When you see two big book reviews and an entire special section of The Wall Street Journal devoted to a topic, a curious person should ask: how does this affect me, my family, my business, the world? The book is Big Data: A Revolution that Will Transform How We Live, Work and Think and one […]
PROBLEM: Debtors who run their own business know there is always a risk their books will be scrutinized. In order to maintain the façade that they have few to no assets, many find ways to hold back revenue. In some instances, debtors arrange to defer payments from clients and/or vendors until a later period. Or, […]
When does green not mean go? As toddlers we drive with our parents and learn that green means go, yellow means caution and red means stop. But then later on, in driving and in life, we learn that green means “go, as long as…” In New York, green means go but you still need to […]
PROBLEM: In some cases, debtors have time to prepare for an asset search. For example, they might decide to decrease the amount of cash they have on hand by investing in antiques. The antiques remain hidden so as not to arouse suspicion. After the case is settled, the antiques are sold, most likely at a […]
When they’re stuck on a piece of research in my course on fact investigation, I often tell my law students that the loneliest people in the world are waiting to help them: reference librarians. That line came to mind this week after I read a blog entry by Kevin O’Keefe of Lexblog, who asked in […]
PROBLEM: Not only do you have to worry about offshore bank accounts, but sometimes debtors go visit their offshore accountants in planes you don’t know they own. Planes are expensive and good things to seize if you can track them down. [light] SOLUTIONS: U.S. planes have to be registered with the Federal Aviation Administration […]
PROBLEM: A debtor puts down $1 and wins $500,000 in the multi-state lottery. It was too little to make the evening news and have his picture taken but more than enough to justify serious efforts to go after. [light] SOLUTIONS: Lottery winnings are far from a lost cause. In any case of gambling (including lotteries), […]
Well, another day, another email hacking story. This one involves the Bush clan, with reports that a hacker who goes by the name Guccifer accessed private emails and photographs, telephone numbers and addresses sent between members of the Bush family, including both former presidents. Among the data released are catty emails about Bill Clinton, photographs […]
PROBLEM: Your debtor has “no money,” but you hear he’s been seen driving around in a car worth $48,000. Your trace the car’s ownership and find it’s owned by a Delaware corporation. Or, worse, your debtor is rumored to have a car but has not registered it. It’s in storage and hidden, to be brought […]
PROBLEM: Some of the cleverest concealers of assets decide to enter into partnerships that are tougher to look up or unravel than corporations or even limited liability companies. Some states will let you search for limited partnerships on a central website, but sometimes a lawyer can be listed as the agent for process of service. […]
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