County real estate attorney sentenced to prison after bank fraud conviction
A Baltimore County real estate attorney said he "had nothing to gain" from the scheme that led to his federal conviction.
CareFirst sues ex-insurance brokers in MD civil racketeering case
CareFirst sued two brothers, alleging they coordinated a racketeering scheme involving fraudulent Maryland insurance claims totaling over $51 million.
US regulator maps out rules for soaring prediction market industry
The top U.S. derivatives regulator released new draft regulations governing the burgeoning prediction markets industry.
Supreme Court backs SEC in fight over ‘disgorgement’ power
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the SEC's authority to recover illegal profits using a financial remedy called disgorgement.
Supreme Court turns away Eli Lilly’s challenge to whistleblower law
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge by Eli Lilly to a whistleblower law allowing individuals to bring fraud lawsuits on behalf of the federal government.
Nine members of Eastern Shore family all face Medicaid fraud charges
A Salisbury woman and eight of her family members "have engaged in a coordinated scheme to defraud the Maryland Medicaid program," according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office.
Lawyers, traders among 30 charged in global insider trading case
Federal prosecutors announced that 30 people have been indicted in connection with an insider trading scheme that relied on information about mergers stolen from major law firms.
US Southern Poverty Law Center charged with fraud over use of paid informants
The Trump administration obtained a criminal indictment charging the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights group that tracks political extremists, with defrauding its own donors.
‘That wasn’t me’: Facial recognition error led to woman jailed six months in MD
A woman was jailed for six months in Maryland after facial recognition technology wrongly identified her as a suspect in fraud cases.
Fired Fannie Mae workers can’t sue housing director for defamation, judge rules
A federal judge ruled federal housing director Bill Pulte immune from defamation claims by 61 former Fannie Mae employees fired over alleged fraud.
