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• establish the market accountability compensation fund, and that will assist victims of securities fraud
• recovering those funds or at least offsetting some of the cost of the fraud.
• in recovering funds or at least offsetting some of the cost of the fraud.
• It provides monetary relief to victims of fraud who are entitled to those dollars.
• </c> monetary relief to the victims of fraud monetary relief to the victims of fraud who<00:11:44.560

Bills: HB530 , HB559 , SB317 , HB568 , HB530 , HB559 , SB317 , HB568

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: tax exemption, Kidz Eatz, sales tax, non-profit, local government, loitering, mask mandate, public safety, school policy, college regulations, law enforcement, Alabama Innovation Corporation, board of directors, staggered terms, economic development, entrepreneurship, voting rights, restoration, pardons, Parole Board

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• </c><04:32:50.319><c> of</c><04:32:50.479><c> fraud</c> program when they're convicted of fraud program
• when they're convicted of fraud in<04:32:51.439><c> any</c><04:32:51.760><c> public</c><04:32:52.080
• of providers who have been convicted of fraud<04:34:33.039><c> with</c><04:34:33.439><c> respect</c>
• That's why when a provider is convicted of fraud, the Department of Labor should have clear authority
• </c><04:35:45.359><c> fraud,</c><04:35:45.920><c> the</c> provider is convicted of fraud, the provider

Bills: HB8823 , HB4541 , HB8790 , HB3029 , HB5578 , HB1722 , HB6330 , HB4123 , HB2069 , HB7283 , HR1118 , HB8205 , HB6238 , HB3491 , HB1493 , HB2001 , HB3747 , HB5160 , HB4348 , HB2821 , HB2715 , HB1703

Keywords: FECA, Federal Employees' Compensation Act, workers' compensation, Department of Labor, medical provider fraud, provider accountability, payment suspension, fraud conviction, health care fraud, federal health care benefit program, state health program, workers compensation medical benefits, program integrity, provider sanctions, injured federal employees, geothermal, next-generation geothermal, enhanced geothermal systems, closed-loop geothermal, supercritical geothermal

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• The other three were convicted, even after the United States Supreme Court overturned two of those convictions
• , Even after the United States Supreme Court overturned two of those convictions, violence followed.
• For decades, their families carried the weight of wrongful convictions, wrongful incarceration, wrongful
• In 2019, Governor DeSantis granted full posthumous pardons, and in 2021, the courts vacated the convictions
• This crime would be a third-degree felony, similar to a mortgage fraud under Florida law, and that is

Bills: S0144 , S0192 , S0332 , S0532 , S0620 , S0694 , S0820 , S0888 , S1000 , S1224 , S1396 , S1500

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: public records, employee protection, Judicial Qualifications Commission, information exemption, confidentiality, chiropractic physician, chiropractor, patient trust funds, escrow, advance payments, prepaid treatment, trust account, fiduciary duty, patient property, Florida Statutes 460.413, Board of Chiropractic Medicine, disciplinary action, commingling of funds, client funds, medical billing

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard and advanced a series of bills on candidate disclosure, litigation financing, professional liability, public meetings, problem-solving courts, probate, wrongful conviction compensation, public records, and housing fraud. Senate Bill 620, by Senator Mayfield, would require candidates for federal, state, county, district, judicial, and school board offices to disclose any citizenship in countries other than the United States; it drew one waived-in opposition from Common Cause and was reported favorably 8-0. Senate Bill 1396, by Vice Chair Burton, would regulate litigation financing, including limits on funders’ recovery, restrictions on funder control, and disclosure of foreign entities involved; it received support from several business and tort-reform groups, opposition from the Florida Justice Association, and was reported favorably 7-2 after questions about the purpose and scope of the disclosures. Senator Martin’s bills also moved forward. SB 192 would remove the $1,500 cap on patient funds chiropractic physicians may hold in trust for prepaid services; it was supported by the Florida Chiropractic Society and reported favorably 7-0. SB 888 would extend to private contracts the current limits on indemnity and insurance requirements for architects, engineers, surveyors, and landscape architects, and it was reported favorably 7-0 after testimony from engineering and design professionals. Senator Bradley’s CS for SB 332, as amended, would create a narrow public meetings/public records exemption for pre-suit Burt Harris litigation strategy discussions by local governments; it was adopted and reported favorably 7-0. SB 820 would require quarterly reporting on problem-solving courts, including participant counts, offenses, completion, failure, and recidivism data, and it was reported favorably 10-0. SB 1500 would update uncontested probate procedures, raise certain small-estate thresholds, clarify safe-deposit-box authority, and strengthen enforcement provisions; it was reported favorably 10-0. The committee also advanced several other measures. CS for SB 694, by Senator Bracey Davis, would compensate the descendants of the Groveland Four; it was amended to divide any appropriation equally among the four family branches, received extensive emotional testimony in support, and was reported favorably 10-0. SB 144 would create a public records exemption for personal information of Judicial Qualifications Commission employees and their families due to harassment concerns, and it was reported favorably 9-1. CS for SB 1224, as amended, would make fraudulent entry into a rental dwelling a third-degree felony when done through false statements, counterfeit documents, or impersonation; it was supported by Florida Realtors and the Florida Apartment Association and reported favorably 10-0. SB 1000 would set a floor and ceiling for interest rates on law firm trust accounts tied to the Wall Street Journal prime rate, and it was reported favorably 10-0 after stakeholder compromise. The committee also took up SB 532 only to temporarily postpone it, and at the end members recorded additional affirmative votes on selected bills before adjournment.

