Finding Hidden Offshore Assets: Criminals Make Mistakes — We Take Advantage
We get asked all the time to figure out how much money a person may be hiding offshore. Usually, it’s not as straightforward as the recent guilty plea by Ty Warner, the founder of Beanie Babies, who admitted to using a secret Swiss account…
Uncovering Secret Getaways
PROBLEM:
Your former spouse disappears for weeks on end, telling you that she’s been travelling for business. You suspect that she is really dissipating marital assets by jetting off to Paris or Napa, her favorite spots for a romantic…
Tracking Down a Stock Portfolio
PROBLEM:
You’re fairly certain your debtor has a large stock portfolio, but you fear he will either try to cash in on his investments or will hide them from you.
SOLUTIONS:
Tracking down your debtor’s stock portfolio can…
How to Find Hidden Jewelry
PROBLEM:
Your debtor has a taste for fine jewelry and you suspect that she’s recently purchased and hidden some expensive pieces.
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SOLUTIONS:
If you have access to your debtor’s bank records, they are a great place to begin looking…
Lupe’s Fiasco: Drug Kingpin’s Wife Accuses Rapper of Hiding Money
Gossip sites were all abuzz last week with news of rapper Lupe Fiasco’s legal battle with Inita Patton, the estranged wife of convicted drug kingpin and Fiasco’s mentor, Charles Patton. The court filings have yet to be released to the…
Finding Hidden Antique Cars
PROBLEM:
Your debtor has loved the Aston Martin DB5 ever since James Bond drove it across the silver screen in 1964. He has wanted one for years, and you suspect that he finally took the plunge and bought one the minute you moved out of…
Tracking Down Payments to Friends, Family and Hidden Companies
PROBLEM:
To make it seem like he has very little money, the debtor has been writing checks and giving cash to his friends, family and other people/businesses with the intention of recovering this money after you get divorced.
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SOLUTIONS:
If…
Criminally Fabulicious: Hidden Assets in the Giudice Bankruptcy Fraud Case
Teresa and Joe Giudice, stars of Bravo’s Real Housewives of New Jersey, are leading a double life these days, running back and forth between arraignments and media appearances. Last week, the couple pleaded not guilty to 39 counts…
Finding Royalty Payments
PROBLEM:
Your debtor is a fairly accomplished author and you’re pretty sure that he periodically receives royalties on some of his works, even though he tells you that he doesn’t earn any royalty income.
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SOLUTION:
As is often…
How to Track Down and Value Stock Options
PROBLEM:
Your debtor tells you that everything she earned while she was married is reflected in her tax returns, but you remember her asking your advice on whether she should accept stock options instead of a raise a few years back. You can…
