There are obvious white collar criminals who have no excuse and no defense (e.g. Bernie Madoff) but the vast majority of white collar criminal charges are brought against successful business people who out competed their opponents. Former prosecutors are hired by "white collar" firms to carefully review the business practices of their client's business competition. When a violation is seen, even if it is accidental, the attorneys contact the United States Attorney or the local Consumer Fraud office and ask that charges be filed. MEDICINE REGULATED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
Insurance companies have teams of retired police officers and criminal investigators who target medical practices that have high billings per patient or which utilize techniques that the insurance carriers would prefer not to pay for. Medical practices and medical decision making is scrutinized by accountants and law enforcement officers. If the insurance carrier pulls the trigger, there are often several prosecutors who will jump and file charges.
THE FREEZE FACTOR ......
The large corporations expect this type of white collar warfare. Microsoft, Intel and many other corporations are constantly battling regulators and law enforcement investigators. The Intel/Dell chip so called scandal was painted as an illegal method of freezing out the competition. Or was it simply good business, with Intel locking in a major client with good pricing.
Smaller corporations and personal business are not as experienced in the "white collar criminal charges as a tool of warfare" technique. People often assume that law enforcement and prosecutors will use good judgment and reject the request for prosecution when they see that they are honest.
And sometimes that is true. Unfortunately, when your opponent is hiring former law enforcement officers who spend their time cultivating friendships with real law enforcement, half the battle is lost as soon as they set their sights on you. Next, they shop around for a friendly prosecutor or a weak minded one. They can be rejected many times until they find a willing partner. You may never know how many rejections they got but you will know the one time their white collar crime theory was bought into by a prosecutor. You'll know because your offices will be searched and your home invaded.
If you have any suspicion that a white collar crime attack is being prepared against you, act preemptively. Act forcefully and early.
White Collar crime is no longer just "business" related. Cost cutting in the medical field is just a small part of the attack on the medical professional.
Phase II is to have non-medical professionals obtain arrest warrants for "medical fraud" for practitioners who do not walk lock step with the insurance company treatment plans.
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