context1: Amon was an assistant U.S. attorney of the Eastern District of New York from 1974 to 1986. She was chief of <strong>frauds</strong> from 1978 to 1980, and then chief of general <strong>crimes</strong> from 1981 to 1982. She was a Senior litigation counsel from 1984 to 1986.
context2: Another form of collusive lawsuit involves <strong>fraud</strong>, where two persons agree to fake an accident, so that the victim can sue the other person in order to collect from the other person's insurance. This is a <strong>crime</strong>, and insurance companies investigate claims to determine that no collusion is involved. Because of the fear of collusive suits, many jurisdictions have, at various times, prohibited spouses from suing one another or prohibited children from suing their parents.