[Ed. Note: Post updated May 2017 with important information for customers with Ocwen serviced loans.] Just days ago we wrote a blog post aboout Ocwen’s claim that it cares about homeowners and works hard to keep people in their homes. Last weekend Ocwen’s chairman, William Erbey, said, “I want to emphasize that Ocwen takes great efforts […]
America’s Invisible Army – (Whistleblower Post)
Recently I had the opportunity to enjoy reading parts of Ann Hagedorn’s book, The Invisible Soldiers – How America Outsourced Our Security. Hagedorn is referring to the rapid proliferation of private, contracted security services in war zones. She claims that our use of these private armies first began in earnest in the 90’s during the Balkans […]
US Supreme Court Considers Key Whistleblower Case
Yesterday the United States Supreme Court heard arguments in a key case about how far to extend protections against whistleblower retaliation. At issue is how to balance federal whistleblower protection laws with national security interests. The case considered by the court involves Robert MacLean, a former air marshal employed by the Transportation Security Administration. He […]
Cash In Garbage? Whistleblower Post
With cases in 28 states, our lawyers travel frequently. I am no exception. This post is being written from Chicago’s O’Hare airport where I am reading the Chicago Tribune. Besides the normal election eve pulp – politics is big business in Chicago – there appears a first page story about the Village of Tinley Park […]
Ocwen Tries to Prevent Foreclosures and Other Fairy Tales
There it was in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal. A quote by Ocwen’s chairman, William Erbey. “I want to emphasize that Ocwen takes great efforts to keep borrowers in their homes and avoid foreclosures.” We were shocked at the audacity of that statement, a statement comes on the heels of yet another investigation by NY State […]
Bank Director Fakes his Own Death, Gets 30 Years in Slammer
Aubrey Lee Price, 48, will be an old man when he is finally released from prison. That is especially fitting since he left so many elderly victims practically penniless. This week Price was sentenced to 30 years in prison for bank fraud. Price made national news when he wrote to several friends telling them of […]
Dems Urge Better SEC Whistleblower Protection
House Democrats urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to better protect whistleblowers. In a letter signed by the Democratic members of the House Committee on Financial Services, the SEC was urged to be more vigilant in protecting whistleblowers from retaliation. The 2010 Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act gave the SEC to […]
Customers Score Big Win Against FSC Securities
It’s nice to see the little guy win. Especially when the defendant is a big brokerage firm. Last week an arbitration panel ruled in favor of several people in claims against FSC Securities Corporation. Several former FSC Securities customers filed for arbitration last year claiming they were victims of breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, unsuitability […]
"Up in Smoke" – Tobacco Tax Evasion Scam
[Updated through 2021] Cigarette and tobacco tax evasion is big business. States lose tens of millions each year to smugglers who bring in cartons of cigarettes from low tax states. The really sophisticated criminals use counterfeit tax stamps to hide their tracks. Several states and the IRS offer cash rewards for information on these tax […]
Raw Meat, Prison Food Service and False Claims Acts
A former food service worker has filed a whistleblower complaint against food service giant Aramark. She claims the company is dishing out bad food in Michigan’s prisons. Aramark has a $145 million contract with the state. According to published reports, Amy McVay was hired last year by Aramark to work in the Gus Harrison Correctional […]
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