Back in January, we posted a story about a Canadian investigative company whose owners, Michael Grontis, Cullen Johnson, and Elaine White, had fleeced their customers out of millions by promising to find assets hidden in offshore accounts. Instead, they created fraudulent bank records and passed them off as real. These crooked investigators’ work has surfaced
Socialite Husband and Wife Accuse Each Other of Hiding Jewelry in Bitter Divorce
Whitney St. John and James B. Fairchild’s acrimonious divorce began in 2011, and the couple has been fighting over how to divide their fabulous collection of art and antiques ever since. With no amicable resolution in sight, last week, a Suffolk County judge ordered the couple to liquidate their possessions and equally divide the proceeds.
The Sterling Tapes: Don’t Try This at Home
Revenge is a dish best served cold, so if you’re going to tape a spouse or significant other, be cool about how you do it.
Donald Sterling may yet hang on to his basketball team, and his (probably now former) girlfriend V. Stiviano may owe him $7.5 million in damages when this is all over.
Soccer Star Property Fraud: How Experts Can Help Build a Case
According to a recent story in the UK’s Daily Mail, Elie Taktouk, the estranged husband of Daniella Semaan, girlfriend of Barcelona soccer star Cesc Fabregas, is alleging that that the soccer star was involved in a property fraud. Although the UK’s High Court seems skeptical of the allegations, they are interesting from an investigative
The Ex Factor: Ex-Husband Accuses X Factor Judge Paulina Rubio of Hiding Assets
According to several media reports, Latin superstar, Paulina Rubio has been accused by her ex-husband of co
ncealing assets during their divorce proceedings earlier this year. The couple divorced in March and the pop-star reportedly agreed to pay ex-husband Nicolas Vallejo-Najera $6,750 a month for three years. Vallejo-Najera now claims, in Miami-Dade Family Court,
Oprah Helps Father Hide Assets in Messy Divorce
Last week, a Tennessee judge fined Oprah Winfrey’s father, Vernon Winfrey, $70,000 in legal fees as punishment for bad behavior during his divorce. According to the judge’s decision, Mr. Winfrey used some fairly complicated maneuvers to avoid splitting the value of a barbershop he owned with his soon-to-be ex-wife while at the same time