I will present my program “Searching For Hidden Assets” at the 20th Fraud & Forensic Accounting Conference hosted by Louisiana State University’s Department of Accounting. This annual conference will be held July 24-25, 2025
Asset Search/Fraud Investigation
Methods For Hiding Assets: Revisiting USA v. Pursley
Since Mr. Jack Stephen Pursley’s tax evasion case showed methods for hiding assets, I discussed his case at my August 16, 2020 post . Then on January 12, 2022, The U.S. Court of Appeals vacated Mr. Pursley’s criminal conviction. Meanwhile, on March 28, 2023 Mr. Pursley pleaded guilty to Count One of his…
Hiding Community Property By Structuring, Stashing Cash & A Nominee Account

USA v. Trahan was about the criminal prosecution of former FBI Special Agent, Gregory Paul Trahan. During Mr. Trahan’s divorce, Mr. Trahan hid bank accounts and cash from his wife. Mr. Trahan also helped a person in another divorce, hide community property / cash. In furtherance of Mr. Trahan’s scheme to hide community property…
U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar & A Suspected Money Laundering Scheme

On 4/30/24 Congressman Henry Cuellar and his wife Imelda were indicted in USA v. Cuellar. According to their indictment, the two supposedly laundered $600,000…
Structuring Cash To Hide It In Community Property States
Structuring cash, (a.k.a. smurfing), is one thing to look for when spouses hide money during their divorces in community property states. US Treasury Department’s FinCEN explains structuring occurs if you “break up…currency transactions [at banks] into multiple, smaller amounts to avoid being reported to the government.”1 This means organizing cash transactions beneath the…
Hiding Community Property In A High Net Worth Divorce

If you are in a high net worth divorce, your spouse might hide community property from you by misusing:
These are just three of the common money laundering methods. Although not a high net worth divorce case, filings in Brooklyn Federal Court in USA v. Ahmad reveal…
PROVING YOUR SPOUSE HID COMMUNITY PROPERTY IN SECRET BANK ACCOUNTS

During your divorce you may need to search for community property your spouse hid in secret bank accounts.1 If your asset searches & / or bank searches show your spouse hid community property, you may need to prove this in Court. If so, there are pitfalls you can avoid which are discussed below. I…
Did Alex Jones the Infowars Host Hide Money or Other Assets?
You may wonder if Infowars host Alex Jones, (“Jones”) has hidden his money or other assets. An expert in a lawsuit against Jones apparently claimed Jones and his Free Speech Systems company were worth as much as $270 million. Meanwhile, Jones reportedly said on his Infowars show he is worth less than $2 million.
Divorce & Hidden Money: Concealed Assets & Concealment Schemes
Learning about concealment schemes can help you spot concealed assets your spouse places beyond your reach during your divorce. Therefore, a divorcing spouse trying to identify hidden marital assets / community property could learn a lesson from Dr. Krishnaswami Sriram. Dr. Sriram is thought to have concealed assets from the IRS in two suspected …