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| Number | Profile | Agency | Annotation |
| 045 | COVID Fraud | SBA and OIG | Charges for fraud related to PPP and EIDL programs With more than 1 trillion dollars in funding for businesses, more government investigations underway, and more charges for white-collar crime. |
| 044 | Pill Mills | DEA | Maryland Nurses Busted for Running Pill Mill The DEA does not tolerate any type of drug distribution, including inappropriate prescriptions. |
| 043 | U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Office of Inspector General | Justice Department Sues Google for anti-competitive practices The U.S. Justice Department sues Google for anti-competitive practices. Prosecutors allege Google manipulated its way to the top by denying rivals equal access to the industry. | |
| 042 | Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation | U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector General | Pilgrim’s Pride fined $108 million for antitrust violations. After a multi-year investigation, Pilgrim’s Pride Chicken fined $108 million for antitrust violations. Pilgrim’s Pride and others conspired to keep broiled chicken prices high despite the market’s demand. |
| 041 | Perfect Point Corporation, South Coast Gymnastics | The Department of Industrial Relations Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, California Labor Commissioner’s Office | Two Olympic gymnasts fined for Wage Theft and violating Employee Protection Laws Two Olympic gymnasts fined for Wage Theft and violating Employee Protection Laws |
| 040 | Michael Wibracht, Ruben Villarreal | SBA, Procurement Collusion Strike Force | Michael Wibracht, Ruben Villarreal SBA Fraud SBA Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned set-aside fraud on federal government contracting program. |
| 039 | Texas Heart Hospital of the Southwest LLP, THHBP Management Company, LLC | Department of Justice Civil Division, Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General | Texas Heart Hospital False Claims Act scheme $48 million settlement in Texas Heart Hospital False Claims Act scheme where hospital referred patients to other medical providers in which they had a vested financial interest. |
| 038 | Barton Schack, Regent Medical Properties, Bank Fraud | Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation | Barton Schack, Regent Medical Properties, Bank Fraud Barton Schack, Regent Medical Properties, Bank Fraud in Bergen County, NJ leads to prison. |
| 037 | HSBC agreed to pay $601 million for abusive mortgage practices | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, The Federal Reserve Bank | HSBC agreed to pay $601 million for abusive mortgage practices The federal government announced HSBC agreed to pay $601 million in fines and other penalties related to its abusive mortgage practices. |
| 036 | Ripple Labs | SEC | SEC Sues Ripple Labs For $1.3 billion SEC Sued Ripple Labs for $1.3 billion for selling unregistered securities |
| 035 | Federal Trade Commission | FTC | FTC Red Flag Rules The FTC Red Flag Rules require business that offer credit to document their procedures. |
| 034 | Los Angeles County Bureau of Investigation | Los Angeles County Bureau of Investigation | High School Principal Kyle Douglas Charged with Theft Authorities charged Kyle Douglas, a High school principal, with theft. Principal kept funds intended for school trip. Principal accepted money for unapproved use of school property. |
| 033 | (Removed) | Bribery case study | Removed We’ve removed this case study because it is no longer relevant. |
| 032 | Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, Inc. | Consumer Products Safety Commission | Consumer Products Safety Commission Investigated Kidde Consumer Products Safety Commission Investigated Kidde, resulting in $12 fine and recall on fire extinguishers |
| 031 | Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market | FBI / IRS | Embezzlement and Tax Fraud: Caesar DiCrecchio Embezzlement and Tax Fraud: Caesar DiCrecchio caught stealing from Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market |
| 030 | Venture Capital Investments, LLC, David Wagner, Breonna Clark d/b/a Eliot Clark d/b/a Alexander Pak, Cliniflow Technologies, LLC, Downing, Marc Lawrence, | Commodity Futures Trading Commission | Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Leads to $12 million in Fines Bitcoin Ponzi scheme leads to $12 million in fines for business owners |
| 029 | Stephen Todd Reisinger, C&J Well Services | OSHA | OSHA Worker Fatality Guilty Plea “Stephen Todd Reisinger exposed to OSHA investigation and guilty plea. Agency Profiled: OSHA “ |
| 028 | ETA Computer | FBI | Timothy Semones Embezzlement Conviction While working as a CFO for ETA Computer Timothy Semones was charged with embezzlement. |
| 027 | Boeing | FAA, Dept. of Transportation Office of Inspector General | Boeing fined $2.5 billion for conspiracy to defraud “Boeing fined $2.5 billion for conspiracy to defraud when two employees deceived federal regulators investigating two separate plane crashes. “ |
| 026 | Unlimited Medical Research, Dr. Yvelice Villaman Bencosme, Lisett Raventos | Food and Drug Administration, Office of Criminal Investigation | Florida Doctors Plead Guilty to Medical Research Fraud Two Florida Doctors Plead Guilty to Medical Research Fraud and receive hefty prison sentences. |
