Monday, September 30, 2013

Carl Sagan on fraud II

The quote by the late Dr. Carl Sagan points to a type of behavior I have noticed after working for several years in the field of white-collar criminal defense and fraud investigation: after a person has been the victim of an ongoing swindle for a length of time, eventually the person refuses to believe that he is a victim.

     I am not a psychiatrist or psychologist and the purpose of this job is not to analyze people.  However, a person does not have to be a mental health professional to notice and appreciate a certain character trend. 

   The fraudsters knows and appreciates that his victim falls into certain predictable patterns of behavior.  It is the job of the fraudster to take advantage of these patterns for his own advantage and gain.  Fraudsters further know that if they can get the victim in deep enough to his scheme, they can continue the scheme.


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Sunday, September 29, 2013

Carl Sagan on fraud

Carl Sagan, the late astronomer and host of "Cosmos," was and is a personal hero of mine.  I am not certain if he intended for this statement to apply to those who get sucked up in fraud schemes, but I think it is appropriate.  We will discuss this in the next few posts:

"One of the saddest lessons of history is this: if we have been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle.  We're no longer interested in finding out the truth.  The bamboozle has captured us.  It is simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we've been taken.   Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back."


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----------à>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>gene tausk

 

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Sad case of fraud on the West Coast

Strange case of fraud and rap music production, of all things.

Courtesy of American Greed - a fantastic TV show.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100918004


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Friday, September 27, 2013

Money laundering in the Northern District

Money Laundering in the Northern District of Texas

http://www.justice.gov/usao/txn/PressRelease/2013/SEP2013/sep26Pat_Simon_sent.html


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----------à>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>gene tausk

 

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Tax Fraud in the Western District

Tax Fraud in the Western District of Texas

http://www.justice.gov/usao/txw/news/2013/Yassine_Mike_Austin_Tax_sen.html


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----------à>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>gene tausk

 

Monday, September 23, 2013

Securities fraud in the Northern District

Securities Fraud in the Northern District of Texas

http://www.justice.gov/usao/txn/PressRelease/2013/SEP2013/sep19Wynn_Cantu_arrest.html


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----------à>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>gene tausk

 

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Mail fraud in the Northern District

Mail fraud in the Northern District of Texas

http://www.justice.gov/usao/txn/PressRelease/2013/SEP2013/sep20Robert_Bruce_sent.html


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----------à>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>gene tausk