Posts Tagged fraud attorney
Ex San Diego Mayor Squanders $1 Billion But Too Ill To Stand Trial (Fraud Post)
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on April 20, 2013
by Brian Mahany Politicians can be greedy like anyone else. Unfortunately, society is filled with people who would rather steal, cheat and commit fraud… anything but a hard days work. Former San Diego Mayor, Maureen O’Connor, is a bit different. She inherited millions after her husband Robert Peterson died in 1994. (Peterson was the founder [...]
Fraud Auditor Steals From Fraud Group
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on April 11, 2013
by Brian Mahany This is a story we simply couldn’t pass up. Robin Howard, former president of the Washington DC chapter of he Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), has been accused of embezzling $30,000 from the Institute! An arrest warrant has issued. The job of an internal auditor is to insure adequate internal controls are [...]
Choices In A Modern Day World – Fraud Recovery Blog
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on December 15, 2012
by Brian Mahany Some say that prostitution is the world’s oldest profession. Leaving aside whether the sex trade even qualifies as a “profession,” we believe that prostitution certainly wasn’t a crime until relatively recently. There were no “ladies of the night” roaming around during the stone age but fraud was around back then and can [...]
Michigan Homeowners Score Appeals Court Victory Against Citibank
Posted by admin in Foreclosure Defense, Fraud Recovery on December 2, 2012
by Brian Mahany As we have said many times, the tide is beginning to turn against big banks and in favor of homeowners. For many years, courts simply rubber stamped foreclosure petitions. Now they are much more carefully scrutinized; particularly those filed by the nations largest banks – the so called “too big to fail.” [...]
Obama Win Good For Whistleblowers
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on November 8, 2012
by Brian Mahany This blog tries hard to stay away from politics. Whether you are a Republican, Democrat or disenfranchised doesn’t matter to us. The Democrats hold over the Senate and re-election of Barack Obama is a win for whistleblowers in financial fraud cases. It’s no secret that the Wall Street elite and banking world [...]
“Do The Hustle” – Feds Slam Bank of America in Billion Dollar Fraud Case
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on October 25, 2012
by Brian Mahany For those who remember the disco era, Van McCoy scored a number 1 hit on the Billboard charts back in 1975 with a song called “Do The Hustle.” Decades later, federal prosecutors announced a billion dollar civil prosecution against America’s largest bank, Bank of America. Prosecutors say that BOA engaged in a [...]
JPMorgan Ordered To Pay $18+ Million For Mismanaging Trust
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on October 16, 2012
by Brian Mahany Wm. Skelly, founder of Skelly Oil, created a trust back in 1955 to benefit his daughter and grandchild. Skelly died long ago but the trust continued and was left to JPMorgan Chase to manage. Instead of making money for the trust’s intended beneficiaries, an Oklahoma judge says the bank lined its own [...]
Consumer Alert – Questionable Annuity Strategies Aimed At Veterans
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery, Legal Malpractice on October 6, 2012
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 [...]
The Secret Life Of A Whistleblower
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on July 14, 2012
By Brian Mahany Whistleblowers are true heroes – their actions save taxpayers billions of dollars each year, help struggling homeowners and sometimes even save lives. The road can be a bit lonely however. This post looks at the story of Kyle Lagow, a former real estate appraiser with Countrywide Financial (now Bank of America). Lagow [...]
Latest Healthcare Fraud – Personal Care Attendants
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on May 27, 2012
by Brian Mahany When I saw an article about personal care assistants fraud put out by the Healthcare Fraud Shield organization, I immediately thought of PCA’s stealing from the elderly and infirm. While that is a huge problem nationwide, apparently there is a cottage industry of personal care providers that overbill Medicaid, charge for services [...]
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