[Post updated 2021] Most of the articles we post are designed to help people who themselves the victim of fraud. Sometimes, innocent people find themselves victims of human trafficking. This a grim tale of a cop turned trafficker, former IRS Special Agent Kemp Shiffer. Afterwards we discuss how victims of trafficking can get help. Several […]
If It Sounds Too Good to Be True (Investment Fraud Post)
[With updates] Pastor Tyrone L. Gilliam claims to be a man of God, a hip-hop promoter and a TV personality. He also claims that he operates a successful investment firm. Now he can add being under indictment to his resume. Gilliam is accused of defrauding investors out of millions of dollars. Investment fraud comes in […]
Regulators Pursue Stockbrokers For Private Placement Abuses
The title of this post sounds rather boring – unless you are one of the tens of thousands of Americans burned by private placement scams. Ponzi schemes and fraud have been with us since the beginning of time. As much as we stress prevention and due diligence on this website, unfortunately bad people will continue […]
Appeals of FINRA Arbitration Decisions
Can I Appeal an Arbitration Award if I Lose? Recently we wrote about brokerage giant Raymond James taking on FINRA. An arbitration panel awarded an 87 year old man $1.7 million for mismanaging his brokerage account. Rather than pay the victim, Raymond James took the highly unusual step of challenging the award. A Dallas judge later […]
Judge to SEC – I’m Not Your Handmaiden
by Brian Mahany Anyone interested in knowing about whistleblowers and the law should visit whistlewatch.org. That is the website of Whistle Watch – the Brown Center for Public Policy organization, an IRS recognized nonprofit. The organization is a clearing house for current information about whistleblower actions, laws and protections for whistleblowers facing retaliation. In the […]
A Rolling Stone May Gather No Moss But A Rolling Stones Concert Promoter Gathers 9 Year Sentence
by Brian Mahany Day after day and the fraud stories keep rolling in. This one comes to us from Arizona where promoter Miko Dion Wady received a 9 year prison sentence for running a Ponzi scheme. Prosecutors say Wady lured investors into his scheme with promises of high returns and the chance to be involved […]
America Needs Heroes
America – and the world – is in a mess. Our economy is teetering on the brink. Entire nations are on the verge of insolvency. Countries that celebrated “Arab spring” just a few short months ago with the toppling of dictators now find themselves fighting amongst themselves and on the brink of civil war. And […]
Private Placement Due Diligence 'Sloppy'
[Ed. Note – In early October I reprinted an article written by Bruce Kelly of InvestmentNews Daily. I said it then and will say it again, Bruce writes great behind the scenes stories that you won’t find in the Wall Street Journal or other traditional media. His story echoes what we have been saying for […]
Justice Delayed In Wyoming Medical Center Case
[Updated Ed. note: This is a copyrighted article written by our friends at Mcgrath & Grace in Cleveland. Attorney James McGrath helped law firms and businesses with investigative and in house compliance needs. Jim also wrote extensively on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Sadly, after writing this article, Jim died unexpectedly. He was a young […]
Now that they know they bought $849 billion in fraudulent securities, what is the Fed going to do about it?
[ Ed. Note: The following is reposted in its entirety. It was written by entrepreneur / MBA / attorney Charles Seavey. I reprinted this from a discussion group in LinkedIn. In the article, Charles talks about the hundreds of billions in bad mortgage debt held by the the Federal Reserve. He advocates going after those […]
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