How Restaurants Can Tackle COVID’s New Insurance Challenges by Rachel Pittman | QSR (99K) When the coronavirus pandemic began, many brands found themselves facing unforeseen liabilities. Here’s how to protect against that in the future. It’s all too easy for operators to leave the fine print of their brands’ insurance policies to agents. The world […]
Haynes Kendall & Independent Financial Group – Investigation
The securities fraud lawyers at Mahany Law are investigating Haynes Kendall, a stockbroker and investment adviser employed at both Independent Financial Group LLC and Capital Financial Consultants Group. An investor reports losing a significant portion of his / her savings after investing it with Haynes Kendall. The customer claims his accounts were churned. Churning occurs […]
Will I Get Caught? Playing IRS Audit Roulette
“Will I get caught?” is one of the most common questions asked by potential tax cheats. The temptation to cheat the IRS is overwhelming for thousands of Americans. While no one knows whether and when they will be caught, the IRS has become much better at finding those who evade taxes. One of the best […]
SEC COVID-19 Fraud and Whistleblower Rewards
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 […]
“Human Guinea Pigs” – Doc Busted in Twisted “Body Brokers” Scam
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 […]
Guam Whistleblower Cash Rewards
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 […]
The End of Hidden Offshore Bank Accounts?
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 […]
Faulty Bridge Construction and Whistleblower Rewards
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 […]
Roundup Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Extortion
Anyone who knows Greek mythology probably knows the story of Icarus. Hoping to escape the violence in ancient Crete, Icarus’ father created a set of wings for his son. The wings were made of feathers and wax. Before escaping, Icarus was warned not to fly too high or too low. If he flew to low, […]
EUCYT Latest Stem Cell Company in Trouble with the FDA
EUCYT Labs, Maker of VidaCord, VidaGel, VidaStem, COVIXO and XOsomes, Receives Stern Warning from FDA EUCYT Laboratories is a stem cell company located in La Vegas. They sell a wide variety of products made from human umbilical cord blood, amniotic fluid and exosomes. Last year the company’s exosome product, XOsomes, was linked to several serious […]