Former Brooklyn Prosecutor Convicted of Fraud on NYC Transit Authority
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.,…
Screening Job Applicants: Old Test Results Are Relevant, but Fraud is Off-Limits?
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…
Divorce Lawyer Jailed for Using Shady Investigator
San Francisco area divorce attorney Mary Nolan was sentenced last week to two years in federal prison on multiple felony charges, including illegal wiretapping and tax evasion. Her crimes included hiring private investigator Christopher Butler…
Soccer Star Property Fraud: How Experts Can Help Build a Case
According to a recent story in the UK’s Daily Mail, Elie Taktouk, the estranged husband of Daniella Semaan, girlfriend of Barcelona soccer star Cesc Fabregas, is alleging that that the soccer star was involved in a property fraud. Although…
Meta Searching Fake Royals and Other Facts
One of the best ways to learn how to detect fraud is to look at people who have been caught and then analyze what you could have done to avoid being taken in as others were. News from Germany here about a man jailed recently for rape and fraud…
Real Due Diligence Can Never be Mass Produced
This blog takes no view on pending legal matters, including The Justice Department’s accusation that the federal government’s largest background checker committed fraud by mass-producing flawed background checks over a period of…
News Anchor Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme with Private Investigator
Juliet Bickford, a Virginia news anchor, pleaded guilty to federal tax fraud and money laundering charges on Wednesday in connection with an international fraud scheme orchestrated by her private investigator boyfriend, Theodoros Grontis. …
Spanish Princess Accused of Fraud
Yesterday, a judge in Spain named Princess Cristina, King Juan Carlos’s youngest daughter, as a suspect in an ongoing money laundering and tax fraud case involving the Princess’s husband, Inaki Urdangarin. The judge alleges…
Police Officer Makes Arrest Using Fake Online Dating Profile
We recently came across a Huffington Post story about police in Richmond, Virginia using the dating website okcupid.com to make an arrest. A warrant was out for the arrest of Ryan Covington for failure to appear in court on a charge of breaking…
Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions: Discovering the Undiscovered
The Wall Street Journal published an article this week about corporate acquirers demanding protections in mergers against undiscovered criminal acts. It got us thinking about some of the investigations we do during due diligence, and how…
