Courts are increasingly upholding arbitration agreements, especially those that stem from employment agreements. It is a growing trend nationwide and one that usually benefits big business. Have a dispute with your credit card company? You probably can’t sue them. Ditto if your stockbroker steals money from your account. Employment claims have long been the subject […]
If They Steal from Mom, What Will They Do to You – Stockbroker Fraud Post
Stockbroker fraud is a rampant problem in America. If you have money, somebody else wants to take it. Are all stockbrokers evil? Of course not. Only a few are evil while many more are honest (although being honest still doesn’t mean you know what you are doing.) The following story highlights just how evil some […]
The Long Arm of the IRS (Tax Evasion Post)
Uncle Sam has become quite adept at ferreting out foreign bank accounts. Get caught with an unreported offshore account and you could even wind up in prison. One man in Kentucky thought he could outsmart the IRS by hiding his money in a Swiss account. Today that man, Peter Canale, is awaiting his fate when […]
Elder Scam Results in Arrest for Medicare Fraud
Despite almost daily Medicare fraud arrests, greedy crooks still haven’t figured it out. They are going to get caught. Henry Smilie of Lake Zurich, Illinois is the latest person to get a rude wake up call by gun toting federal agents. Smilie was arraigned last week for federal Medicare fraud. At this point he is […]
Associated Bank on the Hook in Lender Liability Ponzi Case
Associated Bank has been in the news a lot lately. None of it good. While it doesn’t have the problems like the “too big to jail” superbanks (e.g. Bank of America), it has been in trouble lately for running afoul of federal anti money laundering laws. Those violations, however, are helpful to victims of fraud […]
Unauthorized Trading Lands Star Broker on Curb
Unauthorized trading is a hallmark of sleazy stockbrokers. We expect this behavior from boiler room operations, not Merrill Lynch. In March, Merrill Lynch canned Thomas Buck after allegations that he failed to discuss pricing alternatives with customers and also for “providing inaccurate information to firm management during account reviews.” If you cut through the jargon, […]
More Swiss Banks Reach FATCA Deal with US (IRS FATCA Whistleblowers Post)
Post by Veronica Pamoukaghlian, Senior Tax Writer Only one week after the Department of Justice announced that PKB Privatbank AG, Falcon Private Bank AG, and Credito Privato Commerciale in Liquidazione SA had reached resolutions under the Swiss bank program, a new official press release revealed that Privatbank Reichmuth & Co., Banque Cantonale du Jura SA, […]
Court Refuses to Dismiss Minority Business Set Aside Case
[Updated February 2018] The federal government and many states have programs designed to spur minority, veteran and disadvantaged small businesses. These so-called minority business set aside programs require government agencies to set aside a certain percentage of contract work for qualifying businesses. Unfortunately, many businesses cheat and set up fake companies so that they can […]
Our Lady of the Bottom Line – Medicare Fraud Post
Established in the 1920’s as the Franklin Boulevard Community Hospital, the hospital is a long standing member of Chicago’s medical community. Things changed in 1998 when private interests acquired the hospital. Now owned by Ed Novak, the hospital’s future is in limbo. Novak was sentenced to 54 months in a federal prison. Many others associated […]
Jury Says Guilty in Wild Detroit Medicare Fraud Case (Zafar Mehmood)
Miami may be the epicenter of Medicare fraud (and fraud in general) but Detroit is certainly trying to catch up. Luckily the FBI and whistleblowers are fighting back. Last month the FBI and Medicare agents obtained convictions against Zafar Mehmood and Badar Ahmadani. Both men were convicted of federal Medicare fraud charges. Mehmood was also […]
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