| 025 | Worley and Obetz / Fulton Bank | FBI | Fulton Bank, Fraudulent Loans, Worley & Obitz Case study on Fulton Bank, Fraudulent Loans, Worley & Obetz. Scheme led to $65 million in losses and bankruptcy. |
| 024 | Spectra Logic Corporation | FBI | Cyber-criminals Seek $3.6 million In Ransomware Attack Cyber-Criminals seek $3.6 million in a ransomware attack on IT company Spectra Logic. Spectra Logic fights back. |
| 023 | Harvest Moon Financial, Gentle Breeze Online, Green Stream Lending | FTC | Payday Lender Banned by Federal Trade Commission Learn about a Payday Lender banned by Federal Trade Commission in connection with predatory lending practices. |
| 022 | Empire Financial, Vista Enterprises | SEC | Serving on Board of Directors Learn the basic principles and critical considerations before serving on a Board of Directors |
| 021 | Blue Bell Ice Cream | FDA | Blue Bell Ice Cream’s Fraud and Conspiracy from Improper Disclosure Explaining how a CEO’s neglect led to Blue Bell Ice Cream’s Fraud and Conspiracy from Improper Disclosure |
| 020 | Peter Szatmari, David Sechovicz, Banc De Binary | CFTC / SEC | Binary Options Marketer and CFTC Investigation Binary Options Marketer and CFTC Investigation lead to millions in fines for deceptive marketing with binary options transactions. |
| 019 | Stericycle | EPA | Stericycle EPA Investigation Stericycle EPA Investigation leads to violations of the Clean Air Act, consent degree costing company more than $2 million. |
| 018 | Charles Jones / Lawyer-Wealth Advisor / Ponzi | FBI / SEC / DOJ / BOP | The Emotional Consequences of Criminal Behavior A first-person narrative about the emotional consequences of criminal behavior. |
| 017 | David Shulick DVHS Mgmt | DOJ / FBI / IRS / US Dept of Education | Embezzlement due to Inadequate Compliance by a Federal Contractor Teach how a failure in leadership may lead to charges for embezzlement due to inadequate compliance by a federal contractor. |
| 016 | Stiefel Labs | SEC | Stiefel Labs SEC Charges Examine Stiefel Labs’ SEC Charges and inadequate internal protections |
| 015 | JP Morgan | FBI / DOJ / CFTC | Market Manipulation Charges Against JP Morgan Learn how cheating while trading on U.S. capital markets led to market manipulation charges against JP Morgan and several traders employed by the company. |
| 014 | Keystone Biofuels | EPA / IRS / FBI | Fraudulent Claims for Tax Credits Educate why adhering to principled practices may protect against fraudulent claims for Biofuel Tax Credits. |
| 013 | Merit | DOJ Civil Division / HHS-OIG / FBI | Merit Medical Systems and Whistleblower Profile of Merit Medical Systems and whistleblower that reported on illegal payments, raising risk levels for all. |
| 012 | George Matus, Peter Matus / Investor Relations | SEC | Insider Trading Laws and SEC Rule 10b-5 Examining how corporate officers violated Insider Trading Laws and SEC Rule 10b-5 by exploiting confidential non-public information.g of their securities in the capital markets. |
| 011 | Jose Aman / Natural Diamonds / Eagle / Argyle Coin | SEC / DOJ | Ponzi Scheme in Diamonds and Cryptocurrency Learn how soliciting investors into a Ponzi scheme in diamonds and cryptocurrency promising high returns led to serious criminal charges. |
| 010 | Argos USA LLC | DOJ | Anti-Trust Law Violations Learn how emphasizing due diligence and compliance can help avoid Antitrust Law violations. |
| 009 | Allscripts Healthcare | DOJ | HIPAA Infractions Learn how failing to strictly abide by rules and regulations may lead to HIPAA infractions. |
| 008 | Agee Fisher Barrett | IRS-CI / USPS | Real Estate Syndicator and Tax Preparer Violate Federal Tax laws Real estate syndicators and tax preparers violate Federal Tax Laws by abusing loopholes and deductions. |
| 007 | Schneider Electric Buildings Americas | GSA-OIG / NCIS | Violating Anti-Corruption and Anti-Kickback Laws Failure to implement compliance programs can lead to violating Anti-Corruption and Anti-Kickback laws. |
| 006 | USP Labs Supplement Company | FDA / DOJ | Breaking FDA Rules Understand how breaking FDA rules led to criminal prosecution for USP Labs. |
| 005 | Deck Won Kang / | DAPA / DOJ | Violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Bribery of international officials can lead to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. |
| 004 | Workrite | FBI / DOJ | Violating the False Claims Act Learn the necessary precautions for a government contractor to protect against violating the False Claims Act. |
| 003 | Eaze Technologies, Inc., James Patterson, Hamid Akhavan, Rueben Weigand | FBI / US Treasury Department | Eaze Cannabis CEO Bank Fraud Scheme Learn about a cannabis CEO caught up in a $100 million bank fraud scheme. |
| 002 | Rising Eagle Capital Group LLC, J Squared Telecom LLC, Only Web Leads LLC, Rising Phoenix Group, Rising Phoenix Holdings, RPG Leads, Rising Eagle Capital Group, John C. Spiller, Jakob A. Mears | FCC | Telemarketing Fraud Learn how mistakes that violate federal law can bring disastrous consequences including government investigations, fines, and the potential for charges of white-collar crime. |
| 001 | Keith Berman / Decision Diagnostics Corp. (DECN) | DOJ / SEC | Defrauding Investors Learn consequences that follow for people that provide false or misleading information to investors: CEO of Decision Diagnostics Corp |
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