By Chuck Gallagher on
5/7/2008 6:52 AM
The first step to a new life is to accept responsibility for your actions. Every choice has a consequence and after ten years of admitted fraud, William J. Trier, II has made a life changing choice - he plead guilty to an embezzlement scheme that lasted for ten years.
Now, as a white collar crime speaker, I must admit that it is generally unheard of for a white collar crime to last for that period of time. More times than not they fall apart before a decade passes.
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By Chuck Gallagher on
5/7/2008 6:51 AM
Every choice has a consequence! May 2008 will be remembered by 40-year-old Andrew Maxwell Parker, owner of San Antonio Trade Group, Inc., since he was indicted on conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, false statements and tax charges. It appears that Parker's choices may be having unexpected consequences.
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By Chuck Gallagher on
5/7/2008 6:49 AM
As a former CPA, I can't tell how many times I've heard clients say that since they received money in cash "it wasn't taxable." WRONG! Not only did I correct that impression for my clients, I would not keep them as clients if they insisted on being a part of what is obviously tax fraud.
Now, I went to prison for tax evasion, so I am not lily white. In fact, while I am not proud of my past, I have a unique perspective from which to write and comment. Perhaps my comments will be the foundation that might help others.
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By Chuck Gallagher on
5/7/2008 6:48 AM
Almost a year ago I was at the annual convention for members of the National Speakers Association. As a professional speaker, I attempt to make that each year. This year held something special for me - something unexpected. Upon return home to Dallas, Texas I found that I had become a victim of identity theft.
 How? How could it be that my de ...
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By Chuck Gallagher on
5/7/2008 6:46 AM
As an ethics speaker, I am not sure why. Perhaps the US Attorney's office didn't have enough to convict. Whatever the reason, there was resolution in a case in the Northern District of Texas from a Texas D.O. - Daniel Andrew Maynard and the US Attorney's office.
 By entering into a settlement, Maynard admits no wrong-doing ...
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By Chuck Gallagher on
5/7/2008 6:45 AM
As a white collar crime speaker, most of my presentations on the subject centered around corporate fraud and how to prevent it. Lately, however, more and more organizations from real estate firms, to associations, to mortgage companies are interested in the new hot topic - MORTGAGE FRAUD. They want to know how it happens, what to look for and how to prevent it.
Below are comments reprinted from the FBI web-site. The entire document can be found here.
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By Chuck Gallagher on
5/7/2008 6:44 AM
The Wachovia Corporation, the banking giant, has agreed to pay an estimated $144 million to settle federal accusations that it failed to block telemarketers who took advantage of thousands of elderly bank customers.
 The federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said Friday that Wachovia, which is based ...
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By Chuck Gallagher on
5/7/2008 6:43 AM
What do Britney Spears, Farrah Fawcett and Maria Shriver have in common? Any or all could have had their medical information leaked to the media.
 A Los Angeles woman has been indicted for accessing the private medical records of celebrity patients ...
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By Chuck Gallagher on
5/7/2008 6:42 AM
So it's tax season, the time when all are required to file tax returns. You look for someone who can provide the service correctly. You want someone with experience, someone who knows the law. Hum... I guess a n IRS employee would do?
 As it turns out, Morgan Mayfaire, a/k/a/ Elizabeth Valido, age ...
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By Chuck Gallagher on
5/7/2008 6:40 AM
It might have been mortgage fraud that started the crime, but in the end it was the IRS that nailed Renato Gonzales Quiazon, who was sentenced to three years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for wire fraud and filing false tax returns. This sentence is the result of an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation.
As evidenced by the recent prison sentence for Wesley Snipes for failure to file a tax return - the message is clear. Pay your taxes and don't mess with the IRS!
Quiazon, age 54, of Hayward, California, acknowledged that he knowingly devised a scheme to fraudulently obtain payments of loan kickbacks, commissions and cash outs/extraneous line items from borrowers’ escrow acc ...
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