by Brian Mahany Arbitration clauses are where many of the big legal battles are being waged these days. Employers and businesses want to force workers to arbitrate their claims. While there are sometimes advantages to arbitration, in many cases the arbitration clauses are biased against workers. We don’t automatically disfavor arbitration, however it has to […]
Rich vs. Poor (Corporate Fraud Blog)
by Brian Mahany As the Dow Jones industrial index pushes new highs and comes off the longest winning streak in 17 years, I paused to think today why our phones continue to ring off the hook with new fraud claims. When the markets and economy collapsed in 2007 & 2008, many Ponzi schemes were exposed. […]
Zombie Stockbrokers – Land of the Living Dead – Stockbroker Fraud Post
by Brian Mahany Zombie horror is quite the rage these days in the entertainment industry. Movies, TV shows… even my local Barnes & Noble retailer has an entire section of books devoted to the living dead. While the zombies in the entertainment industry are imaginary, debarred stockbrokers and investment advisers really do come back from […]
Attorney General Confirms – Big Banks Are "Too Big To Jail" (Bank Fraud Post)
by Brian Mahany Wednesday was a sad day for the American public, good government and law enforcement. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee and answered questions about the financial crisis and the response of the Justice Department. When asked why no big banks have been prosecuted, Holder admitted what we […]
Bank of America – Still Too Big To Care (Wisconsin Foreclosure Post)
by Brian Mahany It’s been several months since we wrote a mortgage foreclosure post. Our hope was that the recent national settlements and court approved monitors would help big banks clean up their mortgage messes. Unfortunately, we see little progress. Although the total number of foreclosures is down, the ones that remain are often a […]
More News On Phone Subsidy Mess – Whistleblower Opportunity
by Brian Mahany Just one week ago we posted an article about the developing controversy with the federal cellphone Lifeline program. A report first published in the Wall Street Journal said that as many as 41% of the 6 million participants in the program may not meet federal eligibility guidelines. This number was based on […]
Detroit Corruption An Opportunity For Whistleblowers
by Brian Mahany Last week I was in Detroit for business. As I drove by the U.S. courthouse, I remarked at the half dozen news vans parked outside the building. The taxi driver reminded me of the on-going criminal corruption trial of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Detroit residents know all about corruption. Unfortunately, Detroit […]
US Tax Court Disallows Xėlan 419 Plan
At least once a month we receive a call from a business owner or physician who lost money in a 419 plan. The “lucky” simply have made a lousy investment in some unneeded insurance. The unlucky receive a huge tax bill from the IRS and / or lost their money in some sort of investment […]
Consumer Alert – Questionable Annuity Strategies Aimed At Veterans
by Brian Mahany The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued an alert yesterday to the nations veterans. There are approximately 16 million veterans who served during the time period between World War II and the Vietnam War. Many of these veterans are retired or quickly nearing retirement age. For many, long term care and estate […]
Morgan Stanley Manager Claims He Was Fired For Being A Whistleblower
by Brian Mahany Unfortunately, story titles such as this one are all too common. Companies should welcome employees who are looking after the long term interests of the business and reporting internal wrongdoing. Unfortunately they often don’t, especially in the financial industry. According to published reports, a risk manager from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney claims […]
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