When Good Lawyers Turn Bad
(Legal Malpractice and Fraud Recovery blog post) by Brian Mahany Lawyers are not held in high regard by many people. That is unfortunate since 99% of them do great work. Most lawyers get themselves in...
View ArticleInvestor Sues Major Accounting Firm, Wins $91 Million (“Gatekeeper Suit”)
by Brian Mahany George Batchelor thought he found a sure thing when he decided to invest in Grand Court Lifestyles, a company that operated senior citizen communities. Little did he know that the...
View ArticleCPA Guilty of Misusing $44 Million of Client Funds
by Brian Mahany An Oregon CPA pleaded guilty to charges that he conspired to commit wire fraud and money laundering. Brian Stevens of Bend, Oregon entered the guilty at his arraignment. According to...
View ArticleBlame The Tax Preparer Defense Fails In U.S. Tax Court
by Brian Mahany Stephen Woodsum and his wife Anne Lovett hired both a lawyer and a CPA to prepare their tax return.The couple had many business interests and showed a taxable income of $29.2 million...
View ArticleAccounting Malpractice
by Brian Mahany The term “malpractice” strikes fear in the minds of many professionals… doctors, lawyers and accountants. For most people, their only interaction with an accountant occurs during...
View ArticleAnother Convicted Lawyer Suspended… But Only After 4th Conviction
by Brian Mahany Yesterday the Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended St. Croix Falls lawyer Walsh Brandt’s license to practice law. He is ineligible to practice for the next four months. Afterwards, he must...
View ArticleCPAs Are Not Fraud Auditors or Security Professionals (guest post)
[Ed. Note: This is a guest post by L. Burke Files, a seasoned financial fraud examiner and author of the book, Due Diligence. While we often work cases together, the opinions of Burke are his own....
View ArticleWho’s Guarding The Hen House? Accounting Malpractice Post
by Brian Mahany Two of the biggest brokerage industry failures last year were Peregrine Financial Group and MF Global Holdings. In August of last year we covered the Peregrine story after the firm’s...
View ArticleStoel Rives Hit With Legal Malpractice Verdict
Jurors in Park City, Utah found prominent West Coast law firm Stoel Rives guilty of legal malpractice in a botched real estate development deal. The firm must now pay their former client $12.8 million...
View ArticleAccounting Malpractice Post – CPA White Label Lending Programs
Sometimes I don’t have to look very hard to find something important to our readers. Literally upon logging into my email this morning was a discussion on LinkedIn about a new small business lending...
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CPA Disbarred For Stealing… From His Daughter – Accounting Malpractice
Brian Mahany – Accounting Malpractice Attorney Like all professions, accountants have a few bad apples in their ranks. Everyone makes mistakes now and then and when a CPA makes an error, it’s called...
View ArticleWhistleblower Awards, CFPB & Loan Officer Compensation
After the financial meltdown in 2007 and 2008, Congress began carefully scrutinizing many banking practices. Loan officer compensation schemes were identified as one of the contributing factors to the...
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Venezuela Public Corruption and Fraud: More Whistleblowers Needed
Hugo Chavez, former Venezuelan strongman, rose to power after the public became fed up with decades of corruption. Instead of improving things, many say the public corruption got worse. Chavez’ life...
View ArticleMilitary, Private Security & Private Military Contractor Whistleblowers
As soldiers, veterans or protective service contractors, you pride ourselves on the services you provide to our nation. The government pays hundreds of billions of dollars each year to defense...
View ArticlePrime Pediatrics Dalton GA (New Medicaid Fraud Investigation)
The Medicare fraud lawyers at MahanyLaw are investigating a report that Ayman Rifai M.D and Prime Pediatrics are violating Medicaid laws by improperly billing patients. Our investigation is in early...
View ArticleMy Government Whistleblower Case Was Declined, Now What?
No one wants to learn that their whistleblower case was declined. Yet it happens with most cases. On average, the Justice Department only intervenes in 20% of the False Claims Act cases filed. That...
View ArticleConcealed or Hidden Investment Fees? SEC Whistleblower Post
Last month, legendary investor Warren Buffett took direct aim at fees investors pay. While most everyone agrees that an investment fund manager is entitled to make a profit, Buffett thinks that...
View ArticleAppeals Ct Green Lights Crowe Horwath Accounting Malpractice Suit
Crowe Horwath is one of the largest accounting firms in the United States. Boasting 3000 employees and a nationwide network, the company has grown quickly from its start less than 70 years ago. Today,...
View ArticleFairness in Class Actions Bill Anything But…ACTION ALERT
We try hard to keep politics out of this blog. Whether you are a Republican, Democrat, claim no affiliation or belong to another party, most of us agree that fraud, greed and corruption is bad. As a...
View ArticleDoc Injects Patients with Poison in Shocking Medicare Fraud Plot
Victor Lipkin will spend the next five years in prison. After pleading guilty to Medicare fraud last August, Lipkin was sentenced earlier this month by U.S. District Court Judge Ronnie Adams to 60...
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