Wed Ict 16, 2024 \As Ron White says, you cna't fix stupid.  Here a former Police Chief committed a felony fraud for $14,.388. There is ethical failure and then ther is just plain stupid. ______________________ A federal jury has convicted Christopher Filline, the former Castroville police chief, of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for participating in…

Wed Oct 16, 2024   Fraudsters often cloak themselves in resoectability. This is the case for Kenneth Ken FLores and his father  Antonio Tony FLores. Tehy created a janitorial service at Military Hospitals. Both have served as Rey Freo during Fiesta in 1996 and 2018. The two sentenced took bribes to direct busines to former…

10/4/2024 To support the effort for government rescue of many during the Depression, FDR sent the best  photographers he could find out to show what was happening. Dorothy Lange was one of them. Her is perhaps her most famous photograph. This is a migrant Mother with several children. I recall reading she had sold her…

9/25/24 Apparently the Chrisleys did not know best as both are in prison. Todd's appeal was rejected, he got 12 years hand another judge reconsidered Julie and deicded the first judge got it right. Their further apeal based on an illegal search is sheer fantasy, save the money and try for good behavior early release.…

9/24/2024 SKF former paramour gets two years to do

Tuesday Sept 17, 2024 The efficient frontier maximizes return for any given level of risk. Harry Markowitz is credited with this idea. My point is that a fraudster stealing just enough to commit a felony, faces a potential jail sentence, ie risk, far beyond the reward of stealing thousands of dollars.

9/8/2024 Other cases The San Antonio area has had its share of bookkeepers who have landed in the crosshairs of law enforcement.   In August, a federal grand jury indicted Monica Marie Padilla, 46, on 23 counts of wire fraud and seven counts of aggravated identity theft for allegedly stealing $500,000 from two San Antonio…

Weekend Sept 8, 2024 Most fraudsters are finally overwhelmed by a judicial system which finally has them with the evidence. Plea out or its curtains for you says Justice. But for some fraudsters, the criminal justice system is a mere playground. They are not phased buy legal threats, indeed they just return more of their…

9/2/2024 Con men and women gain the confidence of their targets, hence the abbreviated designation, con man for confidence man. You will meet many on this blog and in my classes. hMeet Allen Klein, would be to the Rolling Stones and Beatles Klein hoodwinked many individuals in the music industry, click above and read how…