http://www.blog.fraudbaron.com/ The anti-fraud professionals source for fraud news. en-US Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:45:00 -0800 http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Fraudbaronhttp://feedburner.google.com http://www.blog.fraudbaron.com/2009/11/extrustee-fraudulently-transfers-land-and-mineral-rights.html http://www.blog.fraudbaron.com/2009/11/extrustee-fraudulently-transfers-land-and-mineral-rights.html neworleans.fbi.gov | $1.8 million | suspect: Kirby E. Cole Kirby E. Cole, 58, of Shreveport, La., trustee of The Phillips Foundation, a local trust formed over 45 years ago in order to help fund charitable, religious, educational, literary, and scientific... Asset Misappropriation FraudBaron Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:45:00 -0800 http://www.blog.fraudbaron.com/2009/11/exgm-fugitive-returns-to-us-for-kickback-and-fraud-scheme.html http://www.blog.fraudbaron.com/2009/11/exgm-fugitive-returns-to-us-for-kickback-and-fraud-scheme.html chicago.fbi.gov | 11/09/09 | $6.5 million | suspect: Daniel J. Bealko A former General Motors Corp. executive who was a fugitive abroad for more than a year returned to the United States yesterday and pleaded guilty today to federal charges... Bribery Corruption FraudBaron Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:45:00 -0800 http://www.blog.fraudbaron.com/2009/11/ex-finance-director-accused-in-asset-based-loan-fraud.html http://www.blog.fraudbaron.com/2009/11/ex-finance-director-accused-in-asset-based-loan-fraud.html albany.fbi.gov | 11/9/09 | suspect: Paul Mammorella Paul Mammorella, 54, pleaded not guilty today in United States District Court in Burlington to a charge of bank fraud for preparing fraudulent financial statements in an asset based loan fraud scheme. Mammorella... Fraudulent Statements FraudBaron Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:45:00 -0800 http://www.blog.fraudbaron.com/2009/11/petters-aide-says-she-wrote-checks-on-companys-dime-.html http://www.blog.fraudbaron.com/2009/11/petters-aide-says-she-wrote-checks-on-companys-dime-.html bloomberg.com | 11/5/09 | suspect: Tom Petters An aide to Petters Group Worldwide LLC founder Tom Petters, who is on trial for allegedly masterminding a $3.5 billion fraud, said she wrote personal checks and took vacations on the company’s dime.... Investment Scheme Ponzi Scheme FraudBaron Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:50:00 -0800 http://www.blog.fraudbaron.com/2009/11/men-indicted-for-manipulating-scale-in-lumber-delivery-scheme.html http://www.blog.fraudbaron.com/2009/11/men-indicted-for-manipulating-scale-in-lumber-delivery-scheme.html atlanta.fbi.gov | 11/5/09 | $4.8 million | suspect: Aaron Freeman AARON FREEMAN, 49, of Rome, Georgia, and eight other Georgia men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly taking part in a scheme that caused FREEMAN’s employer,... Billing Schemes Inventory Misuse FraudBaron Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:45:00 -0800 http://www.blog.fraudbaron.com/2009/11/madoff-accountant-pleads-guilty.html http://www.blog.fraudbaron.com/2009/11/madoff-accountant-pleads-guilty.html cnn.money.com | 11/5/09 | suspect: David Friehling The longtime accountant of convicted swindler Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty to multiple fraud charges in connection to Madoff's notorious, decades-long Ponzi scheme. David G. Friehling, 49, agreed to a nine-count guilty plea that... Investment Scheme Ponzi Scheme FraudBaron Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:45:00 -0800 http://www.blog.fraudbaron.com/2009/11/petters-faked-deals-since-day-one-secretary-says.html http://www.blog.fraudbaron.com/2009/11/petters-faked-deals-since-day-one-secretary-says.html bloomberg.com | 11/3/09 | suspect: Tom Petters Petters Group Worldwide LLC founder Tom Petters, charged with overseeing a $3.5 billion Ponzi scheme, relied on phony shipments of electronic equipment from “day one” to build his business empire, his ex-secretary said.... Investment Scheme Ponzi Scheme FraudBaron Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:30:00 -0800 http://www.blog.fraudbaron.com/2009/11/kentucy-big-brothers-office-manager-forged-checks.html http://www.blog.fraudbaron.com/2009/11/kentucy-big-brothers-office-manager-forged-checks.html kentucky.com | 11/3/09 |$435,000 | suspect: Bendra Wilson An office manager embezzled $435,837 from Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass over the past year, the organization alleged in a lawsuit. Big Brothers Big Sisters says Bendrea Wilson of Lexington,... Fraudulent Disbursements FraudBaron Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:30:00 -0800 http://www.blog.fraudbaron.com/2009/11/exdreier-broker-pleads-guilty-to-fraud.html http://www.blog.fraudbaron.com/2009/11/exdreier-broker-pleads-guilty-to-fraud.html reuters.com | 11/3/09 | $215,000 | suspect: Kosta Kovachev A former broker pleaded guilty to criminal charges for helping the disgraced New York lawyer and Ponzi scheme operator Marc Dreier defraud hedge funds by selling millions of dollars of fictitious... Investment Scheme FraudBaron Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:30:00 -0800 http://www.blog.fraudbaron.com/2009/11/madoff-told-sec-fraud-started-as-legitimate-strategy-gone-wrong-.html http://www.blog.fraudbaron.com/2009/11/madoff-told-sec-fraud-started-as-legitimate-strategy-gone-wrong-.html bloomberg.com | 11/2/09 | suspect: Bernard Madoff Bernard Madoff said his multi- billion-dollar Ponzi scheme started when a legitimate investment strategy went bad and he tried to cover up, according to an interview with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.... Ponzi Scheme FraudBaron Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:30:00 -0800