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What Fraud Victims Should Know about Fraudulent Conveyance Claims
A victim of fraud should be aware of conveyances of property made by those they intend to sue or have sued as often the primary target of their fraud recovery litigation will not have any assets in their name by the time a judgment is rendered. This blog provides some...
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Recovery of Legal and Investigation Costs for Fraud Victims
On January 13, 2014, the DutchNews.nl [1] reported that prisoners in Dutch jails have to pay 16 Euros a day for their time in jail, and to pay for the investigation costs to put them there The cabinet is planning to make convicted criminals pay towards the cost...
Fraud and the Confidential Informant / Whistleblower
In many cases of fraud, for a variety of reasons such as embarrassment and fear, some fraud victims do not wish to report what has happened to them to either the police or to their own counsel for the purposes of bringing a civil recovery action. In other cases,...
Regulation of Private Investigators Results from Privacy Violations
While in Canada the public, media, and private investigative associations have raised legitimate concerns about unlicenced investigators offering investigative services to the public, concerns about unregulated private investigations are greater in other...
Recovery from a Fraudster’s Spouse
In many cases of fraud, the misappropriated funds are used to fund a fraudster’s lifestyle or transferred into the possession of a third party. This article discusses recovery from a spouse or family member of a fraudster – an issue often raised by fraud victims in...
A Fraud Victim’s Response to a Fraudster’s Allegations of Extortion
It is common practice for fraudsters who are defendants to civil fraud claims to allege that a fraud victim’s criminal complaint to police is being made for the purpose of obtaining an unlawful advantage in the civil proceedings. Sometimes fraudsters allege the...
A Fraud Victim’s Quest for Punitive Damages
Victims of fraud often inquire whether they will be able to obtain punitive damages as against a fraudster, and whether the filing of a complaint to the police will preclude the civil Court from awarding punitive damages. In this blog, we provide some information on...