Topic
Fraud
3,006 published works
Asset Search Blog
Divorce & Hidden Money: Ways To Hide Money & Commit Crimes
By Fred Abrams
HIDDEN MONEY & CRIMES When one spouse uses different ways to hide money from the other spouse, criminal laws are sometimes violated. The spouse who has hidden money because of…
Investigation Counsel
WHAT FRAUD VICTIMS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE TAX CONSEQUENCES ON SETTLEMENTS IN FRAUD ACTIONS
By Norman Groot
At Investigation Counsel PC, we are often asked by victims of fraud for advice with respect to negotiating settlements in fraud actions. To state the obvious, fraud victims often have…
The Fiduciary Litigator
Court Held That A Power Of Attorney Agent Had Authority To Sue On Behalf Of The Principal And Affirmed A Finding That A Mineral Deed Was Procured By Fraud And Undue Influence
In Cortes v. Wendl, an elderly woman signed a deed conveying her mineral rights to two individuals. No. 06-17-00121-CV, 2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 4457 (Tex. App.—Texarkana June 20, 2018, no…
GT London Law Blog
Top 5 Predictions for UK White Collar Defence in 2019
By Gareth Hall, Anne-Marie Ottaway, Barry Vitou
What does 2019 have in store for white-collar defence in the UK? In this GT Alert, we list our top 5 predictions relating to Serious Fraud Office (SFO) Director Lisa Osofsky,…
Elder Law Prof Blog
A Curious Motivation for “Oldest Ever” Fraud
Recent news reports are focusing on the history of Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, who died in 1997 at the purported age of 122 years and 164 days, a record that is…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
9 convicted in £16m and $21m FH Bertling bribery cases
Stephen Emler and Giuseppe Morreale pleaded guilty for their part in a corrupt scheme to secure a ConocoPhillips freight forwarding contract, eventually worth over £16m, for FH Bertling as part…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Alleged Nigerian Ringleader of International Investment Scam Charged with Fraud, Money Laundering and Identity Theft
A Nigerian national was charged in court documents unsealed for his role as the alleged ringleader of an international advance-fee scheme that allegedly involved false promises of investment funding by…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
A Fraud, A Fleecing, Legal Malpractice?
Tatintsian v Pryor Cashman LLP 2018 NY Slip Op 33152(U) December 10, 2018 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: 152022/2017 is extremely complicated, but Judge David Benjamin Cohen unravels the facts and teases…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Court Rejects Indemnification Cap on Fraud Claims
A common theme in cases before the Delaware Court of Chancery involves a buyer and a seller of a business disagreeing about some aspect of the deal. So it was…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Former Justice Department Employee Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Deceive U.S. Banks about Millions of Dollars in Foreign Lobbying Funds
A former employee with the U.S. Department of Justice pleaded guilty for his role in a conspiracy to deceive banks in the United States about the source and purpose of millions…