Foreclosure Abuse – Law Firm To Pay $4 Million!
by Brian Mahany We are not big fans of the large mortgage lenders and servicers. MERS (Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc.) is pretty far down on our list too. But besides from being...
View ArticleProminent Rabbi Sues NJ Law Firm In Real Estate Fraud Case
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...
View ArticleConsumer Alert – Questionable Annuity Strategies Aimed At Veterans
by Brian Mahany The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued an alert yesterday to the nations veterans. There are approximately 16 million veterans who served during the time period...
View ArticleIt’s All About Personal Responsibility
by Brian Mahany During the last year our little boutique tax and fraud practice has grown from 2 lawyers to 9 with offices in 4 states and another in San Francisco opening soon. While on a plane...
View ArticleIsn’t She The Tax Cheating Judge?
by Brian Mahany A report today from the Detroit News indicates that Justice Department officials have charged Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway with bank fraud. The U.S. Attorney’s Office...
View ArticleNoted Law Firm Sued For Legal Malpractice
by Brian Mahany I haven’t moved to Texas yet but I do read the Texas Lawyer. Last month they reported on a lawsuit against legal giant Baker Botts. The estate of a Houston man says the firm made an...
View ArticleThe Dark Side Of The Legal Profession (Ethics and Legal Malpractice)
by Brian Mahany A shocking 78-page complaint filed in a San Francisco federal court last week opens a rare window into the inner workings of some law firms. Like that old adage about watching sausage...
View ArticleTwo Law Firms Accused Of Assisting Ponzi Scheme (Legal Malpractice Post)
by Brian Mahany As an attorney, I am required to take an oath to support the Constitution and to never counsel or support any action that appears unjust. Much of society views lawyers as nothing more...
View ArticleGrant Thornton Accountant Arrested For $4 Million Theft – accounting...
by Brian Mahany The press releases from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan yesterday did not reflect well on either the legal or accounting professions. In one case, a New Jersey lawyer was...
View ArticleState Approves Payments To Legal Malpractice Victims
by Brian Mahany While everyone makes mistakes from time to time (including attorneys), civilized society has no room for thieves. This is especially true for lawyers who take an oath of office to...
View ArticlePA Supreme Court Refuses To Dismiss $500 Million Legal Malpractice Suit
by Brian Mahany Earlier this week the Pennsylvania Supreme Court refused to dismiss a $500 million legal malpractice case against AmLaw 100 firm, K&L Gates. That decision paves the way for the case...
View ArticleStoel Rives Hit With Legal Malpractice Verdict
Jurors in Park City, Utah found prominent West Coast law firm Stoel Rives guilty of legal malpractice in a botched real estate development deal. The firm must now pay their former client $12.8 million...
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Israeli Tax Cop Indicted for Fraud, Theft
We normally don’t write stories about corrupt cops. But when the cop is a lead investigator in the Israeli Tax Authority and the Israeli Police, we take notice. When we learn that he allegedly targeted...
View ArticleJail for Fla. Lighting Contractor in Kickback Scheme
There is something magical about southern Florida. Warm winters, lush vegetation, fancy cars, great fishing… and fraud. Lot’s of fraud. We took special interest in the news that a contractor doing work...
View ArticleFreedom Mortgage Found Guilty of Defrauding Homeowner
It is no secret that our firm is investigating a claim that Freedom Mortgage defrauded military families and veterans. Although the Better Business Bureau gives the company an A- rating, the BBB stats...
View ArticleWhen Whistleblowers Do Things “Their Way”
Here is a case that would scare any would-be whistleblowers. A federal appeals court in Denver ordered a whistleblower to pay $15 million to the alleged wrongdoers. Previously the trial court had...
View ArticleFirst Loan Officers, Now PNC Asst. Managers Win FLSA Suit
Last week we wrote about a successful lawsuit brought by PNC Bank mortgage loan officers. This week it is the banks assistant managers who are cashing in. Both lawsuits were brought under the Fair...
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Whistleblower News Review
Book Review SAINTS, SINNERS, AND HEROES – Covert Ops in the War against the C-Suite Mafia, author Brian Mahany Link to original source (166K) The ultimate whistleblower handbook, featuring numerous...
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Kaiser Health News
Los Angeles Doctor Sues Molina Healthcare Over Medi-Cal Reimbursements by Ana B. Ibarra | Link to original source (114K) Los Angeles-area doctor is seeking class-action status for a lawsuit against...
View ArticleFCPA Foreign Bribery Active Investigations – Last Call for Whistleblowers
2016 was a banner year for the SEC and Department of Justice. The SEC paid out record whistleblower awards. The Department of Justice had its third best year under the False Claims Act. It paid over...
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