Discussed today are Arizona’s attempt to stop cross-border crime and Minneapolis Ponzi schemer Trevor Cook: “Goddard launches plan to fight money laundering; Rocky Point Police Chief ambushed” states that Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard has adopted a new anti-money laundering plan. This plan is part of Arizona’s effort to combat narco-traffickers engaged in various cross-border… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Using Forensic Science To Fight Financial Fraud
Posted in Asset Search/Fraud InvestigationForensic scientist Richard T. Picciochi is a questioned document examiner who can establish genuineness by identifying handwriting, machine printing, paper, writing instruments and inks. As Mr. Picciochi’s website advises, he was formerly an NYPD detective. Mr. Picciochi learned questioned document examination through on-the-job apprenticeship at the NYPD and via training by the FBI and Secret… Continue Reading
Asset Search News Roundup: June 16, 2010
Posted in Asset Search News, Securities Fraud, Swiss Banks, Tax FraudThe financial fraud investigation connected to Minneapolis money manager Trevor Cook is thought to have widened; Andrew B. Silva is sentenced in Virginia for tax fraud; and the delay in disclosing the names of some UBS AG bank customers: “FBI now is investigating Trevor Cook’s associates” reports that governmental authorities have broadened their financial fraud… Continue Reading
The Actress, An Ex-Premier & Hip Hop Weekly Magazine
Posted in Asset Search/Fraud Investigation, Public Corruption, White-Collar Crime GenerallyDuring his marriage to actress LisaRaye McCoy, ex-Turks and Caicos premier Michael Misick was investigated for public corruption by the Turks and Caicos Islands Commission of Inquiry. The ex-premier’s suspicious activities were believed to be so harmful, they contributed to the UK Government decision to suspend parts of the 2006 Turks Caicos Island Constitution.++ With… Continue Reading
Asset Search News Roundup: June 10, 2010
Posted in Asset Search News, Financial Institutions, Money Laundering“If A Judge Can See Your Assets, He Can Seize Them“, mentioned that shell companies formed in Nevada, Wyoming or Delaware especially lacked transparency because in these states there are virtually no reporting requirements about company managers, shareholders, etc. Some beneficial owners therefore anonymously establish Nevada, Wyoming, or Delaware shell companies and then use them… Continue Reading
A Primer For Gathering Financial Intelligence
Posted in Asset Search/Fraud Investigation, Assets & Financial Intelligence, Divorce & Child Support, Financial Institutions, Securities Fraud, Swiss BanksA successful asset search often requires gathering financial intelligence. One financial investigator sought financial intelligence by doing “trash pulls”. This investigator did trash pulls at an attorney’s home to elicit intelligence about the attorney’s client. During one of these trash pulls, an envelope bearing the name of a climate-controlled art storage facility was discovered. This… Continue Reading
Asset Search News Roundup: June 2, 2010
Posted in Asset Forfeiture, Asset Search News, Securities Fraud, Tax FraudThis "Asset Search News Roundup" highlights an updated tax protocol, a $40 million dollar asset recovery and the sentencing of New York securities fraudster Matthew D. Weitzman: On May 27, 2010 the Organisation For Economic Co-Operation And Development announced that the United States and ten other countries agreed to an updated tax protocol which provides… Continue Reading