David Patrick Vaughn's Legal Cases (25)

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Environmental and natural resources

Chemical Spill by Business - Case Dismissed

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OUTCOME: Dismissal

Business allegedly spilled a toxic fluid

Securities and investment fraud

Federal Insider Trading - No Criminal Charges Filed

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OUTCOME: No criminal charges filed.

Business person was alleged to have traded stocks based on inside information.

Securities and investment fraud

Responding to SEC Inquiry

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OUTCOME:

Supervised investigation in China to assist a company in responding to an inquiry from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Business

Theft of Trade Secrets Investigation

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OUTCOME:

Assisted in leading a large-scale internal investigation to determine whether trade secrets were stolen.

White collar crime

U.S. v. Brazil

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OUTCOME: Guilty verdicts

Co-tried the second largest student loan fraud case in American history.

White collar crime

U.S. v. Robles, et. al.

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OUTCOME: Guilty Verdicts

Co-investigated and co-prosecuted a city's elected treasurer and others for defrauding the city of more than $50 million (including awarding the city's waste hauling contract, and its contract to repai ... r its sewer system).

Employment and labor

Employee Misconduct Investigation

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OUTCOME:

For a publicly-traded corporation, investigated sensitve allegations of misconduct by high level employee.

Employment and labor

Expert re Sufficiency of Employment Termination Investigation

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OUTCOME: Defense verdict

Retained as an expert witness by a national manufacturer to provide analysis and testimony regarding the investigation the company conducted of alleged employee misconduct prior to terminating the empl ... oyee's employment.

Business

Whistle-Blower Investigation

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OUTCOME: No evidence found to support allegations

For a major university hospital system, investigated anonymous whistle-blower allegations of bribery or kickbacks in its procurement process.

Insurance fraud

Insurance Fraud Investigation

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OUTCOME:

For an insurance company that had been defrauded of approximately $20 million in fraudulent claims, led an internal investigation to determine whether its employees were involved; led an external inves ... tigation to identify the likely culprits; assisted the company in getting federal authorities to investigate the matter; made forward-looking controls recommendations; and handled communications with the company's outside auditor.

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