• Fraud charges against owner of Jackson Hewitt franchises

    On Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department filed civil injunctions against five Jackson Hewitt franchises, including the corporations that operate the franchises and 24 people who work at those franchises. The corporations in question operate over 125 Hackson Hewitt locations in […]

  • Stockbroker pleads guilty to money laundering

    John Burch, a former stockbroker with Wachovia Securities, has pleaded guilty to federal charges of laundering over $300,000 received through bribery and racketeering. Burch opened multiple brokerage accounts during 2001, 2002, and 2003 to launder criminal proceeds from Milt Morris. […]

  • Have You Been Taken by Mortgage Fraud?

    I read a great post on the Bankruptcy Law Network. Of course, their example is exactly like a situation someone recently brought to my attention. Jonathan Ginsberg writes the following: Here’s how one version of a classic mortgage fraud scheme […]

  • Wall Street Journal story reveals another Usana executive with falsified credentials

    A story in the Wall Street Journal on Saturday reported on the Denis Waitley credential problem, as well as another Usana executive with credential problems. After trading closed on Friday, Usana announced that director Waitley was stepping down after an […]