The Evidence Needed to Prove Your Clients Case
Early on, the Texas Supreme Court established the basic principles of tracing separate property. Where separate and community funds were commingled in a bank account, it was considered impossible to segregate the funds.[1] In 1976 James D. Stewart adopted from Farrow...
Fraud Investigation by the Numbers 2022 Version
It is nearing the end of 2022, and like every other year, fraud is the cases worked on by the Sage Team. The Sage Team has been hired to handle fraud cases by corporations, attorneys, and accounting departments. We saw a lot of occupational fraud throughout the year,...
Tracing Simplified Using DIO
Tracing Essentials If your client is contemplating marriage after the death of a spouse or divorce and the client was left with a high net worth, it is necessary to protect their separate property before their remarriage. It is best since you are marshaling the assets...
Help Your Client Prevent Expense Fraud in Their Business
Business attorneys like yourself are always trying to help clients prevent fraud in their businesses. To prevent fraud, it is critical first to encourage your clients to develop a policy to deter fraud and make employees aware of the impact of fraud on the...
Victimization by Scammers Adjusts to the Internet Age
During the tax shelter years, individuals would invest in schemes to save money on federal income tax owed. As a result, scores of people lost money and became part of a con man's "sucker list." In early 2001, there was a fraud scheme in Las Vegas where sales...
150,000 and Personal Identity Lost in Cryptocurrency Romance Scam
Written by Edmond Martin, CFE, TBCI, and Daniel Fannin, CPA, CFE, CAMS – of Sage Investigations, LLC. A retired individual and his wife divorced after more than 25 years of marriage. They sold their family home, and he received half of the proceeds totaling $175,000,...
Claims of Reimbursements, Offset
The Texas Constitution, Article XVI, Sec. 15, defines Separate Property as all real and personal property of a spouse owned or claimed before marriage, and that was acquired afterward by gift, devise, or descent shall be the separate property of that spouse.[1] States...
Best Practices for Tracing
All of the below best practices are implemented by Sage Investigations, LLC in the bank analyses and the tracing analyses through algorithms and DIO, a proprietary technology. Utilize technology to convert account activity from paper or PDF formats to a format that...
Robbery by the Silver Tongue Instead of the Silver Pistol
The old style of robbery is resurging but with a different slant. Instead of robbing the bank, they rob the customers or you with a silver tongue in a romance scheme. Individuals emerging from COVID want the freedom of 2018 – 2019, but things have changed. We are now...
The Advantage of Tracing & Characterization of Property in Divorce Matters
The time and circumstances of its acquisition determine the nature of property as separate or community. The Texas Constitution, Article XVI, Sec. 15, defines Separate Property as all property, both real and personal, of a spouse owned or claimed before marriage, and...
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The Evidence Needed to Prove Your Clients Case
Early on, the Texas Supreme Court established the basic principles of tracing separate property. Where separate and community funds were commingled in a bank account, it was considered impossible to segregate the funds.[1] In 1976 James D. Stewart adopted from Farrow...
Fraud Investigation by the Numbers 2022 Version
It is nearing the end of 2022, and like every other year, fraud is the cases worked on by the Sage Team. The Sage Team has been hired to handle fraud cases by corporations, attorneys, and accounting departments. We saw a lot of occupational fraud throughout the year,...
Tracing Simplified Using DIO
Tracing Essentials If your client is contemplating marriage after the death of a spouse or divorce and the client was left with a high net worth, it is necessary to protect their separate property before their remarriage. It is best since you are marshaling the assets...
Help Your Client Prevent Expense Fraud in Their Business
Business attorneys like yourself are always trying to help clients prevent fraud in their businesses. To prevent fraud, it is critical first to encourage your clients to develop a policy to deter fraud and make employees aware of the impact of fraud on the...
Victimization by Scammers Adjusts to the Internet Age
During the tax shelter years, individuals would invest in schemes to save money on federal income tax owed. As a result, scores of people lost money and became part of a con man's "sucker list." In early 2001, there was a fraud scheme in Las Vegas where sales...
150,000 and Personal Identity Lost in Cryptocurrency Romance Scam
Written by Edmond Martin, CFE, TBCI, and Daniel Fannin, CPA, CFE, CAMS – of Sage Investigations, LLC. A retired individual and his wife divorced after more than 25 years of marriage. They sold their family home, and he received half of the proceeds totaling $175,000,...
Claims of Reimbursements, Offset
The Texas Constitution, Article XVI, Sec. 15, defines Separate Property as all real and personal property of a spouse owned or claimed before marriage, and that was acquired afterward by gift, devise, or descent shall be the separate property of that spouse.[1] States...
Best Practices for Tracing
All of the below best practices are implemented by Sage Investigations, LLC in the bank analyses and the tracing analyses through algorithms and DIO, a proprietary technology. Utilize technology to convert account activity from paper or PDF formats to a format that...
Robbery by the Silver Tongue Instead of the Silver Pistol
The old style of robbery is resurging but with a different slant. Instead of robbing the bank, they rob the customers or you with a silver tongue in a romance scheme. Individuals emerging from COVID want the freedom of 2018 – 2019, but things have changed. We are now...
The Advantage of Tracing & Characterization of Property in Divorce Matters
The time and circumstances of its acquisition determine the nature of property as separate or community. The Texas Constitution, Article XVI, Sec. 15, defines Separate Property as all property, both real and personal, of a spouse owned or claimed before marriage, and...