Hundreds of Americans have suffered tremendous losses from investing with Tracy Sunderlage and Nikolai Battoo and funds related to them. Some say the two men are responsible for $1.5 billion in investor losses. One of the biggest battles being fought today concerns the whereabouts of the missing money. To date we have spoken with dozens […]
The Dirty Back Room Deals – Securities Fraud Post
Securities fraud has been around since the Philadelphia Stock Exchange became America’s first stock exchange in 1790. The types of fraud may be different but all are driven by greed and avarice. A recent complaint by a stockbroker at J.P. Morgan Securities reveals some light on the dirty side of the brokerage industry. The former […]
Sad Day For Cabot Tenants In Common Investors (TIC Post)
We represent dozens of tenants in common (TICs). Many of our clients invested with Carlton Cabot and Cabot Investment Properties. No telling where Cabot is hiding these days although its pretty common knowledge that investors, regulators and even the feds are hot on his trail. Whether or not his investors will ever be made whole […]
Tenant in Common (TIC) Fraud 101 – Thousands Now Discovering The Truth
by Brian Mahany Tenant in Common (TIC for short) is a real estate investment that allows multiple parties to purchase a fractional interest in a property. TICs became very popular in 2002 after the IRS ruled that investors could defer capital gains from the sale of real estate involving an “exchange” of properties. (These are […]
Nursing Homes – Next Wave Of Whistleblower Cases? (False Claims Act)
by Brian Mahany The front page headline of today’s Wall Street Journal says it all – “As America Ages, Shortage Of Help Hits Nursing Homes.” The fastest growing segment of America’s population are baby boomers and they are starting to hit their mid 60’s. As the demand for nursing home beds increases, the amount of […]
Fraud Auditor Steals From Fraud Group
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 […]
State Tax Whistleblower Case Nets $5.5 Million
by Brian Mahany Virtually all of our whistleblower stories relate to the federal False Claims Act. President Lincoln proposed the law during the Civil War as a way of helping the government recover millions of dollars lost to fraud. Bad rations, soggy ammunition and lame mules were just some of the ways private vendors ripped […]