When I saw an article about personal care assistants fraud put out by the Healthcare Fraud Shield organization, I immediately thought of PCA’s stealing from the elderly and infirm. While that is a huge problem nationwide, apparently there is a cottage industry of personal care providers that overbill Medicaid, charge for services not performed or […]
The 9 Lives Of Jim Hodge
by Brian Mahany Folk legend says cats have 9 lives. People don’t. Anyone following the storied career of mortgage pirate Jim Hodge might feel otherwise. We are confident, however, that the game is finally over. Yesterday, HUD’s Mortgagee Review Board started the process to shut down Hodge once and for all. A letter from the […]
Is Wells Fargo Guilty of Murder?
by Brian Mahany The title of this post is admittedly provocative and designed to really get people thinking. The story you are about to read comes from several mortgage blogs and from news reports published by the Huffington Post. Their headline read “Norman Rousseau, Foreclosure Victim, Commits Suicide During Wells Fargo Lawsuit”. What you are […]
Government Settles Deutsche Bank Mortgage Fraud Case
by Brian Mahany It’s easy to think there is no justice in the world, just turn on TV and watch the evening news. Every now and then, however, the good guys win. In the case of Deutsche Bank and MortgageIT, taxpayers will soon get back $202,000,000. In May of last year, the U.S. Attorney in […]
Breaking News: Lloyds Bails on Allied Home Mortgage
by Brian Mahany By now, most of our readers and many in the mortgage industry know that we have the largest federal false claims action in the U.S., HUD’s $2.4 billion case against Allied Home Mortgage and CEO Jim Hodge. We have proudly represented former Allied employees who didn’t get paid and the American taxpayers […]
Show Down In Florida – Homeowners vs Bank Of New York
by Brian Mahany Forged mortgage documents are nothing new. Even making that statement pains me greatly. Once upon a time, no one would dream of a bank, mortgage lender or lawyer routinely forging documents. Today, its common place. A case pending before the Florida Supreme Court is set to determine if a bank that gets […]
State Whistleblower Laws Offer A Second Shot Of Earning Big Bucks
by Brian Mahany The grand daddy of federal false claims act cases (whistleblower law) is HUD’s $2.4 billion case brought against Allied Home Mortgage. That is music to our ears since our firm represents the whistleblower in that case. Although we are aware of other billion dollar cases right now, very few are brought in local […]
Court Refuses To Dismiss Government's Fraud Case Against UBS
by Brian Mahany Most of our readers know that we sue banks and mortgage lenders on behalf of homeowners victimized by predatory foreclosure practices. Lately, we have been gathering information against Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Bank of New York and others after hearing horror stories of robo-signing, forged documents and even foreclosing against a […]
Click It or Ticket – Wal Mart’s Mexican Scandal Bribery (reprinted post)
by James McGrath [Ed. Note: This post is reprinted in its entirety from Attorney James McGrath’s Internal Investigations Blog. Jim is a friend and great lawyer specializing in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases and internal corporate investigations. As you read this story and his blog (and we recommend that you follow Jim’s blog if this […]
Whistleblower Claims Sprint – Nextel Owes NY $300 Million In Back Taxes
by Brian Mahany Wireless giant Sprint – Nextel has been accused of defrauding New York tax authorities out of $100,000,000. Under New York’s false claim law, the phone company could also be liable for treble (triple) damages and legal fees. The case is the first whistleblower case filed in the state over aleged unpaid taxes. […]
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