The University of Arizona Foundation and two of their largest donors, Karl and Stevie Eller, have filed suit against Swiss bank UBS for its role in an abusive tax shelter scheme. The Ellers’ previously donated $23 million to the University. The lawsuit claims that UBS was acting as the Ellers’ financial advisor and that they […]
CPA Disbarred For Stealing… From His Daughter – Accounting Malpractice
Like all professions, accountants have a few bad apples in their ranks. Everyone makes mistakes now and then and when a CPA makes an error, it’s called Accounting Malpractice. Sometimes the errors involve a missed deadline. Sometimes professionals fail to keep up with changes in the law (after all, there are only 73,608 pages of […]
Whistleblower Receives $14 Million from SEC
The government may be shut down for a few days but one lucky whistleblower will soon be receiving a check for $14,000,000.00 according to the SEC. Although the whistleblower chose to remain anonymous, we do know that his or her information helped the government recover tens of millions of dollars on behalf of defrauded investors. […]
Estate Fraud – Breach of Fiduciary Duty
As the first baby boomers are now reaching retirement age, we are seeing an increase in the numbers of powers of attorney given to a relative or close family friend. Under the law of most states, the person who holds that power of attorney has a fiduciary duty to the person who granted the power. […]
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 […]
Anderson Scott Hall Faces New Charges In Abaco Securities Scam
In June we wrote about Anderson Scott Hall, head of Abaco Securities International. At the time, Hall was awaiting trial on 20 counts of wire and mail fraud. Prosecutors say he bilked millions of dollars from teacher and school district employees near Jacksonville, Florida. Hall’s case was scheduled for trial in August but a federal […]
Whistleblowers to Receive $361,000 in Land Mine Detector Case
Two former executives of CyTerra Corporation became whistleblowers and are now slated to receive $361,000 for their efforts in uncovering pricing problems with their former company. CyTerra manufactures portable land mine detectors for the U.S. military. Earlier this month federal prosecutors settled with the company for $1.9 million. In 2003, the Army contracted with CyTerra […]
Nikolai Battoo – 10 Months Later
With great fanfare and a big press release, the SEC sued Nikolai Battoo, Tracy Sunderlage and BC Capital in September of 2012. A great number of stock fraud lawyers blasted the Internet hoping to drum up clients. If the SEC is correct, Nikolai Battoo and company have ripped off investors to the tune of $1.5 […]
Justice Delayed – The Story Of Anderson Scott Hall & Abaco Securities
From 2006 through 2011, Anderson Scott Hall and the company he ran, Abaco Securities International, were household words in Jacksonville, Florida. Abaco conned many Duval County teachers and administrators into turning over their hard earned savings. Prosecutors say millions in savings. Hall’s clients were promised stable, secure investment returns from 6 to 18%. Instead of being invested, […]
FHFA's Settlement With Citi A Charade?
[Ed. Note: The following post was written by Charles Seavey. Charles is an excellent writer and frequently posts on LinkedIn’s Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes groups. When not writing about fraud, he also is an accomplished attorney. The opinions in this piece are his. Stories like this should be upsetting to everyone who believes in […]
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