Lessons learned from Bielnski Brothers

Posted on January 4th, 2006

Last week the Wisconsin Law Journal published an article I wrote about the fraud at Milwaukee-area home builder Bielinski Brothers Inc. The company’s CEO, Robert Brownell, was the mastermind of a fraud that cost the company an estimated $12 million. There were several players charged with federal crimes, along with Brownell, and most have pleaded guilty.

While I did not investigate the case and I did not have any firsthand involvement with anyone from the company, I commented on some of the things that went wrong and what companies can learn from that. There are common mistakes made in businesses, and I highlighted some of them in the article.

Read it here: A Thief Among Us: Lessons From Bielinski Brothers

Related posts:

  1. Another Twist to the Bielinski Brothers Story
  2. Attorney Sentenced in Bielinski Brothers Fraud Case
  3. Milwaukee Fraud: Robert Brownell Sentenced to Maximum of 20 Years in Prison
  4. Milwaukee Fraud: Bielinski Brothers Part Two
  5. Milwaukee Fraud: Bielinski Brothers Builders Inc.

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