This week, the U.K. Supreme Court is reviewing the cases of Alison Sharland and Varsha Gohil to determine whether a spouse can reopen a divorce case in instances of fraud or misrepresentation after the parties have reached a settlement agreement. Sharland contends that her husband misled her into believing that his software company was worth […]
News this morning of a Federal Trade Commission civil fraud case against four “cancer” charities in Tennessee is a good time to highlight a wonderful investigative tool out there that we have been using for years. Based on the fact that they get tax exemptions, charities have to make their tax returns public. Tax returns […]
People often ask when it comes to searching for assets, “Where do you even begin to look?” This sometimes comes after we give them the grown-up news that there is no magic computer terminal that will accept a Social Security Number and churn out bank account information. Looking for assets is like solving a puzzle, […]
How independent should an independent investigator be? The cover story in this month’s American Bar Association Journal called “The Probers” takes a look at some of the highest profile independent investigations of recent years carried out not by private investigators, but by attorneys. These are the mega-cases involving among others Penn State, the NCAA, the […]
In an unusual move for a divorce case, a Queens judge added Benny Tal’s business partners as defendants in Benny’s divorce action because the three men had colluded to hide Benny’s assets from his wife Michal. As Michal told the New York Post, “It’s like a dirty soap opera. There’s so much fraud going on, […]
We recently came across this news article about the business of selling citizenship and passports in the Caribbean, particularly in St. Kitts and Nevis. Increasingly, in several island states, people are able to buy passports simply by investing large amounts of money in those islands. Most of these passports don’t reflect the holder’s place of […]
We usually blog here about how to find hidden assets in the context of a divorce, however, we recently came across a story that serves to caution those entering a marriage not to relinquish all control over the family finances. According to media reports, accused fraudster, Steven Wessel, is currently trying to seek a plea […]
We pretty regularly find ourselves blogging about small business owners that draw people into scams. We’ve seen the would-be movie executive, the sweet-talking investment solicitor, the landscaper and the produce company owner. Too often, we find that defrauded consumers and investors could have avoided their losses by doing some basic due diligence. Sometimes the diligence […]
According to media reports, Former Apple CEO John Sculley is currently being sued by his ex-wife, of 32 years, Carol “Leezy” Sculley, for allegedly hiding more than $25 million in assets from her at the time of their divorce. Sculley and Leezy settled their divorce in 2011, but Leezy claims that Sculley hid more than […]
According to several media reports, former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive, David Drumm was recently denied a bankruptcy discharge by a judge in Boston. Drumm appealed the ruling on Friday. Not only did the judge keep Drumm on the hook for $10.5 million euros in debt, but he released a 122-page judgment with damning findings […]
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