by Brian Mahany Rabbi Moshe Meisels files suit in a Bergen County, New Jersey Superior Court against Fox Rothschild, a well respected U.S. law firm. Meisels claims he lost $2.4 in a real estate scam involving Eliyahu Weinstein. Unfortunately, fraud is alive and well. That a rabbi might lose money in a real estate fraud […]
Former Sunwest CEO Indicted For Fraud
by Brian Mahany Former Sunwest Management CEO Jon Harder was indicted for fraud in connected with an alleged Pozi scheme. Prosecutors say he bilked investors out of over $130 million. Harder was CEO of Sunwest, a constellation of companies that purchased and operated nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Several years ago, his company went […]
Homeowners – 1, Bank of America, Wells Fargo -0
by Brian Mahany Despite the turning tide, big banks continue to win many court battles. Individual homeowners just can’t afford to take on the banking giants and their Park Avenue lawyers. Now and then, however, homeowners win. And some times they win big. Every victory empowers more and more homeowners to come forward. Last week’s […]
Mortgage Task Force: "We'll Take Action Soon"
by Brian Mahany Every day we are contacted by at least 2 homeowners struggling to keep their home. Although we are not mortgage foreclosure defense lawyers, we do sue banks and bankers for fraud, foreclosure abuses and wrongful HAMP denials. Business is booming, unfortunately. The so-called mortgage crisis began when the housing market melted down […]
Bank of America: "There is No HAMP, There Is No Help, And There Is No Hope"
by Brian Mahany We have listened to many recorded conversations between bank workout specialists and borrowers. Until the mortgage meltdown and subsequent collapse of the lending industry, homeowners never thought to record their conversations with bankers. There was little need. Now with some of the major banks like Bank of America, Chase and Wells seemingly […]
Morgan Stanley Manager Claims He Was Fired For Being A Whistleblower
by Brian Mahany Unfortunately, story titles such as this one are all too common. Companies should welcome employees who are looking after the long term interests of the business and reporting internal wrongdoing. Unfortunately they often don’t, especially in the financial industry. According to published reports, a risk manager from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney claims […]
Bank of America Mistreats The Disabled – A True Story of One Mans Struggle Against America’s Biggest Bank
by Brian Mahany On Friday I was chatting with one of our good friends, Marx Sterbcow of Sterbcow Law* in New Orleans. We often pursue the same type cases and invariably, we can’t discuss the outcomes. Why? Because Bank of America and other big lenders don’t want to air their dirty laundry. Unless a case […]
Bank of America Settles HUD Complaint Alleging Disability Discrimination
by Brian Mahany Bank of America settled federal charges that it violated the Fair Housing Act and Equal Credit Opportunity Act. The complaint was brought by HUD on behalf of disabled borrowers. Federal law forbids banks from discriminating against borrowers on the basis of disability. As long as you can afford your mortgage, bankers should […]
$104 Million IRS Whistleblower Reward? Yup, Bank Secrecy is Dead!
Meet Bradley Birkenfeld. Bradley is a disgraced former Swiss banker that spent about 2 and a 1/2 years in prison for helping Americans evade taxes and hide their money in Swiss accounts. He is out of jail now and is getting a check from Uncle Sam for $104 million. What did he do to earn […]
NY Judge Rules Against KPMG In Massive Fraud Suit
by Brian Mahany If we aren’t critical of big banks and mortgage lenders, then we are probably writing about the Big 4 audit firms. Everyday we read another lawsuit or complaint accusing these giants of fraud, negligence or worse. Some claim these big institutions are “too big to fail.” We simply think they have become […]
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