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The Spirt of True Giving…
Desert Diva | November 10th 2008 by Desert Diva
As a child, I was sent to a little Baptist church on Sunday morning with coins in my fist to put in the collection basket during the offering. It was to help “those less fortunate” than me, but I have to admit that at times the income my read more
LEAVING LAS VEGAS
FIGHT NEWS UNLIMITED | November 7th 2008 by Rich Bergeron
THE XYIENCE SAGA CONTINUES By: Rich Bergeron From my window-seat vantage point on my under-booked flight back to Boston from Sunny Vegas last Tuesday morning, I counted 15 towering cranes in the skyline of the famous strip. As the economy sours, so read more
People Do Stupid Things to Get Out of Debt. Postal Worker Sent to…
Credit, Debt, Life and Steve | November 5th 2008 by Steve Rhode
It never surprises me anymore to hear the silly things that people do to get out of debt. It easily ranges from outright theft, embezzlement, credit fraud, identity theft, etc. But it does always surprises me to hear people say they are so paranoid a read more
People Do Stupid Things to Get Out of Debt. Postal Worker Sent to…
Get Out of Debt | November 5th 2008 by Steve Rhode
It never surprises me anymore to hear the silly things that people do to get out of debt. It easily ranges from outright theft, embezzlement, credit fraud, identity theft, etc. But it does always surprises me to hear people say they are so paranoid a read more
The Bezzle
A Swift Blow to the Head: Alex Goodall's Blog | October 28th 2008 by Alex Goodall
In his classic text on the origins of the great depression, The Great Crash, John Kenneth Galbraith came up with an ingenious concept he called 'the bezzle.' Basically, he argued that at any one point a certain number of people are filtering money ou read more
Convicted For Stealing Over One Million Dollars….. Twice!!
Joe's Bunker | October 21st 2008 by Joe
This guy even had a scheme where he gave himself pay raises by submitting falsified payroll paperwork. read more
Grandma got cremated in the backyard
TheTrenchcoat Chronicles | October 16th 2008 by Trench Reynolds
Cops: Grandma burned in fire pit, checks cashed: Another sign of Dumpsterdom is the total disregard for dignity in death if it means being able to sponge off the system. For example take 50-year-old Kathleen Allmond of Corning California. When her mo read more
Check Your Credit Card for Unauthorized Obama Donations
IsraPundit | October 15th 2008
2 reports of unexpected charges by Obama campaign Sandy Pogones of Camdenton and Steve Larman of North Kansas City each found a $2,300 charge on their credit card bills recently for the Obama for America campaign. Both say they do not support Obama a read more
New Stock Market Terms
Forced Green | October 13th 2008 by lrembo91
I could not resist adding these new descriptions to our vocabulary. I hope you find that they fit with today’s economy. CEO –Chief Embezzlement Officer CFO– Corporate Fraud... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website f read more
Borders Singapore Staff Charged With Embezzlement
(¯`·._ CashmerE _.·`¯) | October 13th 2008 by Cashmere
Mr Ochieng Claudius Oyula, a 32-year-old Kenyan & a Singapore PR has been caught in July for embezzling more than $420,000. The financial accountant in Borders for over 2 years at the Wheelock Place branch allegedly forged cheques and banked the read more
Trust Isn’t Enough, Protect Your Business From Embezzlement
Crunching for Creatives | October 4th 2008 by Kelly
Unfortunately, I’ve worked with many business owners who were victims of embezzlement prior to my engagement with them. It’s really not all that uncommon. Why? Because we want to trust our employees. I’m not saying your employ read more
THE REAL “DEAL” ON XYIENCE
FIGHT NEWS UNLIMITED | October 1st 2008 by Rich Bergeron
By: Rich Bergeron Recently A New York City Magazine that shall remain nameless published an article about the Xyience saga I’ve been reporting on since late 2006. The reporter interviewed me for over an hour as part of her research, but her editor read more
Ed Okun Tax Group Scandal Reaching Climax: Is Recovery of Monies…
deansguide | September 25th 2008 by dean
United States Trustee Gerald McHale’s 9th newsletter briefing of the status of the Ed Okun 1031 Tax Group case highlights the difficulty and frustration of trying to “get blood from a stone.” The proverbial stone being Okun and the read more
What is Jeb Bush's role in the Lehman Brothers meltdown?
