Former professional athletes have a knack of finding their way into serious trouble of the white collar variety. Certainly the few glaring examples are the exceptions to the rule and many former professional athletes go on to have productive careers in other endeavors. However, the most recent such trouble came from former Chicago Bears wide […]
READ MORESEC Enforcement Actions – No Discovery Rule Available to Extend the Statute of Limitations
The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that SEC enforcement actions against investment advisors must be filed within five years from the date of the alleged fraud, not from the date the fraud was discovered by the governmentwas discovered by the government. In Gabelli v. SEC, the SEC sought civil penalties against the chief operating officer and […]
READ MOREStanford guilty of bilking investors of billions
Second Biggest Ponzi Schemer is Now a Federal Guest – for 110 Years Convicted Ponzi schemer, Robert Stanford, is still in prison. Don’t hold a seat at the table for him; it will be awhile before his social calendar allows him to dine out. In what was a vindication for the Federal government, Stanford’s financial […]
READ MORESupervision Requirements Have Chilling Effect on Medicare Participation
Medicare billing can be a perilous, low-return, high-risk endeavor, with rules that sometimes seem less than logical and can readily trap the uninformed. Take, for example, the question of whether Medicare will reimburse post-doctoral clinical psychologists for psychotherapy services. Psychotherapy is a reimbursed service when it is provided by clinical psychologists. These “Psy. D’s,” as […]
READ MOREA Breath of Fresh Air: The Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act of 2012
Just like the freakishly warm weather that descended on the east coast recently, an unexpected breath of fresh air has blown in from, of all places, Washington. Apparently timed to coincide with the release of the report regarding the 2008 Stevens trial, Senator Lisa Murkowski on March 15th introduced the Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence […]
READ MOREWill Gunwalker export violations bust criminal investigation wide open?
A ‘Fast and Furious’ Conspiracy In 2010 a Border Patrol Officer, Brian Terry, was shot and killed close to the US/Mexican border in Arizona. An investigation into Terry’s death sparked a controversy which still rages beneath the surface. Writer and lawyer David T. Hardy wrote “Did Fast & Furious Violate the Arms Export Control Act?” […]
READ MOREPolice: Woman Shot Intruder 9 Times In Self Defense
Police: Woman Shot Invader 9 Times In Self Defense A man who was shot and killed following a confrontation with an Atlanta woman probably had been stalking her for days, the Gwinnett police said. Law enforcement suspects there may be other victims. The 53-year old woman, a counselor at a private school, was alone when […]
READ MORELocal Liberty Dollar ‘architect’ Bernard von NotHaus convicted
The former head of an Evansville-based company that tried to introduce a currency that competed with the U.S. dollar has been found guilty of federal charges in North Carolina. Bernard von NotHaus, 67, was convicted Friday by a federal jury of making, possessing and selling his own coins, said Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. attorney for […]
READ MOREFlying Fraud
Andy, I am not sure if this is something that would a story of interest or not–but it definitely needs an investigation. I returned a week ago from a trip to NYC with 3 other travellers–not from Nashville. We all flew AA out of LaGuardia home and used a credit card (as required by AA) […]
READ MOREBoy Scout trailer stolen
Boy Scouts are trustworthy, loyal and courteous. The losers who stole their utility trailer full of camping gear are NOT. The crime happened this past memorial weekend in Maury County. Boy Scout Troop 154 out of Columbia conducts meetings at the Zion Christian Academy, and that is where the troop stored its utility trailer full […]
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