by Bruce Robertson | Feb 26, 2013 | Blog
In the spring of 2012 Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP collapsed under a crushing load of debt and a rash of partner defections. Almost immediately allegations of impropriety began to surface and cast an eerie light upon the notoriously secretive world of elite law firms’...
by Bruce Robertson | Feb 21, 2013 | Blog
Investment fraud is one of the most common white-collar crimes. In the past three years, the Justice Department has filed more than 10,000 financial fraud cases against almost 15,000 defendants. In 2009 President Obama created a federal Financial Fraud Enforcement...
by Bruce Robertson | Feb 18, 2013 | Blog
Every year millions of Americans receive suspicious emails that spoof legitimate entities and aim to deceive. Four out of five of these scam emails target the security fears of their victims to gain access to sensitive financial data. Using urgent sounding subject...
by Bruce Robertson | Feb 14, 2013 | Blog
Understanding the Risk to Your Child’s Identity Most victims of identity theft are chosen because they are convenient targets and some may have even unknowingly made themselves more venerable to this crime. It’s a crime that that feels particularly personal – but...
by Bruce Robertson | Feb 11, 2013 | Blog
Brad Sutton didn’t know what to think when a couple of special agents from the IRS showed up on his doorstep to initiate an investigation into his tax records. This was no typical audit to find errors and collect a few extra bucks for Uncle Sam. The agents warned...
by Bruce Robertson | Feb 8, 2013 | Blog
When Rick Matsa, an attorney from Worthington, Ohio first failed to file a tax return for one of his trusts in 1990, he began a 15 year journey of lies and deceit. Matsa was an attorney, architect, real estate broker, and a licensed minister who seem to have a bright...