According to the Wall Street Journal’s Marketwatch, last month, three wealth managers, Eric St-Cyr, Joshua VanDyk and Patrick Poulin were arrested in Miami and charged with money laundering and conspiracy to launder money on behalf of U.S. Clients. According to the indictment, St-Cyr, VanDyk and Poulin worked together to conceal and launder wealthy Americans’ money […]
PROBLEM: You want to know what your debtor is hiding from you but you’re not sure if it’s okay for you to secretly look through your debtor’s phones and computers. [light] SOLUTION: Although privacy laws vary state by state, as a general rule, you should be more cautious than not in this territory. In New York, […]
A recent study has shown that divorce rates for people over 50 has skyrocketed during the last 20 years in what has been dubbed the “gray divorce revolution.” This has two implications for people like us who are tasked with finding hidden assets in divorces. First, couples nearing the end of their careers are more […]
In news from South Korea, prosecutors and tax authorities have started to uncover hidden assets held by Huh Jae-ho, former chairman of the now-bankrupt Daeju property empire, in an effort to levy the large fine he owes to the country. In 2010, Huh was convicted of tax evasion and embezzlement in South Korea and received […]
In case you thought the background check system relied on by the federal government was pretty much OK despite Edward Snowden’s passing grade, think again. According to the Office of Personnel Management’s inspector general, complaints about investigators filing fraudulent or falsified records have led to 35 cases in fiscal 2013. There are 65 open and […]
According to the New York Law Journal, yesterday, a Brooklyn jury convicted former Brooklyn prosecutor, John Headley, of fraud and misconduct over his misuse of New York City Transit Authority funds. Headley’s company, Advance I.M.E. Co., was hired by the transit authority to obtain medical records and expert witnesses for the authority. However, Headley did […]
California businessman Steven Zinnel was sentenced to a 17 year prison term last week for defrauding the bankruptcy court in an effort to avoid paying child support and alimony to his ex-wife. The prosecutors on the case believe this to be the longest sentence for bankruptcy fraud ever handed down in the Eastern District of […]
If it seems like a remote possibility that the U.S. will go to war over Ukraine, it’s much likelier that Washington will attempt to impose some form of sanctions, including asset freezes on Russian leaders and some of Russia’s richest individuals. Speculation about this is widespread, for instance in Reed Smith’s Global Regulatory Enforcement Blog. […]
When it comes to evaluating people, whether job applicants or potential investment partners, would you rather know how they did on a written test 15 years ago or whether they are trustworthy and good at their job today? Both would be nice, but while the test results may be less valuable information, they can be […]
PROBLEM: You are fairly certain your debtor has a life insurance policy and you are worried he may try to cash in on it before you get divorced. SOLUTIONS: The law surrounding life insurance policies in divorce can be confusing and fact-specific. Whether or not a life insurance policy is separate or marital property […]
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