Offshore Promoter Sentenced To Prison
by Brian Mahany Just a few days ago I posted an article about an organization touting Ras al-Khaimah international business corporations as a way to protect assets. Although the promotional materials...
View ArticleTax Shelter Convictions Reversed; Big Loss For DOJ & IRS
by Brian Mahany The U.S. Department of Justice has suffered a number of defeats lately in white collar criminal cases. While the DOJ still boasts a conviction record that would make any prosecuting...
View ArticleEnter At Your Own Risk – Beware Shark Finned CLATs
by Brian Mahany When I was in Maui last January, several of the beaches had warning signs for sharks. Surfers were advised to enter the water at their own risk. This post discusses so-called shark...
View ArticleFreedom Mortgage – VA Loans – ACTIVE INVESTIGATION
The whistleblower and fraud recovery lawyers at MahanyLaw are investigating claims that Freedom Mortgage of Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, failed to properly process residential mortgage loans backed by the...
View ArticleLoan Depot (loanDepot) – VA Loans – ACTIVE INVESTIGATION
We are currently investigating claims that loanDepot of Foothill Ranch, California, failed to properly process and underwrite home mortgage loans backed by the U.S. Veterans Administration. Bad...
View ArticleBusted! NY Osteopath Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud Charge
Another physician may soon be headed to jail. Simply because of greed; greed which resulted in a criminal conviction for a Medicaid fraud related charge. Dr. Clifford Hurley of Rochester pleaded guilty...
View ArticleIndian Health Service – Whistleblower Award Post
For tens of millions of Americans, October 10th, 2016 is simply a day off from work or school. Banks and the federal government call the day “Columbus Day.” In New York City, the day is celebrated by...
View ArticleMedicaid Fraud Doc Accused of Harming Tots
What kid likes going to the dentist? For most parents, dragging kids to the dentist is part of parenting. Kids don’t like to go but having clean and healthy teeth is a necessity. We trust pediatric...
View ArticleWANTED: Wells Fargo & Bank Whistleblowers
Whistleblowers from Wells Fargo are coming out of the woodwork. Finally someone is listening. For years, some whistleblowers have been trying to tell the world about all the financial mismanagement at...
View ArticleUnsterile OR Tools? Welcome to DMC and Tenet Healthcare
Detroit Medical Center (DMC) boasts that it is one of the largest teaching hospitals in the United States. Affiliated with Wayne State University and Michigan State University, medical students from...
View ArticleMedicare Fraud Agency Turns 40… A Look Back
40 years ago today (October 15, 1976), then U.S. President Gerald Ford signed legislation creating the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. From its...
View ArticleKansas Federal Reserve Chief Focused on Cybersecurity
With all the doom and gloom attention focused on the election and economy, one senior official is sounding a different alarm. Cybersecurity and the growing threat of cyberhacking faced by banks. Kansas...
View ArticleSEC Fines Anheuser Busch for Trying to Impede FCPA Whistleblower
Bribery of foreign officials is against the law in the United States. So are attempts to silence or hinder whistleblowers. Brewer giant Anheuser Busch InBev (InBev) managed to do both and is now paying...
View ArticleContractor Seeks to “Assassinate” Gov’t Official – FCA Post
A client just shared with me a Washington Post article from last year. Although a bit dated, it’s a great article with many lessons for today. It shows just how nasty and greedy some companies can...
View ArticleSEC Fines Ex- LPL Broker for Churning
Churning occurs when a stockbroker does excessive trading in a client’s account. The trades are designed to maximize commissions for the broker instead of profits for the customer. Churning is illegal...
View ArticleURGENT NOTICE for United Development Funding IV REIT
Texas REIT company United Development Funding (UDF) has suffered much turmoil recently. This week the company announced it had received a Wells notice from the SEC. Named after the former chair of an...
View ArticleSleeping with the Enemy? Qui Tam Whistleblower Post
A recent article in the Corporate Crime Reporter (CCR) suggested that qui tam lawsuits against military contractors are not often successful because the Defense Department is too “cozy” with the...
View ArticleNew Freedom Mortgage Investigation – Improper Crediting of Payments
The fraud recovery and lender liability lawyers at Mahany Law are investigating claims that Freedom Mortgage does not properly credit payments made by homeowners. We have been told by one homeowner...
View ArticleTrash Hauling, Politicians & NJ… No, It’s Not an Episode of the Sopranos
A New Jersey politician is in the news today and for once it’s not someone tied to Gov. Chris Christie’s Bridgegate scandal (although our story certainly involves Christie). This time it is the former...
View ArticleWells Fargo Employee? Denied Overtime? Now Is the Time
Wells Fargo long time CEO John Stumpf is out of a job, and even after giving up tens of millions of dollars in pay and benefits, still has a “golden parachute” that would make anyone envious. The Board...
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