Tag Archive for: asset search
Three Men, One Wife: husband’s business partners sued in “dirty soap opera” divorce
In an unusual move for a divorce case, a Queens judge added Benny Tal’s business partners as defendants in Benny’s divorce action because the three men had colluded to hide Benny’s assets from his wife Michal. As Michal told the New…
Bankruptcy Judge Pounds on Drumm in Judgment Denying Discharge
According to several media reports, former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive, David Drumm was recently denied a bankruptcy discharge by a judge in Boston. Drumm appealed the ruling on Friday. Not only did the judge keep Drumm on the hook…
Divorce Assets in Bankruptcy? Oh Yes!
You wouldn’t think old bankruptcies are a place worth checking when hunting for assets. If someone’s bankrupt, it means they are essentially out of money, right?
Wrong, at least sometimes.
We have found all kinds of wonderful material…
Licenses and Trade Names
In a country in which people can form a company in minutes over the internet, it’s amazing to us how many asset searches proceed on the basis that you only need to look for property owned directly by a person.
So often, we find that someone…
Feuding Singapore Duo Settle Marital Asset Dissipation Claim
According to Bloomberg, the co-founders of Ezra Holdings, Ltd., a Singapore-based offshore marine company, reached a confidential settlement resolving their lengthy legal battle over $164 million in marital assets. Much of the dispute centered…
Husband May Face Jail Time for Hiding Assets in Offshore Companies
A London judge has ordered oil trader Michael Prest to pay his wife over $600,000 in support and alimony payments or face jail time. Prest’s case gained attention last year for a landmark U.K. Supreme Court ruling permitting Yasmin Prest…
Happy Tax Day: How to Find Assets Using Tax Returns
It’s everyone’s favorite or least favorite day of the year—tax day. While some people are rejoicing about their anticipated refund check, others are reluctantly handing money over to the government. Here, we’re thinking about the…
Why Bank Records Are Usually Off Limits to Investigators
Each week we receive calls from people, many of them attorneys, asking us if we can obtain bank records as part of our asset searching. The short answer is, though we probably can obtain the records, we absolutely will not. Obtaining…
U.S. Authorities Target Cayman Islands in Money Laundering Sting
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…
South Korean Authorities Search for Property Mogul’s Hidden Assets
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. …