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• This extends this to if someone is convicted of abusing an elder and they're... of abusing an elder and
• they're convicted of that, then they also would forfeit any rights to receive any kind of inheritance
• Basically, it amends the law pertaining to expungement of criminal convictions to add to the offense
• It also adds to allow a person that has been convicted of a nonviolent offense, as defined in section
• You know, if someone is adjudicated a youthful offender, it's not a conviction.

Bills: SB210 , SB292 , HB360 , HB233 , HB66 , HB356 , HB164 , HB238 , HB209 , SB223 , HB307 , SB210 , SB292 , HB360 , HB233 , HB66 , HB356 , HB164 , HB238 , HB209 , SB223 , HB307

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, education oversight, subpoena authority, investigation, State Superintendent, school misconduct, drug courts, accountability, veterans, mental health, substance abuse, rehabilitation, criminal justice, court intervention, terrorist threat, terroristic threat

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• Members, HB 58 prohibits post-conviction bail for offenders convicted of committing an aggravated offense
• Present law provides for the right to bail before and after conviction.
• Members, H.B. 58 prohibits post-conviction bail for offenders convicted of committing an aggravated offense
• Present law provides for the right to bail before and after conviction.
• The amendment seeks to prohibit post-conviction bail for individuals convicted of an aggravated offense

Bills: HB51 , HB58 , HB69 , HB82 , HB93 , HB143 , HB166 , HB231 , HB429 , HB806 , HB884

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Keywords: bail, conviction, aggravated offense, minors, constitutional amendment, bail reform, post-conviction, minor victims, legal rights, ignition interlock device, DUI, public safety, vehicle operation, criminal justice reform, DWI, driving under the influence, vehicular homicide, penalties, criminal justice, jury commission

Bills: HB25 , HB15 , HB124 , HB146 , HB73 , HB74 , HB75

Committee: House House Consumer & Public Affairs

Keywords: juvenile delinquency, firearm possession, criminal background checks, state law, gun control, youth offense, conviction, public safety, medical injury, adverse outcome, health care provider, patient rights, confidentiality, settlement, legal counsel, HB124, New Americans Division, Workforce Solutions Department, immigrant workforce, refugee resettlement

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• It just reduce waste fraud or abuse.
• It is simply an error in fraud or abuse.
• Uh eliminate waste fraud and all that.
• SB 60. servants that are convicted of criminal servants that are convicted of criminal activity.<00:44
• </c> This is only upon conviction. This is only upon conviction.

Bills: SB61 , SB8 , SB58 , SB60 , SB167 , SB61 , SB8 , SB58 , SB60 , SB167

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund

Keywords: school psychologist, school psychology, interstate compact, licensure compact, license reciprocity, portable license, equivalent license, professional licensing, psychology board, school mental health, student services, educational services, interstate practice, reciprocal licensing, background check, continuing education, workforce shortage, military spouse, active duty military, compact commission

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• </c> and pass the bill HR 4495, the SBA Fraud and pass the bill HR 4495, the SBA Fraud Enforcement<02
• </c> the resources to root out the fraud. the resources to root out the fraud.
• </c> fraud simply because the clock ran out. fraud simply because the clock ran out.
• Uh he was convicted of venture.
• </c> become victims of identity fraud. become victims of identity fraud.

