Patrick Mincey is a trial lawyer in Wilmington, N.C., where he founded the criminal defense group at Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP. His criminal practice ranges from representing individuals and corporate clients who are targets,
This summer, federal authorities arrested nearly 250 people in a massive bust of alleged Medicare fraud. The government contends the fraud totaled more than $700 million, and came on the heels o ...
I have recently written about the Department of Justice’s release of a Sep. 9, 2015, memorandum on Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing, a publication from the government that has ...
Virtually overnight, drone law has emerged as a new practice area, and I am increasingly engaged by individual entrepreneurs and businesses with a vast range of legal issues concerning drones. Legal q ...
In October, the Ponemon Institute estimated the average annual cost of cybercrime for large U.S. companies to be $15.4 million. That figure is up 19 percent from last year and up 82 percent from the i ...
Late last year, the FBI released its long-anticipated study of active shooter incidents. The first-of its-kind study looked at incidents that occurred between 2000 and 2013, and contains concrete data ...
In early September, after years of outcry that it has placated corporate executives engaged in criminal activity, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it is formally prioritizing t ...
In early September, after years of outcry that it has placated corporate executives engaged in criminal activity, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it is formally prioritizing t ...
In my last few articles, I’ve been reviewing the concept of the deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) which has become a standard tool of the U.S. Department of Justice in dealing with white coll ...
In my last Insights, I introduced the concept of the deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) which has become a standard tool of the U.S. Department of Justice in dealing with white collar crime. A DPA i ...
Over the past decade, two novel approaches to resolving corporate criminal investigations have developed: the Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) and Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA). The next f ...
In this article, I’m going to focus on some general strategies for companies dealing with law enforcement investigations into corporate fraud. Compliance programs require both foresight and dili ...
Businesses of all sizes in every industry are bombarded with increasing numbers of articles, proposed standards, and advice on what companies should be doing to protect their own informational assets ...
Whistleblower or qui tam statutes exist to shield employees who report their employers’ violations of civil and criminal laws. Following the global financial crisis, Congress has sought to comba ...
In Lawsuit, Luxury Homebuilder Accuses Defendants Of Defamation
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Endowment Appoints New Community Advisory Council Members
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Endowment Fields Questions On School Bond, Food Co-op Funding At Public Meeting
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Amid Recent Sales, Independence Mall Owner Talks Real Estate Strategy
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Her skin care company, the Unwind Collection by Creatively Covered Co., was developed during the pandemic as a way for her to deal with the...
Eventually, while working with his father on a trade-skill training project during the pandemic, Robin Cowie began fleshing out the concept...
"We underwent a strategic plan in 2021. Jean was an integral part of that. The organization was transitioning from a founder-led organizati...
The 2026 WilmingtonBiz: Book on Business is an annual publication showcasing the Wilmington region as a center of business.
