SEC Pays Whistleblower Rewards for Coronavirus Related Fraud Tips While many of us are looking out for our families and neighbors during this difficult time, fraudsters are looking for new ways to steal money by preying on people’s anxieties and need to make ends meet. Fortunately, the SEC remains fully staffed and has committed its […]

We have long written about patient recruiter scams. They are not only illegal, they are also dangerous.  A few greedy doctors and clinics pay people – patient recruiters – to cruise the street looking for addicts, drunks, the homeless and emotionally disturbed people to seek treatment they almost never need. The recruiter is paid a […]

America’s least populated state is Wyoming with just over a half million people, the U.S. territory of Guam has even fewer, just 162 thousand. Both have something in common, the federal False Claims Act. That law, passed in 1863, pays cash rewards to whistleblowers reporting fraud involving government programs or funds. Guam also follows the […]

A UK Reuters article trumpeted the good news, “Governments Sharing Bank Details Uncover $11 Trillion in Offshore Assets.” While that is certainly good news for cash strapped governments, people continue to hide money offshore. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (the OECD) says in 2019, over $11 trillion in foreign financial assets “came to […]

Several years ago, I had a condo on Florida’s Treasure Coast. Many times I would cross the Roosevelt Bridge in Stuart. Recently, the Coast guard warned that the bridge was at “risk of imminent collapse”! Built in 1997, the bridge was made with a special class 5 concrete micro silica mix that was designed to resist […]