Bills: HB4423 , HB5348 , HB4430 , HB4431 , HB4429 , HB3716 , HR225 , HB5349 , HB5346 , HB5345 , HB5284 , HB4313 , HR1262 , SB616 , HR176 , HB2159 , HB4323 , HB2066 , HB4549 , HB4495 , HB4491 , HB3174

Keywords: Burma, Myanmar, World Bank, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, foreign aid, sanctions, military coup, democracy, development financing, multilateral lending, Treasury Department, Executive Director, international financial institutions, human rights, junta, national interest waiver, Social Security, SSN, Social Security number

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• Members, House Bill 2000 will add a requirement for individuals convicted of child grooming to register
• and carries with it a felony charge, the effect that the offense does not require a person who is convicted
• And you've seen the fraud that has occurred in charter schools.
• We should be avoiding fraud. This avoids fraud by saying that people who are vendors register.
• accountability in the entire bill is a vague referral to a DA if the controller acquires evidence of fraud

Bills: SB2 , HB2 , HB2000 , HB2196 , HB213 , HB222 , HB645 , HB1458 , HB 1022 , HB141 , HB502 , HB643 , HB3093 , HB1700 , HB 117 , SB503 , SB2 , HB 120 , HB20 , HB150 , HB6 , HB 100 , HB210 , HB215 , HB1393 , HB 1151 , HB 1268 , HB142 , HB451 , HB 124 , HB2 , HB2000 , HB2196 , HB213 , HB222 , HB645 , HB1458 , HB 1022 , HB141 , HB502 , HB643 , HB3093 , HB1700 , HB 117

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, child grooming, sex offender registration, criminal justice, reportable conviction, law enforcement, virtual education, hybrid learning, school funding, average daily attendance

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• motion to the court requesting post-conviction DNA testing.
• I was convicted, and my case was considered final.
• Senate Bill 5520 concerns wrongly convicted persons.
• A person is wrongly convicted if the person is charged, convicted, and imprisoned for one or more felonies
• The Attorney General must of a conviction for a reversal.

Bills: SB6087 , SB5934 , SB5520 , SB6017 , SB5890

Committee: Senate Law & Justice

Keywords: children's items, donations, charitable donations, nonprofit, religious organization, public health agency, liability shield, gross negligence, intentional misconduct, car seats, child safety seats, baby formula, diapers, strollers, cribs, playpens, high chairs, used goods, donation centers, Washington RCW

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• This makes some changes to those convicted of human trafficking, specifically of... ...to those convicted
• It addresses a national crisis: fraud and identity theft.
• First, it expands the definition and pattern of criminal offenses to better encapsulate modern fraud
• It does not apply to inmates who fit into those categories that are convicted of violent offenses as
• , will pay for expert witnesses to provide the representation that they need in post-conviction.

Bills: HB1322 , HB3053 , HB3180 , HB3244 , HB3269 , HB3299 , HB3301 , HB3302 , HB3430 , HB3497 , HB3584 , HB3586 , HB3587 , HB3606 , HB3742 , HB3743 , HB3755 , HB3764 , HB3767 , HB3835 , HB3848 , HB3903 , HB3905 , HB4108 , HB4130 , HB4142 , HB4227 , HB3996

Committee: House Criminal Judiciary

Keywords: domestic violence, offenders registry, public safety, law enforcement, victim protection, conviction records, elderly, parole, criminal justice reform, inmate rehabilitation, Oklahoma statutes, firearms, handgun permits, self-defense, training requirements, Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, elderly exploitation, identity theft, crimes and punishments, criminal offenses

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• We want to address persons who receive felony convictions.
• Conviction for a felony conviction for an offense that relates directly to the duties of responsibility
• DWI convictions in 2016 and 2018 and in 2021.
• Our courts use all the tools they can to rehabilitate those convicted. convicted of their first DWI.
• . right there at the forefront of this fraud.

Bills: SB476 , SB664 , SB745 , SB826 , SB989 , SB1080 , SB1171 , SB1320 , SB1437 , SB1727 , SB1809 , SB2289 , SB2320

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Keywords: education, funding, school infrastructure, public schools, teacher support, intoxication manslaughter, criminal penalties, ignition interlock devices, youth offenders, vehicular homicide, Texas courts, judicial officers, associate judge, magistrate, master, referee, hearing officer, court administration, Government Code Chapter 54, Government Code Chapter 54A

Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice convened to address pressing issues surrounding oil field crime and safety on Texas highways. The meeting was initiated by Chair Flores, who emphasized the need for improved tools to combat repeat offenders having committed intoxicated driving, alongside tackling oil field theft that has escalated due to organized criminal activities. The committee heard public testimonies and engaged with various stakeholders, including law enforcement and industry representatives, who highlighted the complexities and dangers associated with these crimes. Notably, a significant focus was placed on Senate Bill 1320, which aims to establish a dedicated unit within the Department of Public Safety to investigate and address thefts specific to the oil and gas industry. This initiative seeks to strengthen coordination among various law enforcement agencies and improve training for local officers to combat these sophisticated theft operations more effectively.

