There are many different types of criminal fraud charges, ranging from credit card fraud to securities fraud. In some cases, fraud involves small amounts of money. In other cases, fraud involves million-dollar schemes. The amount of money stolen in a fraud case is...

Criminal fraud typically involves one person intending to make personal or financial gain from another person's property. Fraud does not always involve violence, but it usually consists of some type of deception and secrecy. In Texas, there are many different types...

Most states, including Texas, prohibit businesses from using false and misleading advertising practices. Texas has not adopted the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act as many other states have done, but it has a unique, comprehensive law addressing false and...

Last year, a federal jury in Texas convicted a doctor who owned and operated a Houston Medical Clinic of medical fraud. The jury found her guilty of participating in a $16 million fraud scheme involving Medicare. She signed false and fraudulent medical documents...

Many Texans are not aware that they can face criminal charges for obtaining a service and not paying for it. When a person uses a threat or deception to avoid paying for a service, they can face criminal theft of service charges in Texas. Theft of service charges...