assetrecoverywatch.com - Blogs http://www.assetrecoverywatch.com assetrecoverywatch.com - Blogs We've lined up 22 top experts you will meet and hear http://www.assetrecoverywatch.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Blog&mod=BlogTopics&mid=67D6564029914AD3B204AD35D8F5F780&tier=7&id=036C3A79C4904F39B8F8BC16B0751A99 With the experts lined up, April's conference looks to be a memorable one for attendees. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:51:06 EST 036C3A79C4904F39B8F8BC16B0751A99 Use SEC's own definition to set rules for Ponzi recoveries http://www.assetrecoverywatch.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Blog&mod=BlogTopics&mid=67D6564029914AD3B204AD35D8F5F780&tier=7&id=C681E5B642C34ECDBACDB82373D9F8F1 It seems unquestionably unfair that many early investors who cashed out of the Ponzi scheme run by Joseph Forte before its collapse should escape with the loss of only their false "profits," while later investors should have to suffer the loss of their principal. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:36:24 EST C681E5B642C34ECDBACDB82373D9F8F1 With a 20-to-1 return, pursuing fraudsters in court is a no-brainer http://www.assetrecoverywatch.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Blog&mod=BlogTopics&mid=67D6564029914AD3B204AD35D8F5F780&tier=7&id=E505BFF2D96049E397A1C20298F412F2 A point made in a Senate hearing this week by Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) bears repeating: when the United States government goes after financial fraudsters, every dollar it invests in criminal fraud litigation returns $20 in asset recovery. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:43:36 EST E505BFF2D96049E397A1C20298F412F2 New SEC rule to detect Ponzi schemes is only as good as the audits http://www.assetrecoverywatch.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Blog&mod=BlogTopics&mid=67D6564029914AD3B204AD35D8F5F780&tier=7&id=966AD27BDE83477683F3E64BB1CA6DED The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday voted to approve a new rule that would require thousands of money managers to submit to annual surprise audits designed to detect fraud -- specifically Ponzi schemes such as those run by Bernard L. Madoff and R. Allen Stanford. The move is a welcome assertion of the SEC's authority, but doesn't guarantee success. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:31:23 EST 966AD27BDE83477683F3E64BB1CA6DED Fight public corruption to improve "morality index" and reduce fraud http://www.assetrecoverywatch.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Blog&mod=BlogTopics&mid=67D6564029914AD3B204AD35D8F5F780&tier=7&id=EEA3DD7806714BB981C9B3E1B7DCC562 One sobering thought about domestic and international business is that it is often characterized by what I call a low morality index, often tied to the locality in which a business operates. Three examples prove my point. First, the three major frauds of our time — Madoff, Rothstein and Stanford — all were spawned or flourished in the three major South Florida counties. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:33:03 EST EEA3DD7806714BB981C9B3E1B7DCC562