Identity theft can play a role in white-collar crimes ranging from money laundering to tax fraud. Perhaps most interesting are the schemes which share identity theft and money laundering as common elements, like the one mentioned at "A Tax Fraud & Identity Theft From Miami". Identity theft and money laundering are similarly
May 2009
Asset Search News Roundup: May 25, 2009
By Fred Abrams on
Posted in Asset Search News
I first mentioned abusive offshore tax avoidance schemes in my July 28, 2007 post "Asset Search vs. Offshore Asset Protection". Issues related to these same schemes are the subject of this "Asset Search News Roundup":
+The March 26, 2009 "Statement from IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman on Offshore Income", indicates the federal…
Accessing E-Mail As Part Of An Asset Search
By Fred Abrams on
During an asset search, subpoenas or other court-related discovery can be used to access an adversary’s e-mail. This access to electronically stored information like e-mail, may be authorized by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 (a) (1) (A) (ii) & (b) (2) (B) and additional discovery rules, as is more fully set forth in my post…
Asset Search News Roundup: May 16, 2009
By Fred Abrams on
Posted in Asset Search News
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could soon file a civil complaint against Countrywide co-founder Angelo Mozilo; the United Arab Emirates is reportedly boosting its anti-money laundering efforts; and the Estate of Dr. Max Stern recovers Nazi-looted art; are all mentioned in this "Asset Search News Roundup".
- Countrywide’s Angelo Mozilo may soon face civil proceedings
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Laundering Holocaust-Era Loot?
By Fred Abrams on
In Grosz v. The Museum of Modern Art, the plaintiffs allege that The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA") acquired three Holocaust-era paintings which had been stolen from expressionist and Dadist painter George Grosz. These particular paintings have been possessed by MoMA since the 1940’s or 1950’s and are: "Republican Automatons", "Self-Portrait…
Asset Search News Roundup: May 4, 2009
By Fred Abrams on
Posted in Asset Search News, Securities Fraud
California financier Danny Pang, former small-town Florida Sheriff Morris and a 29-year-old Mexican national, all share in common the fact that they are accused of hiding assets. As this "Asset Search News Roundup" explains, these individuals are suspected of hiding assets by either smurfing, money laundering, or smuggling cash.
- California financier Danny Pang was just
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