Adorean Boleancu, a former financial adviser with both Wells, Fargo and Morgan Stanley, pleaded guilty yesterday to stealing $1.8 million from one of his elderly clients. According to a statement from the Department of Justice, he faces 30 years in prison when sentenced later this year. Often bankers, stockbrokers and financial advisers are the ones […]
IRS Cracks Down On Captive Insurance Arrangements
Accountants and tax lawyers are seeing a rise in IRS audits directed at companies using captive insurance arrangements. While big businesses have long used captives as a way of managing risk, IRS efforts appear to be directed at smaller companies that rely on section 831(b) of the tax code. (In July we reported on the […]
Health Care Fraud – Feds Arrest 75 People
Health care fraud costs Americans $80 billion per year according to the FBI. And the cost is rising! The feds can’t lock up the culprits fast enough – if they can even find them. Law enforcement officials in Puerto Rico are trying to make a dent; the Justice Department announced that 75 people were arrested in […]
"No Prescription Equals False Claims"
“No prescription equals false claims,” that was part of warning issued by PharMerica’s own auditor after finding that many of the company’s were sending out drugs without a written prescription. Last Friday’s false claims act suit filed by the Justice Department in Milwaukee comes as no surprise. New details show the pharmacy giant was warned […]
LPL Broker Charged With Securities Fraud
Less than 24 hours ago we wrote a story about securities fraud and the need for brokerage firms to protect clients against advisers who rip off clients by “selling away.” Today the SEC announced it charged a former LPL Financial stockbroker, Blake Richards, with securities fraud after accusing him of stealing $2 million in client […]
Pension Plan Administrator Convicted Of Fraud (Employee Benefit Plan Scam)
by Brian Mahany Tens of millions of Americans invest for the future through employer sponsored 401(k) and other employee benefit plans. These plans allow workers to lower their taxes and provide retirement income. Depending on how the money is invested, there is always a risk of loss. In the case of Matthew Hutcheson, an Idaho […]
Success Trades Securities In Trouble? FINRA Says Yes (stockbroker fraud post)
by Brian Mahany Success Trades Securities has a great name. They also have the financial backing of many NFL and NBA players. Regulators say that some of these players invested in the company in exchange for a promised rate of return between 12 and 26%. Banking news source bank rate.com says the average interest rate […]
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash
by Brian Mahany The headline in the Palm Beach Post says it all, “Ex Delray Beach Commissioner ‘Used God’s Name’ In Alleged $1.8 Million Ponzi Scheme.” Stories like this are far too common; fraudster’s using the Church or religious affiliations to steal from innocent victims. What makes this case so unusual is the age and […]
Feds Fine Mortgage Insurers – New Opportunity For Whistleblowers
by Brian Mahany and Anthony Dietz The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – CFPB for short – was formed less than 2 years ago but has proven itself to have some muscle. Although Congress failed to give the agency the power to toss bad bankers and fraudster in jail, it has proven itself quite adept at […]
David vs Goliath (Bank Fraud Post)
by Brian Mahany The following post is an email from a client. It is reposted with permission. For privacy reasons, we have changed her name to “Jane” and redacted identifying information. Brian, I spent some time this AM reading your blog posts on my case and “Legal Abuse Syndrome”. Well done, and thank you. I […]
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