• COVID-19 Coronavirus Stimulus Check Scams

    Coronavirus stimulus check scams have already started. This is shameful, but not entirely unexpected. U.S. taxpayers will be receiving payments of up to $1,200 per adult and $500 per child, with reductions for special circumstances. To receive a payment, you […]

  • Fraud During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Crisis

    There are so many things to be worried about with the COVID-19 pandemic. First and foremost is the health of our family and friends. But let’s not kid ourselves: The health of our economy is important too. People are already […]

  • Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran $400k Fraud Victim

    Barbara Corcoran lost $400,000 to a fraud scheme. Or did she? The headlines were that the real estate mogul had nearly $400,000 stolen from her with an email phishing scam. It makes for good click-bait, but there was so much […]

  • Kevin Trudeau Has Learned Nothing

    Does anyone remember Kevin Trudeau? He’s been in prison for the last six years, so you may have forgotten about him. Kevin Trudeau used to be called the “infomercial king” because he did a bunch of wildly successful infomercials selling […]

  • Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Securities Fraud Litigation

    Way back in 2011, a class action suit was filed against Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR)… you know, the Keurig coffee maker guys. The gist of the suit was that the company was misrepresenting its inventory and revenues. The company […]

  • Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth Divorce: No Spousal Support

    Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth were married in December 2018, and filed for divorce less than a year later. They had dated on and off for ten years before getting married, and the reasons for their split are in dispute. […]

  • Who Has FIVE Foreclosures?

    Jennifer McKinney, that’s who! Years ago I delighted in writing about mommy bloggers who earned gobs of money at the expense of their readers (and the advertisers who wanted to get in front of them), but were dishonest in one […]

  • Do-It-Yourself Divorce?

    Who gets rich in divorce? They say only the attorneys and experts. I’ve seen firsthand the high cost of divorce. I typically work on divorces for higher income individuals. They’ve got more complicated financial situations, and that’s my specialty. With […]

  • Is January Really Divorce Month?

    You’ve probably heard people talking on social media that January is “divorce month.” In other words, more divorces are filed in January than any other month. Is it true? MarketWatch says it is.  But their evidence was only anecdotal. They […]

  • Dooce Will Sleep With Your Husband

    From time-to-time, I used to talk about mommy bloggers here. Primarily the fraud that is Jennifer McKinney (MckMama), but occasionally I would mention others. One such person was Dooce (Heather B. Armstrong), the “original” mommy blogger. Dooce made a mint […]