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• So, I look forward to having some policy that bans people that are convicted of fraud from continuing
• So, I look forward to having some policy that bans people that are convicted of fraud from continuing
• So, I look forward to having some policy that bans people that are convicted of fraud from continuing
• So, I look forward to having some policy that bans people that are convicted of fraud from continuing
• So, I look forward to having some policy that bans people that are convicted of fraud from continuing

Bills: HF3676 , HF3683 , HF3395

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID

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• ><c> fraud</c><02:21:25.600><c> prevention</c><02:21:26.000><c> and</c> to the fraud and fraud prevention
• and to the fraud and fraud prevention and accountability<02:21:27.600><c> act.
• </c> a quote elevated risk of fraud. a quote elevated risk of fraud.
• But the question before us is not whether to fight fraud. It is how we fight fraud.
• </c> fight fraud. It is how we fight fraud. fight fraud. It is how we fight fraud.

Bills: HB9238 , HB8340 , HB8467 , HB8464 , HB8312 , HB7892

Keywords: financial management, accountability, government oversight, taxpayer funds, federal agencies, budget, performance metrics, improper payments, fraud prevention, payment integrity, government waste, waste, fraud, and abuse, financial loss, federal spending, federal programs, OMB Circular A-123, Do Not Pay Initiative, Treasury Department, Office of Management and Budget, Inspector General

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• Representative Egan provides relative to the time period between conviction and sentence. Rep.
• I bring you House Bill 289, which provides relative to the time period between conviction and sentence
• between conviction and sentence.
• Three days shall elapse between conviction and sentence.
• This only applies when the defendant is tried, convicted, and files a motion for a new trial.

Bills: HB36 , HB52 , HB56 , HB68 , HB92 , HB119 , HB140 , HB147 , HB160 , HB171 , HB289 , HB351 , HB552 , HB784

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Keywords: HB 52, Act 192, Louisiana criminal procedure, misdemeanor jury trial, six-person jury, bench trial, trial without jury, Article 779, Code of Criminal Procedure, criminal justice, defendant rights, retroactive application, prospective application, fine threshold, court procedure, misdemeanor prosecution, driving, impaired, fines, legislation

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• We mentioned DEED fraud.
• DEED deals with insurance fraud and then we have our financial fraud unit over at the BCA.
• </c> job is to do insurance fraud job is to do insurance fraud investigations<00:18:09.120><c> which<
• </c> Financial crimes and um financial fraud Financial crimes and um financial fraud is<00:18:35.039>
• and then we have our insurance fraud and then we have our financial<00:19:06.000><c> fraud</c><00:19

Bills: HF1 , HF1384

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• the problems they’ve had with fraud are not fraud within government.
• She said that, while fraud within government can happen, it has not characterized Minnesota.
• </c> the investigation process of fraud the investigation process of fraud throughout<00:19:37.919><c
• Fraud and abuse, and this bill seems to be mostly directed at fraud, you know, but I don't quite know
• But we'll talk more about that in the fraud committee.

Bills: HF25 , HF1 , HF428

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: pregnancy support, women's health, maternity homes, nonprofit organizations, grant funding, abortion, family services, Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices

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• </c><00:10:06.200><c> and</c> approach to addressing waste Fraud and approach to addressing waste Fraud
• But the problem is, and this is a cyclical issue that we're seeing relating to fraud, the biggest fraud
• relating to fraud uh the biggest<01:10:15.320><c> fraud</c><01:10:15.640><c> that</c><01:10:15.800><
• Is he part of the fraud? What's going on?
• </c><01:13:43.120><c> that</c> focus on one element of the fraud that focus on one element of the fraud

Bills: HF1 , HF779 , HF1034

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• We have the worst, you know, fraud in the country here in Minnesota.
• We still have no idea what the exact—I mean, we all want to stop fraud, we know that, right?
• </c><00:41:06.480><c> in</c> urge us as we think about fraud in urge us as we think about fraud in Minnesota
• My goal is always to prevent fraud, and you and I've had that conversation.
• My goal is always to prevent fraud, and you and I've had that conversation.

Bills: HF1 , HF1754 , HF1809 , HF1478

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• prior most serious offense convictions, that the person be sentenced as a persistent offender.
• prior most serious offense convictions, that the person be sentenced as a persistent offender.
• declined to adult court, any conviction is considered adult criminal history.
• It Include convictions that occurred after the person was 18 years old.
• The individual has not just been convicted once and served time, but convicted twice, typically a third

Bills: SB5873 , SB5895 , SB5945

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: incarcerated individuals, escorted leaves, criminal justice, rehabilitation, state law, healthcare, incarcerated, extraordinary medical placement, criminal justice reform, medical care, persistent offender, three strikes, resentencing, juvenile conviction, youth offender, juvenile sentencing, life without parole, LWOP, most serious offense, sentencing reform