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Investment Fraud – The Not-So-Independent Accounting Firm

“Independent” accounting firms have played a central role in several high-profile investment frauds. Just last week the SEC filed charges against an investment adviser, alleging that the “independent” accounting firm was a complete phony. On March 15, 2012, the SEC filed a complaint against San Francisco investment adviser James Murray of Market Neutral Trading LLC […]

What Identity Theft and Valentine’s Day Have in Common

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. For some people it’s a day to remember loved ones. For others it’s the most lucrative business time of the year. Valentine’s Day means big business for restaurants, chocolate makers, flower shops and Hallmark. While the history of Valentine’s Day goes back thousands of years, marketers have hyped it to the tune […]

Four Steps to a Comprehensive Criminal Record Search

There are many ways to conduct a criminal record search, but conducting a truly comprehensive criminal record search is an involved process. Most organizations don’t conduct a comprehensive criminal record search because the results are not instantaneous (despite what others may claim, “comprehensive” and “instant” usually don’t belong in the same sentence), and the cost […]

Samuel “Mouli” Cohen Sentencing Delayed to April 2012

Samuel “Mouli” Cohen’s sentencing, which was scheduled for February 1, 2012, has been pushed to April 30, 2012. As previously reported, after a three week trial, Cohen was found Cohen guilty on 29 of the 35 counts of wire fraud, money laundering and tax evasion in November 2011. There were some interesting revelations in recent […]