Many baby boomers invested in TICs — tenant-in-common projects — between 2001 and 2007. Nearly a decade later, many of these folks are now finding themselves the victim of TIC fraud. How serious is the problem? Several shady promoters claim to have raised over a billion each. An IRS ruling in 2002 opened the door […]
TIC Awards Still Haunt Brokerage Firms
Claims for failed Tenants in Common (TIC) investments still haunt stockbrokers and investment advisers according to a story in InvestmentNews. According to the report published on Friday, arbitration awards continue to be made against broker dealers. TICs were a popular investment vehicle several years ago. An IRS ruling allowed individuals to pool their monies and […]
Dispatch from Rabbit Hash, Kentucky (Carlton Cabot Fraud Post)
by Brian Mahany I am writing this post from a picnic table on the banks of the Ohio River in Rabbit Hash (Boone County), Kentucky. A few minutes ago I left the Boone County Courthouse after fighting to protect the interests of two dozen families, many of them senior citizens who have been defrauded of […]