FTX Warnings vs Madoff Warnings: What was the Difference?
Investors in Madoff Securities and FTX were both warned, but by different sets of people.
If it turns out to be true that without customer knowledge FTX took billions of dollars of customer account money to invest in a risky company owned…
Crypto Searches in Divorce
As Bitcoin surges in value once again, divorcing spouses may be tempted to convert cash into electronic currency. Finding it can be harder than finding cash, but if you do find it, you can make a comparatively fast case that your spouse is undercounting…
Tracking Kim’s Mercedes: It’s All About What’s Not There
Not for the first time, the most compelling piece of information in an investigation is what isn’t there.
We’ve written often before about the failure of databases and artificial intelligence to knit together output from various databases…
How Many Divorcing Men Hide Assets? Maybe the Majority
For women wondering whether their ex-husband (or soon-to-be ex) is hiding assets on them, rest assured that you are not alone.
According to a new white paper put out by Francis Financial, a wealth-management firm that specializes in advising…
Bitcoin: Add Cryptocurrencies to the List of Assets to Search
It may all come crashing down, but if it doesn’t the cryptocurrency market is your newest headache in trying to find hidden assets.
Long written off by many as a joke, cryptocurrencies are still dismissed by many as a bubble waiting to burst.…
The Offshore Assets Play Book
Clients come to us all the time with the suspicion that their spouse has stashed assets offshore. The problem is that they are not sure where.
If there is one thing that is as difficult as getting money returned from an overseas location, it…
What if My Spouse Won at Powerball?
In honor of today’s $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot, we bring to the top the piece we wrote nearly three years ago, Jackpot! Finding Lottery Winnings.
The executive summary of that entry is that lottery winnings are federally taxable and…
Stashing Cash with Ammo: Convicted Fraudsters Hide Money Away in Ammunition Canisters
We’ve heard of people stowing money beneath the mattress and under floorboards before, but we recently came across this article about the family of convicted Ponzi-schemer Ron Wilson hiding Wilson’s money for him in ammunition canisters. …
Tracking Down Life Insurance Settlement Payouts
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…
Finding Litigation Awards and Settlement Proceeds
PROBLEM:
For years, you have heard your debtor complain about a lawsuit between him and his former business partner. You suspect that the case is nearing a close, and that the debtor may receive a sizeable payout. The debtor…