at-Largely | September 16th 2008 by Larisa Alexandrovna
Lehman Brothers was founded in 1850. The firm managed to get through the Civil War, WWI, and WWII, the Great Depression, and the attacks of September 11, 2001. Yet after hiring Jeb Bush in late August of 2007, the firm suddenly goes belly up in a yea read more
Charity News Roundup
Charity Navigator Blog | August 22nd 2008 by Ken Berger
In case you missed it, here are some of the charity headlines making news this week: Almost seven years after the September 11 terrorist attacks on our nation, groups aiding victims find their money dwindling.Several charities read more
Pastor Kills Millionaire...and other stuff
The Jesus Gang | August 6th 2008 by Apostle C
Reverend Howard Porter, 57, was convicted Monday of first-degree murder, embezzlement, elder abuse and attempted murder. Prosecutors say Porter had staged two car wrecks -- one in 2002 that left Frank Craig unable to walk and the other in 2004 that k read more
Embezzlement: A new career option
Flint Expatriates | August 3rd 2008
RoNeisha Mullen of The Flint Journal has a nice overview of all the embezzlement cases plaguing the Flint area, including the tale of Dana Bacon (above), who was sentenced to one year in jail for stealing more than $1 million from the Montrose School read more
Travel agent’s trial date vacated as defense looks at options
Secondcity.in Where r u travelling today? | July 23rd 2008 by SecondCity.in - Where r u traveling 2day...
The Fallon (Fallon is a city in Churchill County, located in western Nevada, United States) travel agent accused of embezzling money from more than 30 people had her scheduled trial date of Sept. 15 vacated Tuesday morning. Cynthia Lea Holland-Taylo read more
Okun Indicted On 27 Counts: Is Okun On Suicide Watch?
deansguide | July 21st 2008 by dean
Ed Okun and accomplice Lara Coleman, somebody the mystery caller mentioned months ago as “going down”, face a 27 count indictment as handed down and reported by Gerald McHale this past week. The indictment laundry list of counts: 1. Wire read more
Newsflash: Denver “Okun Victims” Sue Former IXG Founders
deansguide | June 20th 2008 by dean
IBS affiliate WX1112.com Greensboro Winston-Salem, NC published this deansguide article June 21, 2008 The plot continues to thicken as swindled investors scramble to recover what few pennies exist from their embezzled 1031 exchange funds, many repres read more
A Look Back In Time: Why Did The US Government Not Charge Ed Okun…
deansguide | June 17th 2008 by dean
Editor’s Correction: The RICO lawsuit filed by Anita Hunter against Ed Okun was actually filed in May of 2007 not May of 2008 as originally reported. Apologies to all parties involved. In May of 2007, I was just beginning to report on the Ed Ok read more
RUDE NEWS: Rude Behavior Backfires on Bitchy Bank Manager
Random Rudeness and Other Unnecessary Behavior | June 14th 2008 by LaTrina
Today's RUDE NEWS made me laugh out loud. One woman's rudeness may land her in a nice, cozy jail cell. According to a report from The Daily News Transcript, excessive customer complaints led bank officials to review office manager Elizabeth Starkey's read more
Okun Victims Notice: Judge Authorizes “Telephonic Participation…
deansguide | June 9th 2008 by dean
According to US Trustee Gerald McHale’s latest notice the following developments have taken place for the upcoming June 11, 2008 Fee Application hearing. This hearing is taking place to review the application for payment of fees by the many ent read more
Former Ed Okun Interviewee Speaks Out: Most Outrageous Okun Story…
deansguide | June 6th 2008 by dean
The list of stories about Ed Okun just increased by one with the following candid and eye opening comment left on deansguide. The comment by, Alden Chevlan, a man who was being wooed by Okun’s organization for a position in their legal departme read more
Newsflash-Deadline To Dispute Ed Okun 1031 Tax Group Recovery “…
deansguide | May 28th 2008 by dean
One of the most difficult realities in the Ed Okun rip off and scandal of the 1031 Tax Group, beyond how this guy could get away with it for so long, is the amount of money (debtor recovery funds) victims will pay for the privilege of attempting to r read more
Okun Criminal Trial Date Set October 20, 2008: Is This The Final…
deansguide | May 22nd 2008 by dean
Please Read My Story and Follow The Links. . . Over the course of the past two years the 1031 Exchange industry has been hit with two devastating and perception crushing scandals: Donald McGhan’s Southwest Exchange and Ed Okun’s 1031 T read more
Judge Lauck’s “Specific Findings of Fact that Okun was a Flig…
deansguide | May 21st 2008 by dean
Norman’s Cay Cocaine Kingpin Carlos Lehder’s hideout courtesy cache.boston.com/…/10/05/1191605832_7450.jpg After rereading the US Trustee’s Newsletter #6 a phrase struck me even though I read it a number of times. At the end o read more
Man Sues Bank For Failing To Exercise Reasonable Hiring Supervisi…
Background Check News and Information | May 10th 2008 by Todd Moss
A Wagoner man has sued to recover $165,000 in certificates of deposit that were embezzled by a bank employee. A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Muskogee on behalf of Richard L. Wilkes alleges, among other things, that Arvest Bank was negligen read more
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