• IRS Special Agent Fraud

    I had to write about this IRS special agent because his fraud story is so wild. Bryan Cho (aka Yong Hee Cho) was a Special Agent in the IRS Criminal Investigation Division since 2008. And now he’s been charged with […]

  • Herbalife Charged Criminally for Bribery

    This morning Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) was charged criminally for paying bribes to Chinese officials. The action is related to criminal liability under FCPA (U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act). The company disclosed in an SEC filing today: Herbalife violated the books […]

  • No Collar Fraud: White Collar Crime Committed by Millennials

    If you try to research fraud by millennials (those born between 1980 and 1994, currently 26-40 years old, also referred to as Gen Y), most everything you find will be about them being victims of fraud. It appears that millennials […]

  • 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 […]

  • The Most Common Money Scams and Schemes in 2018

    Every second of every day millions of humans and machines use the internet for both personal and business transactions via thousands of websites. Sadly, even with advanced security, there are those who try to fraudulently obtain other peoples hard earned […]

  • Signs of Fraud

    There are many signs of fraud occurring within companies or with individuals. What are some of the signs we may see that indicate fraud is occurring? During a fraud investigation I am looking for signs that things are wrong. What […]

  • Crime and Punishment: Sentencing in Financial Fraud Cases

    While investigating fraud for more than a decade, I have consistently been amazed by the disparity among criminal sentences in financial fraud cases. Of course, there are many facts that go into a sentencing decision, and so it is difficult […]

  • Does Voluntary Disclosure of White Collar Crimes Really Help?

    The Federal government wields a big stick when it comes to business-related crimes. Violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), fraud in the delivery of health care services or in the receipt of federal money for those services, and […]

  • MLM Lawyer Kevin Grimes Pays $1.175 Million to Settle ZeekRewards Claims

    Last year, infamous “MLM Lawyer” Kevin Grimes was sued by the receiver in the Zeek Rewards Ponzi scheme case. The gist of the suit was that Grimes knew or should have known that Zeek Rewards “…was perpetrating an unlawful scheme which […]

  • The Golden Era of White Collar Crime

    Sam Antar is a legend in the fraud industry. He was the CFO of Crazy Eddie, an electronics retailer which pulled off (for a time!) a massive fraud in the 1980’s. He was interviewed by CNNMoney while attending the New […]