White Collar Crime

Quid Pro Quo: What is the Quid, Where is the Quo?

by Dana M. Grimes, Esq.   Bob’s Jobs On November 3, 2009, Bob McDonnell was elected the 71st Governor of Virginia. His campaign slogan was “Bob’s for Jobs,” and his focus in office was on promoting business in Virginia. Several years later, he and his wife, Maureen,...

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Foreign Exchange Fraud: A Zero-Sum Game

By: Dana M. Grimes, Esq. The FOREX Market Of the various types of fraud cases that we see in criminal practice, foreign exchange fraud stands out as the type of case in which the investors have no chance from day one, because of the zero-sum nature of foreign exchange...

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Money Laundering: Cartels to Congress

By Dana M. Grimes, Esq. The Two Federal Money Laundering Statutes Classic money laundering cases involve the indictment of accountants, real estate professionals, bankers, and anyone else who helps a criminal organization disguise its earnings.  For instance, when...

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“Equity Lost” : Felony Mortgage Fraud Prosecutions

By Dana M. Grimes, Esq. Bad borrowers are not the only ones at fault for the collapse of the real estate market in 2008; top banking officers approved of billions of dollars of loans to borrowers who could not repay them, bundles of toxic mortgages were rated as AAA...

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