Author Archives: Fred Abrams
Private Investigators, Attorneys & Clients Facing Prosecution Over Investigations
This is the 3rd post in my private investigator series discussing what private investigators can and cannot do legally when searching for assets. My January 6th post mentions that on behalf of clients, former attorney Mary Nolan and her private investigator conspired to place illegal wiretaps in cars. Their clients were reportedly never accused of…
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Divorce & Hidden Money: Filing Letters Rogatory & Lawsuits Over Offshore Assets
This 14th post in the “Divorce & Hidden Money” series focuses on an ex-husband who lived offshore and had not paid child support or spousal maintenance for decades. In such situations, letters rogatory might be filed to help gather evidence about any assets hidden offshore. If assets are hidden offshore, another remedy may be filing a lawsuit alleging […]
Divorce & Hidden Money: How Does A Divorcing Spouse Recover Assets Concealed In A Swiss Bank Account?
The City of Zürich has a website that says “[a]s the largest city in Switzerland, Zürich is the economic motor of the surrounding region and indeed the whole country.” This 13th post in the “Divorce & Hidden Money” series examines what a divorcing spouse might do if marital assets are concealed in a Zürich bank account or […]
Divorce & Hidden Money: Mr. Benjamin’s Divorce & His White Collar Crimes
I first published this post on December 14, 2007 and it is now the 12th post in the “Divorce & Hidden Money” series. As shown below, a divorcing spouse’s effort to valuate marital assets occasionally raises tax fraud or other criminal law issues. Furthermore, assets and income can be concealed by pocketing cash; using a business bank account […]
Divorce & Hidden Money: Three Tactics Your Spouse May Use To Cheat You Out Of Marital Assets
Like my posts dated July 3 & February 3, 2014 & December 9, 2013, today’s post outlines tactics for hiding assets. Today’s post is also the 11th post in my Divorce & Hidden Money series. Your divorcing husband/wife may try to cheat you out of your fair share of marital assets by employing the following tactics in anticipation of a valuation, equitable distribution or […]
Private Investigators: A Surreptitious Search For Money Hidden In Divorce & Other Cases
This is the 2nd post in my series about private investigators & what they can & cannot do legally when searching for assets. It is also the 10th post in my Divorce & Hidden Money series. The Huffington Post article “Uncovering Hidden Assets In Divorce Litigation” observes that information obtained by “surreptitious means” might be used by one divorcing […]
Private Investigators: 5 Things To Be Aware Of When Hiring A PI For A Bank Account Search
This is the first post in my new series about what private investigators can & cannot do legally when searching for hidden assets. Divorcing spouses, creditors bringing forced collection proceedings, etc., may search for assets by hiring private investigators and/or information brokers who try to detect secret bank accounts. The post asks: what standards should […]
Divorce & Hidden Money: Four Methods Spouses Sometimes Use To Conceal Assets
This is the eighth post in the “Divorce & Hidden Money” series. Like “Four Asset Concealment Tools” and “Four Ways Assets Can Be Secretly Transferred”, the post reveals methods a spouse may use to hide marital assets and keep more than his/her fair share of the marital estate. Credit/Debit Cards- Using a credit or debit card which […]
Divorce & Hidden Money: Whistleblowing, Tax Fraud & Tipping The IRS
The post “An Asset Search, Tax Fraud & Divorce” was first published at the Asset Search Blog on January 16, 2008. It is republished below as the seventh post in the “Divorce & Hidden Money” series. The post describes my investigation of a divorcing husband. While I was the divorcing wife’s attorney, I discovered the husband […]
